[00:00:06] Speaker A: This is Adam Williams, host of We Are Chaffee, a human forward conversational podcast in which I typically talk with guests about their lived experiences and how those have shaped who they are now. From time to time, we also weave topics into the conversation that admittedly have particular relevance. Where this podcast geographically is located in Chaffee county in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, but these topics likely are relevant to you wherever you live. We're talking about things that affect families, towns and regions all over and have big impacts on how, connected and healthy or not we are in our communities. Despite the fact the beautiful Arkansas river flows through our valley here, drawing whitewater enthusiasts from across the world. The name of the podcast, Looking Upstream, actually has to do with what are known as upstream health factors. Those factors are all the things that go into making a community healthy, vibrant and connected, and they present some really big challenges when priorities and policies get out of whack. I'm talking about having affordable homes that help us to feel safe and healthy, affordable food that keeps us going strong, the jobs that put that food on the table in that home, and the sense of community that gives us social connections and the feeling that we're all in something together when any of those parts are not working well. For me, for you, for our neighbors and coworkers, our employers and healthcare systems, for the people who service at restaurants and fix our cars when they break down, the ones who answer emergency calls and keep our roads repaired. I mean, the list goes on until every single person in the community is accounted for. And when that network is not functioning well, we all will feel it sooner or later downstream. That's where the consequences land. Looking Upstream is focused on getting to know each other more intimately by sharing personal stories, getting to really see and hear each other. Maybe people we wouldn't normally stop on the street and get to know. And through these stories, we can learn about the who, what, why, and how of the challenges that we all face in our communities together.
That's when we really can start to do something about them. So all that said, I invite you to listen to the Looking Up Stream podcast. New episodes hit streaming devices every other Tuesday. Wherever you listen to your favorite podcast, you can get the show notes and full show
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