 | LIFE (PART 2) DANCING WITH DOCTORS  Thursday Dec 24, 2009 at 9pm 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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 | ANATOMY OF A PANDEMIC  Tuesday Dec 15, 2009 at 8pm Wednesday Dec 16, 2009 at 4pm A television special and on-going digital media initiative about the overarching human dimension of a pandemic’s impact on modern society and the science and history of these health crises, in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic. |
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 | SECRETS OF THE DEAD THE KILLER FLU Tuesday Dec 15, 2009 at 7pm Wednesday Dec 16, 2009 at 3pm Where did this particular flu strain come from, and what made it so deadly? 85 years later, virologists and epidemiologists the world over are still hunting down the answers to those two critical questions. Their quest has been imbued with a sense of urgency; modern health experts are bracing themselves for the emergence of a flu strain similar to 1918’s, with many suggesting a similar pandemic will occur within the next decade. |
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 | LIFE (PART 2) CAREGIVING Thursday Dec 10, 2009 at 9pm 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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 | US AND GERMAN HEALTH CARE, 2006  Monday Dec 28, 2009 at 10pm Germany's Minister of Health helps explore possible solutions for the American crisis in health care. (Coproducer: University of Minnesota) |
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| HEALTH CARE: MODELS FOR CHANGE Sunday Dec 27, 2009 at 9:30pm Monday Dec 28, 2009 at 3:30pm Monday Dec 28, 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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| LENDING A HAND: THE WAKANHEZA PROJECT Sunday Dec 27, 2009 at 12:30pm 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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| SMART HEALTH CARE: LOOKING AT GERMANY Sunday Dec 27, 2009 at 9pm Monday Dec 28, 2009 at 3pm Minnesota experts on solutions to health care problems
examine innovations and ideas in Germany. (Coproducer: UM
Center for German & European Studies) |
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| HEALTHCARE AND INNOVATION Friday Dec 25, 2009 at 7pm Saturday Dec 26, 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 Dec 25, 2009 at 8:30pm Saturday Dec 26, 2009 at 2:30pm 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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| FEEL BETTER MINNESOTA Friday Dec 25, 2009 at 9pm Saturday Dec 26, 2009 at 3pm Sunday Dec 27, 2009 at 12pm Feel Better Minnesota inspires us to exercise the right to feel and be healthier by balancing energy in and out. (Coproducer: Ramsey County) |
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| CANCER: WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? Friday Dec 25, 2009 at 9:30pm Saturday Dec 26, 2009 at 3:30pm A presentation designed to create awareness about specific cancers and point out methods of prevention. (Coproducer: Stairstep Foundation) |
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| ECHO ANYONE CAN FALL Sunday Dec 20, 2009 at 5pm Saturday Dec 26, 2009 at 11pm Sunday Dec 27, 2009 at 5pm Emergency and Community Health Outreach for Minnesota's
refugee and immigrant populations. (Coproducer: ECHO
Collaborative) |
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| FOCUS ON HEALTH WITH MARY HANSON Saturday Dec 19, 2009 at 9:30pm Saturday Dec 26, 2009 at 9:30pm Saturday Jan 2, 2010 at 9:30pm Mary Hanson interviews medical experts from Minnesota,
looking at a wide range of topics. (A local community
production) |
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| NO FEAR CPR: TAKE ACTION, SAVE LIVES Friday Dec 18, 2009 at 9:30pm Tuesday Dec 19, 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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| PARKINSONS IN MINNESOTA Friday Dec 18, 2009 at 7pm Saturday Dec 19, 2009 at 1pm Leading doctors from the Mayo Clinic and the U of M discuss new developments in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. (Coproducer: Mayo Clinic) |
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| CREATIVE POWER OF AGING Friday Dec 18, 2009 at 8:30pm Saturday Dec 19, 2009 at 2:30pm 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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| GETTING THERE FITNESS AND NUTRITION Friday Dec 18, 2009 at 8pm Saturday Dec 19, 2009 at 2pm Getting There engages those 50+ in the issues,
opportunities and community resources for vital living,
including this show on fitness & nutrition. |
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| HEALTH LEADERSHIP: ACTION STEPS Friday Dec 11, 2009 at 9pm Saturday Dec 12, 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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| EVERYDAY TRAUMA: KIDS' MENTAL WELLNESS Sunday Dec 6, 2009 at 1:30pm Sunday Nov 29, 2009 at 9:30pm Everyday Trauma: Kids Mental Wellness looks at the extreme challenges kids can face and the importance of caring, dependable adults in their lives. |
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| GROWING UP HEALTHY: KIDS AND COMMUNITY Sunday Dec 6, 2009 at 1pm Friday Dec 11, 2009 at 8:30pm Sunday Nov 29, 2009 at 9pm Learn about how early childhood health & development are related to affordable housing and their environment. (Coproducer: BCBS of MN Foundation) |
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| ECHO KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT H1N1 FLU Sunday Dec 6, 2009 at 11am Sunday Dec 20, 2009 at 7pm Emergency and Community Health Outreach for Minnesota's refugee and immigrant populations. (Coproducer: ECHO Collaborative) |
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| ECHO WINTER SAFETY Sunday Dec 6, 2009 at 7pm Sunday Dec 13, 2009 at 7pm Monday Dec 14, 2009 at 1pm Emergency and Community Health Outreach for Minnesota's refugee and immigrant populations. (Coproducer: ECHO Collaborative) |
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| STOP SEXUAL VIOLENCE: LISTEN & LEAD Friday Dec 4, 2009 at 9:30pm Saturday Dec 5, 2009 at 3:30pm Sixty-one thousand Minnesotans report being sexually assaulted every year. Every Minnesotan can help stop sexual violence. (Coproducer: MNCASA) |
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| BROKEN TRUSTS, BROKEN CHILDHOODS Friday Dec 4, 2009 at 8pm Saturday Dec 5, 2009 at 2pm The tragedy of childhood sexual abuse. (Coproducer: Sexual Abuse Prevention Network) |
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| SAVING CHILDREN: THE SEX ABUSE TRAGEDY Friday Dec 4, 2009 at 9pm Saturday Dec 5, 2009 at 3pm We can save children in our communities from the ongoing tragedies of sexual abuse. (Coproducer: Natl Assoc to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Children) |
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| ECHO PREVENTING SEASONAL FLU Sunday Nov 29, 2009 at 7pm Monday Nov 30, 2009 at 1pm Emergency and Community Health Outreach for Minnesota's refugee and immigrant populations. (Coproducer: ECHO Collaborative) |
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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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| GETTING RIGHT WITH AIDS Friday Nov 27, 2009 at 8:30pm Saturday Nov 28, 2009 at 2:30pm The story of African Americans staying strong and well while facing HIV disease. (Coproducer: Hennepin County) |
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| KUWU NGUYU: LIVING WELL WITH AIDS Friday Nov 27, 2009 at 9pm Saturday Nov 28, 2009 at 3pm Africans living in Minnesota detail a path for staying strong and fighting the HIV epidemic in their communities. (Coproducer: Hennepin County) |
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| MOVING THE DEBATE ON HEALTH CARE REFORM Sunday Nov 22, 2009 at 10pm In Moving the Debate on Health Care Reform educators, policy makers and business leaders look at the future of health care. (Coproducer: AARP) |
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| ECONOMICS AND ETHICS OF HEALTHCARE Sunday Nov 22, 2009 at 8pm This program focuses on the highly relevant issue of
healthcare, specifically healthcare and the economy.
(Coproducer: Hamline School of Law) |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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