WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Health for Under Served Populations
What do we mean by “underserved”? What is the composition of the migrant population? What non-medical steps are needed to improve health?
Guests:
Chris Huh, EMDC Program Manager, Migrant Farmworker Service at EMDC; Barbara Ginley, Exec. Dir, Maine Migrant Health Program; Dr. David Loxterkamp, Primary Care Physician w/Seaport Family Practice
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Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributing Producers: Carolyn Coe and Eric Olson
Topics:
Segment 1:
Mother’s Day– What are the origins of Mothers’ Day?– with residents from the Blue Hill peninsula and beyond
mothers, fathers, daughters
Segment 2: The Maine Migrant Health Program, in cooperation with PICA–Peace thru Interamerican Community Action— is presently a traveling, multi-media exhibit called “Farmworkers Feed Us All”. The exhibit features the work of nationally-known photojournalist Earl Dotter and audio-documentary reporter Tennessee Watson, and documents the lives and experiences of Maine’s migrant farmworkers. An opening was held at the PICA office last Thursday night. WERU’s Eric Olson recorded the speakers at the event—which also served to honor Olivia Perez Zamora from Milbridge. Olivia is a farmworker, student & Health Program intern, and recipient of National Center for Migrant Health scholarship award. Here are some excerpts. Following the presentations interviews Olivia Perez Zamora