
Rachel Margret Sun
Health Reporter at Northwest Public Broadcasting
Health Reporter at The Lewiston Tribune
Health Reporter at Moscow Pullman Daily News
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6 days ago |
lmtribune.com | Rachel Margret Sun
PULLMAN — For 14-year-old Obsidian Hunt, Saturday’s Pride celebration was a joyful opportunity for connection. Their favorite part, Hunt said, was the rally they helped lead before parading downtown to Reaney Park. “(Pride) makes me feel like I’m actually a part of the community,” Hunt said.
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1 week ago |
lmtribune.com | Rachel Margret Sun
A pilot apprenticeship program for direct support professionals, or DSPs, may soon help more people develop workforce skills for caring for people with disabilities. The apprenticeship program will be run through Lewis-Clark State College, in collaboration with organizations across Idaho that provide DSP service. Some of those include locations near Coeur d’Alene, Boise, Idaho Falls and Pocatello, said Doug Cruthirds, director of Workforce Training at LCSC.
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1 week ago |
nwpb.org | Rachel Margret Sun
A pilot apprenticeship program for direct support professionals, or DSPs, may soon help more people develop workforce skills for caring for people with disabilities. The apprenticeship program will be run through Lewis-Clark State College, in collaboration with organizations across Idaho that provide DSP service. Some of those include locations near Coeur d’Alene, Boise, Idaho Falls and Pocatello, said Doug Cruthirds, director of Workforce Training at LCSC.
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1 month ago |
nwpb.org | Rachel Margret Sun
The Red Cross will close its Lewiston blood donation center on Aug. 2. The organization has had a donation center in Lewiston for 27 years, 15 of which were at their current location. Matt Ochsner, regional communications director, said the center hasn’t been collecting blood in a cost-efficient manner. “We’ll continue our mobile operations in that area,” he said. From July 1, 2024 to May 21, the center collected around 843 units of blood. Last fiscal year, it collected 872 units.
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1 month ago |
nwpb.org | Rachel Margret Sun
Idaho continues to report some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. This past school year, data submitted in the fall showed that, on average, 74.8% of Idaho kindergartners had received all their recommended vaccinations, according to a report released by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. That’s a drop from an average of 76% among kindergartners the same time the year before.
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