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 4/20/11

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Family Planning

What can be offered to adolescence to help them navigate sexuality? What are your goals in working with teens that are sexually active? How does the calculus change once the first child is born?

Guests:
Megan Hannan, Planned Parenthood Northern New England Public Affairs Director www.plannedparenthood.org
Renata R Moise, CNM Nurse – Certified Nurse Midwife
Maine Coast Women Care of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital
Downeast Health Services Board of Directors
50 Union St, Ellsworth, ME 04605
(207) 664-5650

Common Health 3/16/11

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Protecting Local Agriculture

Guests:
Ryan Parker, Grower and Local Farming Advocate, Newport and Winterport 356.6577 ryan@parkerproduce.org
Parker Produce / blog:www.parkerproduce.blogspot.com
Molly Anderson, Partridge Chair in Food & Sustainable Agriculture Systems, College or the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME
manderson@coa.edu

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Common Health 2/16/11

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Politics, Economics and Housing

How do people fall into foreclosure? What programs are there to help people who are losing their homes? What is the role of community organizing in helping people living on the edge of homelessness?

Guests:
Genevieve Lysen, Maine People’s Resource Center, Portland, ME, Housing and Worker Justice Organizer at the Maine People’s Alliance gen@mainepeoplesalliance.org
Debbie King-Johnson, Maine Housing’s Consumer Education and Outreach Manager in the Homeownership Department. dkjohnson@mainehousing.org

Common Health 1/19/11

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

Topic: Social Marketing

How is social marketing used to replace public services? What products and services are considered “Green” by the Sunrise Guide? What are tobacco corporations doing to promote their products and how can social marketing be used to discourage smoking?

Guests:
Heather Chandler, President & Founder of Sunrise Guide, a resource for learning about, supporting and living in a healthy and sustainable way in southern and coastal Maine. Info@thesunriseguide.com 221-3450
Sally Christ, Tobacco Program Coordinator for Healthy Maine Partnerships in Hancock County. schrist@healthypeninsula.org

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Common Health 12/15/10

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Winter Fitness

What is fit? How do we measure fitness? What indoors (and outdoors) activities help us stay fit?

Guests: Brittany Proulx, Personal Fitness Trainer & Sales Rep. at Cadillac Mountain Sports; Kim Crane, Zumba instructor, Ellsworth YMCA; Ben Pearson, active with “Take It Outside” and advocate for outdoor recreation.

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Common Health 11/17/10

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

Topic: Energy and Health

What is peak oil? What are the health impacts of fossil fuel consumption? What can we do locally to save energy?

Guests:
John Howe (www.electriccarandtractor.com); Pam Person (Hancock Transition Towns, phppwp@aol.com); Frank John (Energy Expert, maine.johns@gmail.com)

FMI: www.commonhealth.org

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Common Health 10/20/10

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Politics and Public Health

What are some important health issues confronting the next legislature? What is the process for changing environmental laws in Maine? How can citizens influence legislation?

Guests: Senator Richard Rosen, Maine Senate District 31, owner of Rosen’s Clothing Store: Representative Jim Schatz, candidate for Maine Senate District 28, and owner of Blue Hill Country Inn; Lynne Williams, candidate for Maine Senate District 28, and Chair of Bar Harbor Planning Committee

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