Archive for the ‘Common Health’ Category
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Topic: Women's Health
What are the major health concerns of women? What are the risk factors? What can people learn by attending the Women's Health Conference in Belfast on May 17th, or by visiting www.midcoastwomenshealth.com?
Guests: Betsy Doherty, Support Network for Women Heart; Tim Hagney, ND, Naturopath; Judith Simpson, Adj. ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Topic: Smart Growth
What is smart growth? How does community design affect health? What are some of the big health problems of the future?
Guests: Alan Caron, President of Grow Smart Maine; Dr. Jonathan Fanburg, Pediatrician
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Producer/host: Jim Fisher
Topic: Homelessness
Guests: Eleanor West, Director of Community Services, Washington-Hancock Community Agency; Betsy Fitzgerald, Machias Town Manager
Is homelessness a problem in rural Maine? What can a town manager do when confronted with a homeless person? What services are available?
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Producer/host: Jim Fisher
Topic: Creativity, Art and Health
What is the connection between art and health? How does this work at the community level? How does public art affect stress?
Guests: Donna McNeil, Director of the Maine Art Commission; Susan Clark, Art Therapist
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Producer/host: Jim Fisher
Topic: Creativity, Art and Health
What is the connection between art and health? How does this work at the community level? How does public art affect stress?
Guests: Donna McNeil, Director of the Maine Arts Commission; Susan Clark, Art Therapist
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Producer/host: Jim Fisher
Topic: Gifts for the World
Why give to charities? How to volunteer? Connection between charity, environment and health?
Guests: Pam Person, Environmental Advocate; Meredith Jones, Maine Community Foundation
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
Producer/host: Jim Fisher
Topic: Mental Health
san·i·ty (n)
1. state of good mental balance: the condition of being mentally healthy and able to make rational decisions
2. good sense: common sense, reasonableness, and predictability
- to restore a little sanity to the situation
Early 17th century. via Old French sanite from, ultimately, Latin sanus “whole, sound.”] ...
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
Producer/host: Jim Fisher
Topic: Healthy Buildings
What is a green building? What are the health affects of buildings on humans? What can we do to fix an unhealthy home?
Guests: Naomi Mermin, Healthy Building Consultant, naomi.mermin@maine.rr.com; Bruce Stahnke, Green Building Designer with Stahnke and Kitagawa Architects in Brooksville, Maine, bstahnke@hypernet.com
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