Tag: Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center

Reproductive Left 8/4/15

Producer/Host: Abbie Strout

Issue: Social and political issues that impact our sexual and reproductive health produced by WERU in collaboration with Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center – www.mabelwadsworth.org.

Program Topic: Access to Healthcare with Andrea Irwin

Key Discussion Points:
a) Affordable Care Act and the organization Consumers for Affordable Health Care.
b) The work being done to provide care and advocate for uninsured people.
c) EACH Woman Act – public funding for abortion care.

Guests:
Andrea Irwin, Executive Director, Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center
Terry Marley-DeRosier, Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center

Reproductive Left 7/7/15

Producer/Host: Abbie Strout

Issue: Social and political issues that impact our sexual and reproductive health produced by WERU in collaboration with Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center – www.mabelwadsworth.org.

Program Topic: Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors of College Students

Key Discussion Points:
a) Dr. Caron has collected information on the sexual attitudes and behaviors of college students for the past 25 years. She discusses how she gathered her research and some of the key findings.
b) Dr. Caron explains the impact abstinence only education has had on young adults.
c) In the “Ask Mabel” segment we answer questions about menopause.

Guests:
Dr. Sandra Caron, University of Maine
Terry Marley-DeRosier, Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center

Reproductive Left 6/2/15

Producer/Host: Abbie Strout

Issue: Social and political issues that impact our sexual and reproductive health produced by WERU in collaboration with Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center – www.mabelwadsworth.org.

Program Topic: About Mabel Wadsworth Center
a) Discussion on the founding of Mabel Wadsworth Center and ideas for the future.
b) In the “Ask Mabel” segment, we answer questions about pap tests.

Guests:
Phil Worden, Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center
Sharon Barker, Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center
Terry Marley-DeRosier,WHCNP, Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center

WERU News Report 7/15/14

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

People lined the sidewalk outside the Hobby Lobby in Bangor Saturday to protest the recent Supreme Court decision allowing the company to deny health insurance coverage for birth control methods the owners oppose on religious grounds. The protest was organized by the Mabel Wadsworth Center. We spoke with their Education and Outreach Coordinator Abbie Strout, and with many of the participants:

FMI: http://www.mabelwadsworth.org

WERU News Report 6/20/12

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Program Topics: Maine Initiatives Awards, Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center, Local Peace & Justice Activists, Making Local Food Accessible for Low-Income Community Members

Guests:
Recorded audio from Maine Initiatives Awards (www.maineinitiatives.org) (recorded by Matt Murphy); Interview with Jack McKay, Director of Food AND Medicine (www.foodANDmedicine.org)

Call In Program: no

WERU News Report 3/1/11

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributing Producer: Meaghan LaSala

Segment 1: Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center in Bangor, Maine and HR1: Proposed Cuts to Family Planning & Planned Parenthood and Reproductive Choice in Maine
What is the history of the MWWHC? How would HR1’s proposed cuts to Family Planning and Planned Parenthood affect people in Maine? What bills in Maine are targeting reproductive choice? How can listeners learn more?
Guest: Ruth Lockhart, Executive Director of the Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center. www.mabelwadsworth.org

Segment 2: The new “Maine People’s Voting Coalition”- An Interview with Edward Schlick, the group’s founder
Formerly known as the “Maine People’s Veto Alliance”, this new group has already broadened the scope of it’s mission. What are the group’s goals? How many people are involved? How do they plan to use social media to network across the state and mobilize members?