Category: Common Health

Live & local call-in on Public Health Challenges in Maine. Happens on the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 10 – 11 AM. More information at http://www.commonhealth.org/

Common Health 11/16/11

Issue: Community/Public Health
Host: Jim Fisher
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Keeping warm in the winter
Key Discussion Points:
What are some of the common causes of heat loss from our homes.
What programs are available to help people insulate their homes?
What are some of the added health problems associated with excess moisture in homes?

Guests by name and affiliation:
·Rep. Ralph Chapman, Maine Legislature and Energy Educator, chapmanhd37@gmail.com, www.raphchapman.org
·Dan Huisjen, Energy Auditor Osher Environment Systems (207) 866-7008 huisjen.oes@gmail.com
·Dana Fischer, Residential Specialist Efficiency Maine (207) 213-4162 dana.fischer@efficiencymaine.com

Call In Program: Yes

Common Health 10/19/11

Host: Jim Fisher
Engineer: Amy Brown

Issue: Paying for Health Care
Program Name: Common Health
Broadcast Date: 10/19/2011
Broadcast Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Program Topic: Paying for Health Care
Key Discussion Points:
a) Why are health insurance rates increasing dramatically this year?
b) What are the impacts of the Affordable Care Act?
c) What are the likely impacts of Public Law 90 – LD 1333?

Guests by name and affiliation:
A) Dr. Wendy Wolf, President of the Maine Health Access Foundation wwolf@mehaf.org
B) Dr. Philip Caper, Retired physician and health advocate

Call In Program: Yes
Political Broadcast: No

Common Health 9/21/11

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

TODAYS TOPIC(S): Food Conservation: Canning, Freezing Pickling and Drying
What foods are good choices for home processing and preservation?
What are some must-do safety procedures to avoid poisoning?
What do you need to get started for home production? Commercial production?

GUESTS:

Kathleen Savoie [ksavoie@maine.edu]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Jim Buddington, Sister Salsa [www.salsafy.com]

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Common Health 8/17/11

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Joel Man

TODAYS TOPIC(S): Arthritis

How do we distinguish between different forms of arthritis and rheumatic diseases?
What do we know about the causes?
What alternatives do we have for prevention and treatment?

GUESTS:

Dr. Louis Pak, DPM, Author of Arthritis Revolution
Phone – 770-335-9201
Email – dr.loupack@mindspring.com
MCG (Medical College of Georgia)
2011 Westend Dr. Greensboro GA, 30642

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Common Health 6/15/11

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Body Image, Drugs and Diet: Media and the Self

What kinds of media are driving youth attitudes about body image and lifestyle?
What are some of the consequences of dissatisfaction with body image and perceptions of social norms?
What can we do to build youth resiliency and adaptive social behavior?

Guest:
Ed Oechslie, ATR-BC, LCPC, CSS, Executive Director, Acadia Family Center
One Fernald Point Road , P.O. Box 807, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 207.244.4012

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Common Health 5/18/11

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

Topic: Lyme and other Tick Borne Diseases

Guests:
Emily Bracale, Author of In the Lyme-Light: Protraits of Illness and Healing www.inthelyme-light.com
Dr. Penelope Houghton, Naturopath , www.acadianaturopathic.com , Ellsworth, ME Phone: 207.664.0780
Happy Dickey, RN with the Maine Lyme Program hdickeyrn@hotmail.com