The California Report: Health Dialogues
Note: This site is an archive of past Health Dialogues programs. View the new Health Dialogues Web Site here.

ABOUT HEALTH DIALOGUES
 
Overview
Programming
Background
Staff
Partner Stations
Tapes and CDs
About The California Report
Underwriting
 
 
Overview
Health Dialogues, a special series from KQED Public Radio's The California Report, engages listeners in an ongoing discussion of California health care issues that are important to the underserved: children, low-income residents, minorities, people with disabilities, immigrants, and rural and migrant worker communities in particular. The series seeks to generate and facilitate dialogue between communities, health care providers and policy-makers.
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Programming
The centerpieces of the Health Dialogues series are monthly, one-hour call-in shows. The call-in programs air on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm on public radio stations throughout the state. Host Scott Shafer moderates a discussion between a panel of experts and listeners, who can call in toll-free from anywhere in the state to voice their opinions in a public forum. Topics range from the state of hospital solvency, to health literacy, to drug abuse treatment policies and programs. The monthly call-in programs are complemented by special reports during the morning edition of The California Report, as well as by local programming produced at partner stations throughout the state.
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Background
In June 1999, The California Endowment awarded The California Report a grant to launch Health Dialogues, a 16-part series of monthly one-hour call-in shows. Each installment began with an in-depth news story about the topic to be discussed. Afterward, the host, Scott Shafer, moderated group discussions between experts and listeners, who could call in from anywhere in the state to voice their opinions in a public forum. Topics ranged from HMO Reform to Alternative Medicine to Diversity in Physician Education. The last installment of the first Health Dialogues cycle was broadcast in December 2000. The California Endowment renewed and expanded this grant for another two-year cycle.
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Staff
  • Ingrid Becker – Producer
  • Sean Fagan – Web Producer
  • Andrea Kissack – Senior Producer bio
  • Emily Oinen – Web Designer
  • Alex Porcaro – Web Editor
  • Raul Ramirez – Executive Producer bio
  • Suzie Racho – Director bio
  • Scott Shafer – Host bio
  • David Shih – Outreach Manager
  • Mark Trautwein – Researcher bio
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Partner Stations
KQED – through the California Endowment – has provided funding to partner radio stations around the state to produce complementary local news stories and public affairs programming and to conduct local outreach efforts. The partner stations are:

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Tapes and CDs
You can purchase an audio cassette or compact disc of a Health Dialogues call-in program. Please send a check for $14, made out to "KQED Radio", to:

Tape Requests
KQED Radio
2601 Mariposa Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Please include a note that specifies "Health Dialogues" and the date of broadcast. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
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About The California Report
Distributed by satellite from the KQED Public Radio studios in San Francisco, The California Report provides daily coverage of issues, trends and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population. It is carried by more than 30 public radio stations from Arcata to San Diego. Many local station reporters are regular contributors to the program.
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Underwriting
Health Dialogues is made possible by a grant from The California Endowment. The mission of The California Endowment is to expand access to affordable quality health care for underserved individuals and communities and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians.
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Note: This site is an archive of past Health Dialogues programs. View the new Health Dialogues Web Site here.

Underwritten by a grant from The California Endowment.
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