People And Perspectives Podcast

Joining the program the morning first to discuss the upcoming Big 33 and all it includes, including a Buddy Dance this Friday are Nicole Whitmire, PSFCA Big 33 Associate Executive Director and Tammy Schuster, Buddy Coordinator with the Big 33.  Then Dr. LaNysha T. Adams, Learning Success Strategist and Author of MePower joins the program with words of wisdom on not letting life circumstances and others' biases get in the way of you succeeding. And finally, joining the program is Sophie Shulman, Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with what you need to know about Vehicle Safety Recall week.

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and joining the program to discuss this and more is Matt Fox, Chair of the American Cancer Society South Central PA Advisory Board.  Then Dr. Monica Murray, Audiologist and Hearing Health Expert joins the program to discuss the statistics related to hearing loss and what you can do to protect your ears before there's an issue.  Then Lori Woodley-Langendorf, All it Takes Founder joins the program to discuss her non-profits latest free tool to help educator and students navigate the world we are facing.  Finally, Kristen Pratt, FosterMore Leadership Team  Member joins the program to discuss a new work place initiative to help get more foster families to help the kids in need in our country.

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February is American Heart Month.  Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in America.  Joining the program first to discuss this and more is Dr. Ashley Zinda, UPMC Cardiologist.  Then Mark Eckhardt, CEO of Common and creator of One Million Truths to talk about how he's using AI and your information to identify solutions that address racial and ethnic conflict. And finally, Mike White of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation joins the program to discuss the results of the most recent and largest transgender survey.

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Today kicks off Highway Safety Law Awareness Week and joining the program to give us some important refreshers for roadway safety are Trooper Megan Frazer, Public Information Officer with the Pennsylvania State Police and Fritzi Schreffler, Safety Press Officer with the PA Department of Transportation 

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Today's guests include Yolonda Richardson, President and CEO of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Dr. Jonathan Foulds, a professor of public health sciences and psychiatry at Penn State College of Medicine, Dr. Mercedes Carnethon, Vice Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Lung Health Cohort Principal Investigator, and Carly Roszkowski, VP of Financial Resilience Programming at AARP.

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Joining the program first this morning is Kaeli Thomas, Co-Founder and Player with Harrisburg Havoc and Leah Crump, Player with Harrisburg Havoc.  Harrisburg Havoc is a women's tackle football team under the Women's football Alliance, and this year Kaeli and Leah were chosen to compete with Team United, formed with other female players from across the U.S., in this year's Coffee Bowl February 18th. Then Dr Autumn Caviness, Director, RealTalk, BigFuture, College Board joins the program to discuss how to prepare for the next step after high school and the key to applying for FAFSA and other available scholarships. And finally, in recognition of American Heart Month, Dr. Annabelle Volgman, Women's Heart Alliance Scientific Advisory Board Member joins the program to discuss what women need to know about the signs and speaking up if believe they are having a heart attack.

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Joining the program this morning to discuss Human Trafficking Awareness month,   what's being done in our area to help victims, and how you can help is Amy Thurston, Co-founder, President & CEO of Hope Inspire Love.  Then Dr. Eric Gehrie, Executive Physician Director at the American Red Cross joins the program to discuss the current need for blood donations and the incentives being offered for those who can contribute to the shortage.

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 Camp Dragonfly is a summer camp program to help kids coping with the grief of losing a loved one.  Joining the program to discuss this and more are Susan Resavy, Dir. of Family Services with Hospice of Central PA, and Evelyn Lewis, Volunteer Coordinator.  Then Michael Strautmanis , Executive Vice President for External Affairs with the Obama Foundation discusses ways they are working with people from all over the country, including here in PA to help all in need in different fields, through democracy.

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Joining the program today to talk about affordable health coverage options through PENNIE, is Devon Trolley, Executive Director of Pennie.  Then Dr. William Hoffman, Transplant Specialist and Nephrologist with UPMC joins the program to discuss living donors and why it's such a vital option for those in need of an organ transplant.  Then finally, Mark  Compton, Chief Executive Officer with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission joins the program to discuss the latest on the Turnpike toll increase and what you need to know.

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It's a new year, and often that means many of us made a resolution or two to start it off.  Joining me to discuss some of the popular ones and with tips on how to continue your resolutions into 2025 is Ann Fields, Founder of Peaceful Poses Kids Yoga and Jenelle Dito, Senior Director of Scores Client Services at FICO.  Then James Schenck, CEO of PenFed Foundation and Andrea McCarren, President, PenFed Foundation join the program to discuss the importance of service dog training and how they help veterans and people with disabilities.

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The 108th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show is returning to Harrisburg this coming weekend and joining the program to discuss all the things that it brings to our area and state is Russell Redding, Secretary of Agriculture for the Commonwealth and 
Dave Smith, Executive Director with the PA Dairymen’s Association.  Then, Kamilah Bunn, CEO of the National Adoption Association and Stacy Barr, adoptive parent join the program to discuss the benefits of adopting, in particular a teenager looking for their forever home.

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Today's guests include Jennifer Pipa, Vice President of the American Red Cross Disaster Programs,  Sherman Gillums, Office of Disability Integration and Coordination Director with FEMA,  Jennifer Williams Senior Research Amplification Specialist for the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), Aaron Frazier, Chief Operating Officer with VCA Animal Hospitals, and Dr. Timbrala Marshall, Urgent Care Medical Operations Leader with VCA Animal Hospitals, along with Matt Gromada, head of Family Banking at Chase

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The Christmas Holiday is quickly approaching, and joining the program to discuss what we can do to help make it a healthy holiday for us and our families is Katrina Thoma, Nurse Practitioner and Director of Medical Services with Sadler Health Center & Laurel Spagnolo, Director of Development and Community Engagement with Sadler Health Center.  Our mental health can also be taken for a spin this time of the year, what we can do to ease the anxiety, Elizabeth Johnson, Registered Nurse and Mental health expert joins the program to discuss this.  Then finally, Raevti Bole, Urologist in the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute at Cleveland Clinic joins the program to discuss recent findings in its MENtion Survey on Men's Health needs.

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Joining the program first to discuss PA’s health insurance marketplace, and how it can benefit you and your family is Devon Trolley, Executive Director of Pennie.  Then  Dr. Erin Furr Stimming, Principal Investigator with Huntington Study Group and Professor of Neurology at McGovern Medical School and Katie Jackson, a Huntington's Disease advocate joins the program to talk about this rare, inherited disease.  And finally, Dr. Phil Adamson, Chief Medical Officer of Abbott’s Heart Failure Division and Lakeisha Brown, Heart Failure Patient/Advocate join the program to discuss the staggering statistics surrounding heart failure and how you can protect yourself. 

 

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Joining the program this morning is Kristina Depew, Event & Volunteer Coordinator with Bethesda  Mission and Cindy Mallow, Director of Development with Bethesda Mission as they discuss how the Bethesda Mission is helping people throughout the Harrisburg area and how it's bringing some light and holiday cheer to it's mission.  Then, Mike Ritter, Marketing & Outreach Coordinator with Lebanon Transit joins the program to discuss how Lebanon Transit is working to grow with growth being seeing through Lebanon County and beyond, to help those people that rely on its transportation.

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Joining the program this morning is Toni Lynn Mark, Resource Development Director with the Salvation Army Harrisburg Capital City Region, as she discusses the latest campaign and the mission behind the Salvation Army.  Then, Michelle Sandoval-Rosario with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy joins the program to discuss World AIDs Day, coming up December 1st, and what we are seeing with education and prevention programs here in the U.S. Then Dr. David Weisman of Abington Neurological Associates in Abington, along with John Lehr, CEO of the Parkinson’s Foundation, and Gil Kim, a Caregiver & Parkinson's Advocate join the program to discuss Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease, along with taking care of the caregivers tasked with watching out for those suffering with these diseases.

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With Thanksgiving just days away, Lynn Williams, Communication Specialist for The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service joins the program to discuss the concern with foodborne illnesses and how you can prevent it while preparing your holiday feast.  Then Dr. Bert Vargas, Associate Vice President of Neuroscience with US Medical Affairs at Eli Lilly, and Kellie Huckleberry, a migraine patient join the program to discuss just how migraines can effect patients and what you can do to keep them at bay this holiday season.  Then finally, Dr. Paula Eason, Head of U.S. Solid Tumors Medical, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals and Margarita, a nurse and former pancreatic cancer patient join the program to discuss Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

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Joining the program this morning to discuss the many red flags and scam warnings out there, targeting our veterans and civilians alike, is Mary Bach, Consumer Advocate and Volunteer with AARP's Fraud Watch 

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