A new study says heavy resistance training provides lasting health benefits for older adults. Then, we learn about efforts to more effectively alert minority groups in rural Wisconsin about well water pollution and fish consumption advisories.
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Older adults see lasting health benefits from resistance training
A year of supervised resistance training with heavy loads can help older adults maintain strength for at least four years. Physical therapists Lori Thein Brody and Jill Thein-Nissenbaum share the latest research.
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Improving water and fish consumption health messaging in rural, central Wisconsin
Groundwater pollution and toxins in fish disproportionally affect Hispanic, Hmong and other minority groups in rural Wisconsin. Sharing the risks to their public health is the goal of our guests, Francisco Guerrero, vice president of HOLA Inc., and Julie Majerus, with the Wisconsin DNR.
Episode Credits
- Larry Meiller Host
- Lori Thein Brody Guest
- Jill Thein-Nissenbaum Guest
- Julie Majerus Guest
- Francisco Guerrero Guest
- Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
- Joel Patenaude Producer
- Jeff Robbins Technical Director
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