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QUEST: What's for Lunch
This year, an effort to get healthy foods
to the school lunch table is tied up in a much larger
debate -- national farm policy. Listen online
Health Dialogues: First Aid
Don't get caught unprepared. Here are some common
first aid practices and techniques you should
know.
Upcoming KQED Public Radio 88.5 & 89.3 (Appears in reverse chronological order)
FAQ:
LGBT Pride
The process of growing older can be complicated and challenging for everyone, but LGBT seniors face unique difficulties grounded in the culture when they came of age, one that is vastly different from modern America. this program features a panel of experts and offers resources that can help LGBT seniors. Resources
and Links, Watch Online
A new study suggests that people who become overweight during childhood may find it more difficult to lose the weight later in life, compared to those who get heavier as adults. We look at the news about fat cells. Guests:
• Peter Arner -
co-author of a study on fat cell renewal and professor in medicine at the Karolinska Institutet, a leading medical university in Sweden
• Gail Woodward-Lopez -
associate director of the Center for Weight and Health at UC Berkeley
• Judith Stern -
professor of nutrition and internal medicine at UC Davis, co-founder of the American Obesity Association and co-director of the Collaborative Obesity Research Evaluation Team
Wed, May 07, 2008 --
9:00am
Forum Indiana and North Carolina Primaries / Medi-Cal Reimbursement Rate Cut
The race for the Democratic nomination just won't die. Last night's election results from Indiana and North Carolina appeared to strengthen Barack Obama, and weaken Hillary Clinton. We discuss the next steps with political insiders in the first half hour. In the second half hour, we examine a lawsuit filed this week by a coalition of health care providers to prevent the scheduled 10 percent cut in Medi-Cal reimbursement rates from taking effect on July 1st. Guests:
• Joan Walsh -
editor in chief of Salon.com (first half hour)
• Henry Brady -
professor of political science and public policy and director of the Survey Research Center at UC Berkeley (first half hour)
• Dr. Elliot Lepler -
pediatrician with the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group in Mountain View and former chair of the California Medical Association Political Action Committee (second half hour)
• Christopher Perrone -
senior program officer with the California Healthcare Foundation (second half hour)
• Stan Rosenstein -
chief deputy director of the California Department of Healthcare Services (second half hour)
Tue, May 06, 2008 --
9:00am
Forum Cyclone in Myanmar
Myanmar officials have said that at least 22,000 people are dead and hundreds of thousands are homeless after a devastating storm hit Saturday. Guests:
• Richard Horsey -
spokesman for the regional United Nations office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Bangkok.
• Maureen Aung-Thwin -
director of the Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative with the Soros Foundation
• Josef Silverstein -
professor emeritus at Rutgers University and author of "Political Legacy of Aung San" and "Burmese Politics: The Dilemma of National Unity"
• Aung Zaw -
editor of Irrawaddy, a Burmese-run publication based in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Resources and Links:
• How to Help (From the SF Chronicle)
- links to relief organizations at the end of the article.
Thu, April 17, 2008 --
5:30pm
KQED Radio News Unnatural Causes
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A new report out today asks policy makers to rethink health care and social policy. "Life and Death from Unnatural Causes in Alameda County" looks at how our incomes and our street addresses determine our health. An African American child born in West Oakland is one and a half times more likely to be born premature or with low birth weight than a white child in the Oakland Hills.
Guests:
• Dr. Anthony Iton -
Alameda public health director and one of the report's sponsors
Fri, April 11, 2008 --
8:50am
The California Report
Prison Doctors More than two years ago, a federal judge took control of California's prison medical care. Back then, one inmate a week was dying unnecessarily. Now the state has fired 60 physicians, leaving many prisons with vacancies. A new federal receiver appointed to improve prison medical care says he's committed to filling those vacancies. Reporters:
• Julie Small
Mon, March 31, 2008 --
10:00am
Forum Caregiving for Alzheimer's - Live Remote Broadcast
The Alzheimer's Association estimates that 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer's disease by 2050. In the second half of our special remote broadcast we discuss caregiving for Alzheimer's patients, including challenges to providing care and how we can best prepare ourselves. Guests:
• William Fisher -
CEO of the Northern California Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association
• Micheal Pope -
deputy director for Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay, an organization providing day care services for dementia patients in Alameda County
• Dr. Ladson Hinton -
geriatric psychiatrist, researcher and director of the Education Core, Alzheimer's Disease Center at the UC Davis School of Medicine Resources and Links:
• Caregiving Resources
- definitions of terms and links to web resources.
• Your Story
- join our online discussion.
Wed, March 26, 2008 --
9:00am
Forum Health Disparities
Recent government research highlights growing disparities in life expectancy across socioeconomic backgrounds. We discuss why health disparities exist between the rich and poor and among minority groups. Guests:
• Dr. Mohammad Siahpush -
professor at the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Larry Adelman -
president and co-director of California Newsreel, the country's oldest non-profit documentary production and distribution center, and series creator and executive producer for "Unnatural Causes" premiering March 27 on PBS
• Dr. Nancy Adler -
professor of Medical Psychology at UCSF and chair of the MacArthur Foundation Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health
• Brian Smedley -
research director and co-founder of The Opportunity Agenda, a non-profit organization that seeks to eliminate social barriers to opportunity Resources and Links:
• Unnatural Causes
- official website of the four-part PBS series on racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health premiering March 27
• "Increasing Inequality in Life Expectancy"
- Congressional Budget Office director Peter Oszag's blog addresses the issue
Tue, March 25, 2008 --
8:33am
KQED Radio News Tuberculosis on the Rise
Several Bay Area counties are reporting higher rates of Tuberculosis in the last two years. TB rates were up 20 percent in San Francisco alone, and public health officials say threatened funding cuts could hamper prevention efforts.
Reporters:
• Tara Siler
Mon, March 24, 2008 --
8:50am
The California Report
Battling West Nile As spring brings warmer weather, state health officials are gearing up to battle West Nile Virus. Eight birds in two counties have already died this year from the mosquito-borne disease. As the program reports, mosquitoes are finding an ideal breeding ground -- foreclosed homes with abandoned swimming pools. Reporters:
• Sasha Khokha
The California Nurses Association is set to strike at 10 Sutter Health hospitals in the Bay Area for the next 10 days. Host Dave Iverson talks with the parties about the issues that led to the impasse. Guests:
• Jan Rodolfo -
registered nurse and member of the California Nurses Association negotiating team
• Joanne Spetz -
health economist and adjunct professor at the School of Nursing at UCSF
• Kevin McCormack -
spokesman for the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: HealthFinder, a resource for finding online government and nonprofit health and human services information.
Interactive site for young Californians interested
in a health care career: www.makeitinscrubs.com
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