Episodios

  • As dementia progresses, 'a caregiver's world becomes smaller and smaller and smaller.'

    As dementia progresses, 'a caregiver's world becomes smaller and smaller and smaller.'
    Mar 5 2026
    Billie Baldwin lives outside of Bolivar and is a caregiver for her husband. She and friend Terri Lipe are co-facilitators of the Polk County/Bolivar area Caregivers Helping Caregivers support group, which meets once a month.
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  • Empowering caregivers with a new 'one-to-one kind of mutual aid program' in southwest Missouri

    Empowering caregivers with a new 'one-to-one kind of mutual aid program' in southwest Missouri
    Feb 19 2026
    Maureen Templeman teaches gerontology — or aging — at Missouri State University in Springfield. She recently launched a new project called the Southwest Missouri CARE Collective that’s designed to create a new opportunity for mutual aid between caregivers.
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  • With youth mental health, ‘we know that schools are the best place to receive those services.’

    With youth mental health, ‘we know that schools are the best place to receive those services.’
    Feb 12 2026
    According to the 2024 Missouri Student Survey, nearly 35% of school aged kids in the state report feeling hopeless at times.
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  • “I challenge everyone to be curious whenever you're doing any sort of research — especially for your health.”

    “I challenge everyone to be curious whenever you're doing any sort of research — especially for your health.”
    Feb 5 2026
    Debbie Bennett and Kaylie Walker are both nutrition educators in northwest Missouri and for the past few years they’ve hosted an MU Extension podcast called “Truth or Trend” that examined online trends and claims about health and well-being.
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  • New dietary guidelines 'a vehicle for us to educate people'

    New dietary guidelines 'a vehicle for us to educate people'
    Jan 29 2026
    Earlier this month, the newest version of Dietary Guidelines for Americans was released by the federal government — with a new inverted pyramid graphic that looks very different from the My Plate and Food Pyramid guides that have been used during the last few decades.
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  • Trump era changes to SNAP are "permanently changing the way the program works"

    Trump era changes to SNAP are "permanently changing the way the program works"
    Jan 22 2026
    Gina Plata-Nino is the SNAP director for the Food Research and Action Center, a national nonprofit group focused on eliminating hunger in the US, and spoke about some of the impacts changes to SNAP could have on Missourians.
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  • Following the closure of the Missouri Immunization Coalition, "I'm very fearful of the vacuum of information."

    Following the closure of the Missouri Immunization Coalition, "I'm very fearful of the vacuum of information."
    Jan 15 2026
    The Missouri Immunization Coalition was a non-profit that focused on advocacy, education and training around vaccines. Funding cuts to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in April led to a loss of funding for the group and they were forced to shutter in summer 2025.
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  • "Building Community Bridges exists because I don't want no one else to go through what I went through by themselves."

    "Building Community Bridges exists because I don't want no one else to go through what I went through by themselves."
    Dec 18 2025
    Building Community Bridges is a group that focuses on supporting area youth — and their families — by providing community and giving them the chance to discover new passions and learn new skills, such as boxing, chess, modeling, dance and more.
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