HealthConnections

05/08/2024

The vast majority of hormone replacement therapy ( )) for post-menopausal women was abruptly halted over 20 years ago. Now, women are being told the benefits of therapy outweigh the risks. Join me for a conversation with Dr. Amy Alspaugh ofthe University of Tennessee College of Nursing 8/6/2024 on on WUOT 91.9 FM, Knoxville. Episode airs live at 5:45 and 7:45 am and 5:44 pm. On-demnd listening of the episode & all past episodes are available at

The brainchild of University of Tennessee Nursing professor emerita Dr. Carole R. Myers, HealthConnections examines the intersections between people, health, and policy.What constitutes health? What does it mean to have or lack access to healthcare services? What are our most vexing health and healt...

21/07/2024

Doulas are one strategy for reducing maternal mortality among Black women in the U.S. Alexis Alsup of Empowered Doula discusses what a doula does, evidence about doulas, & needed policy changes on HealthConnections July 23, 2024, on WUOT 91.9 FM, Knoxville. Listen live on 91.9 FM, Knoxville at 5:45 & 7:45 am & 5:44 pm or via on-demand listening at https://www.wuot.org/show/healthconnections

07/07/2024

According to the CDC, there have been 12 measles outbreaks in the first six months of 2024. This compares to 4 outbreaks in all of 2023. Tuesday, July 9, 2024, on on WUOT 91.9 FM, Knoxville, Dr. Megan Edwards of the Knox County Health Department Department discusses the uptick in measles cases and what can be done to reverse this trend. Listen live at 5:45 and 7:745 am & 5:44 pm of on-demand at

The brainchild of University of Tennessee Nursing professor emerita Dr. Carole R. Myers, HealthConnections examines the intersections between people, health, and policy.What constitutes health? What does it mean to have or lack access to healthcare services? What are our most vexing health and healt...

24/06/2024

Host privilege: HealthConnections allows me to talk with interesting and influential people about issues related to people, health, & policy. There is always something to talk about. This week, I talked with a favorite local clinician, leader, and fellow crusader, Dr. Eboni Winford of Cherokee Health Systems, on a topic of deep concern: how we treat people experiencing mental health emergencies. Dr. Winford shared the nature of the problem and offered some ideas about strategies that have been used successfully in other communities. Knoxville & Knox County has commissioned a task force to look at what can be done in our area. Let's start a community conversation and make a difference in the lives of the increasing number of people experiencing a mental health crisis. This episode is among my favorites, which says a lot after six years on the air on WUOT 91.9 FM, Knoxville. Thanks, Eboni. Well-done!

24/06/2024

Using police officers to respond to non-violent individuals experiencing a mental health crisis is problematic. What is the alternative? Listen to Dr. Eboni Winford of Cherokee Health Systems on Tuesday, 6/25 on WUOT 91.9 FM, Knoxville. Live 5:45 & 7:45 am & 5:44 pm or via on-demand listening.

10/06/2024

Caregiving is hard work, and the number of unpaid caregivers continues to grow. Tuesday, June 11 on HealthConnections on Harper discusses what can be done to support caregivers. Live 545 & 745 am & 544 pm; on-demand listening also available.

28/05/2024

Today on on WUOT-FM, Dr. Niki Labbe discusses ("forever chemicals"). Tune in at 7:45 am or 5:44 pm or listen on-demand at https://www.wuot.org/show/healthconnections.

The brainchild of University of Tennessee Nursing professor emerita Dr. Carole R. Myers, HealthConnections examines the intersections between people, health, and policy.What constitutes health? What does it mean to have or lack access to healthcare services? What are our most vexing health and healt...

16/04/2024

Today, April 16 on on
: Dr. Rocio Huet
& Jenna Waters discuss their mission to help people make lasting diet changes to promote wellness & reduce illness. What we eat matters! Live 5:45 & 7:45 am & 5:44 pm or

The brainchild of University of Tennessee Nursing professor emerita Dr. Carole R. Myers, HealthConnections examines the intersections between people, health, and policy.What constitutes health? What does it mean to have or lack access to healthcare services? What are our most vexing health and healt...

14/04/2024

Next on HealthConnections April 16 on : Dr. Rocio Huet & Jenna Waters discuss their mission to help people make lasting diet changes to promote wellness & reduce illness. What we eat matters! Live 5:45 & 7:45 am & 5:44 pm or https://www.wuot.org/show/healthconnections

01/04/2024

Tomorrow on Karen Pershing of the Metro Drug Coalition will discuss significant trends in the past 10 years in the incidence of , bright spots & not-so-bright spots, & why she is excited about the new .

airs live every other Tuesday at 5:45 am, 7:45 am, & 5:44 pm on WUOT 91.9 FM, Knoxville. All past episodes are available for on-demand listening at https://wuot.org/show/healthcon

18/03/2024

Don't miss HealthConnections tomorrow, March 19 when of UT Gardens Knoxville will discuss . . Live on WUOT 91.9 FM, Knoxville or 91.9 FM, Knoxville, TN 5:45 & 7:45 am & 5:44 pm ET or on-demand

The brainchild of University of Tennessee Nursing professor emerita Dr. Carole R. Myers, HealthConnections examines the intersections between people, health, and policy.What constitutes health? What does it mean to have or lack access to healthcare services? What are our most vexing health and healt...

17/03/2024

Working in a garden has a positive impact on mental health & confers other benefits. On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Dr. Derrick Stowell of the University of Tennessee UT Gardens Knoxville will discuss Horticulture Therapy on HealthConnections on , 91.9 FM Knoxville. Live at 5:45 & 7:45 am & 5:44 pm or on-demand at

The brainchild of University of Tennessee Nursing professor emerita Dr. Carole R. Myers, HealthConnections examines the intersections between people, health, and policy.What constitutes health? What does it mean to have or lack access to healthcare services? What are our most vexing health and healt...

05/03/2024

Home run today, Dr. Joel Anderson of University of Tennessee College of Nursing discussing caregiving on WUOT 91.9 FM, Knoxville. It is not always what you think. ⚾️

04/03/2024

Caregiving is hard work. Who are America’s unpaid caregivers and what do we know about their experiences? Tomorrow, 3/6/2024 Dr. Joel Anderson shares important information & clarifies misconceptions about caregiving. Live on WUOT, 91.9 FM or wuot.org at 5:45 am, 7:45 am, & 5:44 pm ET OR on-demand https://www.wuot.org/show/healthconnections

The brainchild of University of Tennessee Nursing professor emerita Dr. Carole R. Myers, HealthConnections examines the intersections between people, health, and policy.What constitutes health? What does it mean to have or lack access to healthcare services? What are our most vexing health and healt...

19/02/2024

Rural Tennesseans lag behind in access to health care services & social factors that drive health outcomes. On Tuesday, 2/20/24 at 5:45 & 7:45 am & 5:44 pm ET Martin Vargas of St. Mary's Legacy Clinics discusses responding to needs in Scott County on HealthConnections on WUOT 91.9 FM, Knoxville. Listen in!

05/02/2024

The Tennessee rate of gunfire deaths is 53% above national rate & growing. What can be done to address this public health epidemic? On the next episode of HealthConnections Emergency Room physician, Dr. Katrina Green gun safety. Listen live Tuesday, Feb 6, 2024 at 5:45 & 7:45 am & 5:44 pm ET on WUOT at 91.9 FM Knoxville or https://www.wuot.org/. On-demand listening is available at https://www.healthconnectionstn.com/home/

A UT healthcare policy expert says expanding Medicaid is needed but wouldn’t be enough on its own to prevent rural hospital closures.

23/01/2024

Live today again at 5:44 pm EST & via on-demand listening: Part 2 of Tennessee Annual Legislative Update with Senator Richard Briggs. Ways to listen: WUOT-FM 91.9 FM Knoxville or https://www.wuot.org/ or https://www.wuot.org/show/healthconnections

22/01/2024

Part 2 of the 2024 Tennessee General Assembly update with Tennessee state Senator Briggs airs Tues, 1/123/2024 on WUOT-FM (91.9 FM) at 5:45 & 7:45 am & 5:44 pm. All past episodes of HealthConnections areavailable for on-demand listening. Topics discussed with Senator Briggs include access to health care in rural TN & plans for use of funds from the settlement with Juul.

26/11/2023

Breast cancer is scary. Fortunately, there is for hope for women with breast cancer. Listen to HealthConnections Tuesday, 11/28 on WUOT, 91.9 FM live at 5:50 and 7:50 am & 5:50 pm ET or on-demand online at wuot.org/show/healthconnections Dr. John Bell, Director of the University of Tennessee Medical Center Cancer Institute, will discuss promising trends in diagnosis and treatment.

13/11/2023

Antibiotics are essential to protect human and animal health. However, overuse and antibiotic of resulted has in microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoans, being resistant to antibiotics. This has created a worldwide public health crisis. Next on HealthConnections November 14 on WUOT-FM KNoxville: University of Tennessee Herbert College of Agriculture Interim Dean Dr. David White is in the interim Antimicrobial Resistance.

11/11/2023

Antibiotics are essential to protect human & animal health. However, overuse & misuse of antibiotics has resulted in microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoans, being resistant to antibiotics. This has created a worldwide public health crisis. Next on HealthConnections November 14 on WUOT-FM KNoxville: University of Tennessee Herbert College of Agriculture Interim Dean Dr. David White discusses Antimicrobial Resistance.

28/10/2023

Is the hype about the international phenomenon of Pickleball backed-up by tangible benefits? What are the health connections? Next episode of HealthConnections Tuesday, 10/31 on WUOT-FM, 91.9 FM or wuot.org, we explore answers to these questions with Elaine Marcel Culbert, Pickleball aficionado, of Oak Ridge. University of Tennessee College of Nursing

23/01/2023

The move to home-based care, including care usually received in an emergency room, got a big boost during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the next episode of HealthConnections, we discuss emergency room care in the home: what is it is and the sustainability, acceptability, cost, & quality of this type of care. Tuesday, 1/24/2023 on WUOT 91.9 FM Knoxville live at 5:50 and 7:50 am and 5:50 pm or on-demand on WUOT.org. All past episodes available for on-demand listening. Special guest is Kevin Riddleberger of Dispatch Health. Listen in!

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09/12/2022

Early childhood experiences have major impact on children's social emotional development, affecting the ability to form & sustain relationships & manage emotions Next up on HealthConnections, on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 5:50 and 7:50 am and 5:50 pm, Dr. Health Sedges of UT Extension discusses social emotional development. Listen on WUOT-FM, 91.9 FM Knoxville, live at https://www.wuot.org/. Current and past episodes of HealthConnections available at https://www.wuot.org/show/healthconnections

28/11/2022

Homelessness is is wrought with adverse implications. The next episode of HealthConnections features Dr. David Patterson discussing why homelessness is called a "wicked problem", connections with health, & being homeless in Knoxville.
Listen Tues, 11/29 on WUOT 91.9 FM Knoxville 5:50 & 7:50 AM & 5:50 PM or on-demand at https://www.wuot.org/show/healthconnections All past episodes of HealthConnections are available for on-demand listening.

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01/11/2022

Tune in this morning at 7:50 a.m. for HealthConnections on WUOT 91.9 FM, Knoxville and hear an interview with Dr. Stephen Loyd, who will be our special guest at tonight's screening of Hiding in Plain Sight. Dr. Loyd is a renowned physician specializing in internal medicine, mental health, and substance abuse services.

*Tonight's event is free & we invite the public to join us at Bearden High School at 6 p.m. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/1441952449629222

20/02/2022

American now have protections against Surprise Medical Bills. Tune-in Tuesday, 2/22 to HealthConnections radio on WUOT-FM
as Tony Garr, Tennessee Health Care Campaign founder & board member emeritus describes provisions of new federal law. Listen live 91.9 FM Knoxville at 5:50 and 7:50 am and 5:50 pm ET or online at https://www.wuot.org/show/healthconnections. All past episodes available for on-demand listening.

The brainchild of University of Tennessee professor Dr. Carole Myers, HealthConnections brings the often-abstract world of health care, coverage and policy to a human level. What is access? How do marketplaces work? What's the future of health insurance? In this biweekly series, Dr. Myers and WUOT's...

05/02/2022

New episode HealthConnections airs Tuesday, 2/8 at 5:50 & 7:50 am & 5:50 pm ET on WUOT-FM, 91.9 FM. Listen to an engaging discussion with Dr. Sharon Jean-Philippi the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture on the far-reaching health & other benefits of urban forests and green infrastructure.

24/01/2022

Just in time for One Health Month, Dr. Deb Miller, the University of Tennessee One Health Director, will discuss WHAT is One Health and WHY is One Health important in addressing today's complex problems. Tune in to HealthConnections 1/25 550 & 750 am & 550 pm on WUOT_FM. 91.9 FM https://www.wuot.org/show/healthconnections

The brainchild of University of Tennessee professor Dr. Carole Myers, HealthConnections brings the often-abstract world of health care, coverage and policy to a human level. What is access? How do marketplaces work? What's the future of health insurance? In this biweekly series, Dr. Myers and WUOT's...

11/01/2022

Kudos to state Senator Richard Briggs for the 2022 LegislativeUpdate for the TN General Assembly WUOT-FM today (available for on-demand listening). Lots to be watching; legislators need to hear from their constituents.