Tennessee Department of Agriculture reports Boxwoods shipped to West Tennessee May Contain Invasive Pest
May 30, 2021
Nashville, TN – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, in the United States and Tennessee is a state that may have received infested boxwood plants.
![Box Tree Moth. (Courtesy of Matteo Maspero and Andrea Tantardini, Centro MiRT - Fondazione Minoprio [IT]. and TDA image of Box Wood Moth Trap)](https://www.clarksvilleonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/box-tree-moth.jpg "box tree moth")
Box Tree Moth. (Courtesy of Matteo Maspero and Andrea Tantardini, Centro MiRT – Fondazione Minoprio [IT]. and TDA image of Box Wood Moth Trap)
Nearly 1 in 5 with highest cardiac risk don’t think they need to improve health according to American Heart Association
May 15, 2017
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report
Dallas, TX – Nearly one in five people who reported the greatest number of cardiac risk factors did not believe they needed to improve their health, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
While most people in the study at the highest risk for a heart attack were more likely to agree on needed health improvements, more than half of those perceiving this need identified barriers to change, which were most commonly lack of self-discipline, work schedule and family responsibilities.
A Canadian study found that nearly one in five of those at highest risk for a heart attack did not believe they needed to improve their health. (American Heart Association)
American Heart Association says moving to a Walking Neighborhood is good for your Blood Pressure
November 10, 2015
American Heart Association Meeting Report
Orlando, FL – People who moved from a neighborhood that required a vehicle to run errands to one that made walking-errands convenient were significantly less likely to have high blood pressure than people who moved from one low-walkability neighborhood to another low-walkability neighborhood, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2015.
To determine a neighborhood’s walking friendliness, researchers used Walk Score®, which rates neighborhoods from 1 to 100 for accessibility by foot to stores, parks, schools and other destinations. “Walker’s Paradise” neighborhoods received a score of 90 or greater. Walk Score® is an open-access walkability index available at www.walkscore.com.
People walking in a park. (American Heart Association)
