Episodios

  • Preventing male suicide: “It's as simple as talking to somebody that you trust.”

    Preventing male suicide: “It's as simple as talking to somebody that you trust.”
    Aug 16 2024
    Clay Goddard and Lauren Stockam both work in Springfield. Goddard is the president for Brightli Behavioral Health’s Southwest Region and Stockam works in communication and outreach at Springfield-Greene County Health. They spoke about the “Hey Man, You Good” campaign that’s working to reduce the high rate of male suicide in southwestern Missouri by getting men to open up.
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  • Finding adequate childcare in rural Missouri is 'next to impossible.'

    Finding adequate childcare in rural Missouri is 'next to impossible.'
    Aug 8 2024
    Amanda Coleman is the vice president of early childhood and family development for the Community Partnership of the Ozarks in Springfield. She spoke about some of the challenges guardians face when trying to find childcare in rural Missouri.
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  • The early AIDS epidemic in rural Missouri: 'You were just hiding.'

    The early AIDS epidemic in rural Missouri: 'You were just hiding.'
    Aug 1 2024
    Tony Lutz is 62 and was born and raised in Jefferson City. He spoke about his experiences as a closeted gay man in mid Missouri – during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
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  • Patient portals are ‘an opportunity for you to be a participant in your own care.’

    Patient portals are ‘an opportunity for you to be a participant in your own care.’
    Jul 25 2024
    Dr. Thomas Selva, a pediatrician and the Chief Medical Information Officer at University of Missouri Health Care, spoke about how patient portals can empower people to play a larger role in their own healthcare and increase access for patients.
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  • When talking about weight management, 'how can we be supportive, but not shaming.'

    When talking about weight management, 'how can we be supportive, but not shaming.'
    Jul 19 2024
    Dr. Crystal Lim is the chair of health psychology at the University of Missouri, and has spent much of her career working with children who are overweight. She spoke about how the treatment of excess weight has changed to focus more of health than size.
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  • Talking about suicide with youth: "their struggles are not the same as your struggles"

    Talking about suicide with youth: "their struggles are not the same as your struggles"
    Jul 11 2024
    Jessica Obuchowski is the Central Region Vice President of Youth Services for Brightli, the parent compant of Burrell Behavioral Health. She spoke about how parents can talk to their kids about mental health and recognize warning signs for suicide.
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  • "Keeping it in your medicine cabinet... for another day is also a misuse of medication."

    "Keeping it in your medicine cabinet... for another day is also a misuse of medication."
    Jul 1 2024
    Jeff Horwitz is the CEO of Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic Project, or SAFE, a national organization working to end overdose deaths. He spoke a little about how the safe storage – and timely disposal – of prescription medications at home can protect families.
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  • Improving access to care for rural ALS patients: "How can we make it easier?"

    Improving access to care for rural ALS patients: "How can we make it easier?"
    Apr 26 2024
    Jaime Basnett is the ALS research program manager at NextGen Precision Health. She spoke about challenges rural ALS patients can face seeking care and what NextGen is doing to help.
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