 | FRONTLINE SICK AROUND THE WORLD  Tuesday Nov 10, 2009 at 9:30pm Four in five Americans say the U.S. health-care system needs "fundamental" change...what can we learn from the rest of the world? FRONTLINE examines tried and tested ideas that may reform our broken system. |
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 | LIFE (PART 2) PLASTIC SURGERY Sunday Nov 8, 2009 at 9:30pm  Monday Nov 9, 2009 at 4:30pm Can baby boomers approach aging with the same spirit we used to redefine youth in the 60s and 70s? We think so, and Life (Part 2) helps point the way. In each episode, host Robert Lipsyte-author and former New York Times columnist- challenges, prods, and even jokes with experts on the art of aging, and he sits down with a wide range of "boomer" guests who tell us how to grow older with style. |
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| HOW ALCOHOL CAME TO THE AMERICAN INDIAN  Friday Nov 27, 2009 at 8pm Saturday Nov 28, 2009 at 2pm Understanding the nature of rampant alcoholism among American Indian people. (Coproducer: MN Dept. Human Services) |
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| SAVE A LIFE: HEART CARE AND YOU Friday Nov 27, 2009 at 9:30pm Saturday Nov 28, 2009 at 3:30pm A panel of experts with healthy heart information for women, children & men of all ethnicities. |
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| TOBACCO VS. MINNESOTA: CLEARING THE AIR Friday Nov 20, 2009 at 9:30PM Saturday Nov 21, 2009 at 3:30pm Tobacco has been engrained in Minnesota's culture for decades, but history is changing. |
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| HEALTH, CARE AND YOU Friday Nov 13, 2009 at 8pm Saturday Nov 14, 2009 at 2pm Better understand caring for your health, the healthcare system and your options. (Coproducer: UCare) English (8:00/2:00) Spanish (8:30/2:30) Hmong (9:00/3:00) Somali (9:30/3:30) |
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| LENDING A HAND: THE WAKANHEZA PROJECT Monday Nov 9, 2009 at 4:30pm Wakanheza shows you how to reach out and help children, youth and families in moments of stress. (Coproducer: Saint Paul-Ramsey County Public Health) |
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| AIDS WITHOUT FEAR (SIDA SIN MIEDO) Monday Nov 9, 2009 at 4pm Latinos living with HIV and leaders discuss testing and long-term survival; in Spanish. (Coproducer: Hennepin County) |
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| LONG-TERM CARE FINANCING SOLUTIONS Friday Nov 6, 2009 at 8pm Saturday Nov 7, 2009 at 2pm A panel of experts discuss solutions to financing long term care as baby boomers approach retirement. (Coproducer: MHHA) |
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| DRUGS & ALCOHOL: IMMIGRANT PERSPECTIVES Friday Oct 30, 2009 at 8:30pm Saturday Oct 31, 2009 at 2:30pm Immigrant perspectives related to drug and alcohol addiction in the American culture. (Coproducer: Minnesota Prevention Resource Center) |
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| SHARED VALUES: HEALTH AND COMMUNITY Friday Oct 23, 2009 at 7:30pm Saturday Oct 24, 2009 at 1:30pm An exploration into the correlation between social connectedness and overall health within immigrant populations. (Coproducer: BCBS Foundation of MN) |
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| CREATIVE POWER OF AGING Friday Oct 23, 2009 at 7pm Saturday Oct 24, 2009 at 1pm Creativity and the arts play a more significant role in vital aging than most people know. (Coproducer: MN Creative Arts and Aging Network) |
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| HEALTH CARE: MODELS FOR CHANGE Monday Oct 19, 2009 at 9:30pm Local and international experts compare German and US health care systems. (Coproducer: U of M Center for German and European Studies) |
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| HEALTHCARE AND INNOVATION Friday Oct 16, 2009 at 7pm Saturday Oct 17, 2009 at 1pm German and American experts discuss innovations in healthcare policy. (Coproducer: UM Center for German and European studies) |
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| CRITICAL LINKS: COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS Friday Oct 16, 2009 at 9pm Saturday Oct 17, 2009 at 3pm Sunday Nov 29, 2009 at 11:30am A program that educates the public and creates awareness of the work of Community Health Workers. (Coproducer: BCBS Foundation of MN) |
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| NO FEAR CPR: TAKE ACTION, SAVE LIVES Friday Oct 9, 2009 at 9:30pm Tuesday Oct 10, 2000 at 3:30pm Everyone can learn hands only CPR and save more lives from sudden cardiac arrest. Don't be afraid, do it! (Coproducer: Allina Health System) |
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| MYTHS OF ADDICTION Thursday Oct 8, 2009 at 7:30pm Tuesday Oct 10, 2000 at 1:30pm A program designed to increase awareness and demystify myths associated with addiction. (Coproducer: Hazelden Foundation) |
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| HEALTH LEADERSHIP: ACTION STEPS Friday Oct 2, 2009 at 9pm Saturday Oct 3, 2009 at 3pm Highlights of a conference in which healthcare professionals discuss the social determinants of health. (Coproducer: Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN) |
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| BROKEN TRUSTS, BROKEN CHILDHOODS Friday Sep 25, 2009 at 8pm Saturday Sep 26, 2009 at 2pm The tragedy of childhood sexual abuse. (Coproducer: Sexual Abuse Prevention Network) |
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| GLOBAL HEALTH & SECURITY Monday Sep 7, 2009 at 9:30PM A speech from Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway and recent chair of the World Health Organization. With HIV/AIDS,SARS, tuberculosis and bio- terrorism threatening the health and safety of nearly every country of the world. |
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| CRITICAL LINKS: COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS Friday Aug 7, 2009 at 9pm Saturday Aug 8, 2009 at 3pm A program that educates the public and creates awareness of the work of Community Health Workers. (Coproducer: BCBS Foundation of MN) |
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| JOINING FORCES ON THE MEND Friday Jul 10, 2009 at 7pm Saturday Jul 11, 2009 at 1pm Experts discuss most commonly seen conditions affecting patients with military experience. (Coproducer: Health Partners IME) |
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| JOINING FORCES GREY MATTERS Friday Jul 10, 2009 at 7:30pm Saturday Jul 11, 2009 at 1:30pm Experts examine elements of military service that result in mild traumatic brain injury. (Coproducer: Health Partners IME) |
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| HEALTH, CARE AND YOU Friday Jun 26, 2009 at 8pm Saturday Jun 27, 2009 at 2pm Better understand caring for your health, the healthcare system and your options through an African American perspective. (Coproducer: UCare)Followed by Latino, Hmong and Somali versions. |
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| AGE WELL, LIVE WELL: A TOWN HALL FORUM Friday Jun 5, 2009 at 7pm Tuesday Jun 6, 2000 at 1pm A lively discussion with Minnesotans about our changing demographics. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. (Co-producer: MN Board on Aging) |
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| OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL: HEALTH DISPARITIES Friday May 8, 2009 at 9pm Saturday May 9, 2009 at 3pm Health and well-being is one of the most urgent and largest disparities facing people of color in Minnesota. (Coproducer: Minneapolis Foundation) |
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| COMING HOME Friday Apr 17, 2009 at 7pm Saturday Apr 18, 2009 at 1pm Sunday May 31, 2009 at 11am A program discussing the mental health concerns faced by returning veterans and their families. (Coproducer: NAMI Minnesota) |
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| JOINING FORCES Friday Apr 17, 2009 at 7:30pm Saturday Apr 18, 2009 at 1:30pm Experts paint the backdrop needed to understand health issues confronting MN veterans. (Coproducer: Health Partners IME) |
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| OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL: HEALTH DISPARITIES Friday Feb 27, 2009 at 9:00PM Saturday Feb 28, 2009 at 3:00PM Sunday Mar 8, 2009 at 12pm Health and well-being is one of the most urgent and largest disparities facing people of color in Minnesota. What is being done? Hear from a panel of experts including former Surgeon General, Dr. Michael Trujillo. Co-produced by the Minneapolis Foundation. |
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| BREAST CANCER Friday Feb 6, 2009 at 9:00PM Breast Cancer survivors describe their cancer experience and how they navigated the healthcare system. Survivors, women of all ages, community health workers and doctors discuss cultural barriers to treatment, in Hmong (9:00), Somali (9:30), English (10:00). |
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| ECHO DIABETES PREVENTION AND CONTROL Sunday Feb 1, 2009 at 5:00PM Public Health advisories and emergency alerts for Minnesota's refugee and immigrant populations are presented in six languages; Spanish, Vietnamese, Hmong, Lao, Khmer and Somali. (Coproducer: ECHO Collaborative) |
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| ECHO SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS Saturday Jan 24, 2009 at 11:00PM Public Health advisories and emergency alerts for Minnesota's refugee and immigrant populations are presented in six languages; Spanish, Vietnamese, Hmong, Lao, Khmer and Somali. |
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