Nurse Jackie Crane fills a box with contaminated sharp containers from the back of the SUV that Crane and Brittany Combs use for the needle exchange program. Sharp containers are plastic boxes used to dispose of contained needles and are given out as part of the program. The containers are collected each week from participants and brought back to the Scott County Health Department in Austin, Indiana to be disposed of.
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Clean syringes sit in boxes at the Scott County Health Department in Austin, Indiana. The syringes are distributed to members in the needle exchange program in Scott County. It is a program that allows people, such as drug users, to exchange used syringes for clean needle to try and prevent the spread of HIV.
Nurse Jackie Crane carries a box filled with contaminated sharp containers from the back of the SUV that Crane and Brittany Combs use for the needle exchange program. Sharp containers are plastic boxes used to dispose of contained needles and are given out as part of the program. The containers are collected each week from participants and brought back to the Scott County Health Department in Austin, Indiana to be disposed of.
Nurse Jackie Crane prepares a bag filled with basic medical supplies such as pain and cough medicine for a patient at the Scott County Health Department on Feb. 3.
Nurse Jackie Crane helps a patient at the Scott County Health Department in Scott County on Feb. 3 with getting standard medical supplies, such as cough medicine, alcohol wipes and Tylenol. Crane also helps to run the needle exchange program with Brittany Combs in Scott Country, which gives people the opportunity to trade in used syringes for clean ones.
Nurse Jackie Crane prepares bags on Feb. 3 that are given out to participants in the needle exchange program in Scott County. The bags contain enough clean needles, sharp containers, and cleaning supplies for a week. Crane makes rounds every Friday around Austin with Brittany Combs to distribute clean needles, medicine and sharp containers to participants in the needle exchange.
Kevin Pool , center, and Gary look up at the canopy for the next tree to cut at a logging site on the east side of Indianapolis, Indiana on Dec. 2, 2016. "I'm always looking up," Pool said. "You see that? That's what they call a widow maker."
Kevin Pool walks along a tree he cut down, cutting off branches and the top half of the tree. This tree was cut at a logging site on the east side of Indianapolis, Indiana on Dec. 2, 2016. Pool is logging the land as a select cut, a process that involves selecting only certain trees to be harvested.
Water pools in large ruts caused by logging machines at a logging site in Morgan-Monroe State Forest in Southern Indiana. Loggers use a vast amount of heavy equipment in their operations, such as bulldozers to cut roads in the forest and skidders to pull the cut trees out of the logged area.
Kevin Pool looks around for a moment at a logging site that he logged this fall near Snoddy Road in Bloomington, Indiana on Nov. 17, 2016. Pool has been logging for a majority of his life, working with his family at Helmsburg Sawmill in Helmsburg, Indiana.
A Helmsburg Sawmill truck being used to transport firewood sits in the distance at a logging site near Snoddy Road in Bloomington, Indiana on Nov. 17, 2016. This section of the property was clear cut by Kevin Pool at the owner's request, who is planning on buliding a home on the land, Pool said.
Kevin Pool sharpens the teeth on his Husqvarna chain saw shortly before setting off to cut trees down at a logging site on the east side of Indianapolis, Indiana on Dec. 2, 2106. Pool has been logging for over 30 years out of Helmsburg, Indiana.
Kevin Pool stands on top of a tree he cut down minutes before. After Pool cuts a tree down he cleans up the trunk and cuts the head off the tree, leaving only the best parts of wood to be processed. The tops are left and provide habitat for animals in the forest, Pool said.
Logger Kevin Pool walks through an area of woods that he has logged two previous times in the past 15 years. According to Pool, his small company prides itself on leaving a small footprint with their operation.
Firewood sits stacked in a truck at a logging site near Snoddy road in Bloomington, Indiana on Nov. 17, 2016. Helmsburg Sawmill utilizes the wood they log from sites not only for lumber, but also sawdust, mulch and firewood.
Unrest in the forest
Kevin Pool , center, and Gary look up at the canopy for the next tree to cut at a logging site on the east side of Indianapolis, Indiana on Dec. 2, 2016. "I'm always looking up," Pool said. "You see that? That's what they call a widow maker."
Kevin Pool looks around for a moment at a logging site that he logged this fall near Snoddy Road in Bloomington, Indiana on Nov. 17, 2016. Pool has been logging for a majority of his life, working with his family at Helmsburg Sawmill in Helmsburg, Indiana.
Gary tightens the blade of the chainsaw after Kevin Pool cut down a tree. The duo sharpen tighten and sharpen the blade frequently when cutting trees. It helps ensure a smooth, safe and fast cut, Pool said.
A Helmsburg Sawmill truck being used to transport firewood sits in the distance at a logging site near Snoddy Road in Bloomington, Indiana on Nov. 17, 2016. This section of the property was clear cut by Kevin Pool at the owner's request, who is planning on buliding a home on the land, Pool said.
Loggers Gary, left, and Kevin Pool tighten and sharpen the blade of the chainsaw after falling a tree. Pool is meticulous about his chainsaw, stopping almost every time he cuts a tree to tighten the blade and every several trees to re-sharpen the blades. Using a dull saw is dangerous and inefficient, Pool said.