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Colorado Supreme Court Hears Kids' Pleas About Oil & Gas Drilling
From: H2O Radio
Series: Water News in the West
Caption: H2O Radio News
On Tuesday, October 16th, the Colorado Supreme Court was packed as attorneys for seven young people battled against those representing the state an...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2018
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
Who you gonna call when your city water is toxic? Dr Mona!
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Pediatrician and public health advocate Dr Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of “What The Eyes Don’t See. A Story Of Crisis, Resistance, And Hope In An Am...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2018
  • Length: 09:55
National Access to Primary Care and Minister of Loneliness: Dr. Charles Alessi on the UK's Approach to Population Health and Dementia Prevention
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Charles Alessi, Senior Advisor for Dementia Prevention at Public Health England, ...

  • Added: May 11, 2018
  • Length: 30:01
Earth Day
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Earth from the International Space Station, Credit: NASA Johnson
On April 22nd we celebrated Earth Day, a day set aside each year to celebrate the environmental movement of the 70s to demand action for the health...

  • Added: May 08, 2018
  • Length: 04:49
The Best Medicine For Chronic Pain Is Not A Drug, Experts Say
From: Side Effects Public Media
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Nearly 1 in 3 Americans lives with chronic pain - for which there is simply no quick fix. But pain experts generally agree that a low-tech approach...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WYSO


  • Added: Apr 04, 2018
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 3
For Sex Workers Struggling With Addiction, A Safe Path To Recovery Can Be Hard To Find
From: Matt Hodapp
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For some women addicted to opioids, selling sex to buy drugs can become a dangerous way of life. When they want to seek help, treatment options are...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2018
  • Length: 03:44
Kentucky Becomes First State To Require Work For Medicaid Recipients
From: Side Effects Public Media
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Last Friday, Kentucky became the first state with federal approval to implement a so-called work requirement for Medicaid recipients. The commonwea...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2018
  • Length: 01:12
How Heroin Traps Women In A Cycle of Sex Work And Addiction
From: Side Effects Public Media
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Addiction to heroin can trap women in a life of sex work and often leave them at risk of exploitation by human traffickers. One national hotline ha...

Bought by WYSO and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 10, 2018
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 2
Making Her Bed
From: Matthew Simonson
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19 million Americans are affected by hoarding. Cape Cod resident Maryanne found help through Clutterer's Anonymous. She is dedicated to improving h...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 3
Doctors Say Telemedicine Can't Replace In Person Addiction Care
From: Side Effects Public Media
Caption: Dr. Jay Joshi's patients uses telemedicine to compliment patients' opioid addiction treatment
When President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency in late October, it triggered a regulatory change intended to make it e...

Bought by WYSO, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 29, 2017
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 3
Cultural, Economic, Historical Factors Drive Black Breast-Feeding Gap
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Side Effects News
Caption: Chelsea Goodlow and her daughter Kaylee at the Indiana Black Breastfeeding Coalition picnic in August., Credit: Sarah Fentem/ Side Effects Public Media
The "breast is best" message seems often to miss black women, who breast-feed at a rate much lower than other races. Why?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
Victims Of Gun Violence Pay A LIfelong Price
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Side Effects News
Caption: Aaron Murray pops a wheelie at the ParaQuad gym in St. Louis, Credit: Durrie Bouscaren
For every person shot and killed in the U.S., there are two who make it out alive. Those close calls can leave victims with a lifelong disability...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Aug 29, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Andy “Cotton” Sarjahani Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that an industrial hog farm was permitted in our national Buffalo River watershed? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitia...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 11, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Smoking Rates Remain High In Low-Income Neighborhoods With Easy Access To Cigarettes
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Side Effects News
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A new study finds where there are dense clusters of tobacco retailers, there’s a higher rate of smoking. Those clusters are mostly in lower-income ...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 03:42
This Week in Water for June 4, 2017
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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Paris Withdrawal: Expect More Asthma. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KKFI and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 04, 2017
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 2
Provincetown Remembers AIDS
From: Sophie Kazis
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This piece includes sensitive material and language. Please use listener discretion. When the AIDS epidemic devastated the country in the 1980s, ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 10:16
  • Purchases: 3
On The Ballot In Indianapolis And Across The U.S., Can Expanding Transit Improve Public Health?
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Side Effects News
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A ballot initiative asks voters to support an income tax increase to fund more frequent bus service, which proponents argue will get more people ri...

Bought by WNIN and WBST


  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 2
http://www.chcradio.com/episode.php?id=346
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week on Conversations on Health Care, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Garen Wintemute, Director of the Violence Preven...

Bought by WJCU and KRZA


  • Added: Sep 20, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Is 20-Something Too Late For A Guy To Get The HPV Vaccine?
From: Side Effects Public Media
Caption: Jake Harper, 29, is Side Effects Public Media's resident hypochondriac. His newest health anxiety stems from the human papillomavirus, or HPV., Credit: Brian Paul/Side Effects
A generation of young men missed out on the HPV vaccine. Now, Side Effects Public Media's 29-year-old correspondent wonders if that’s putting him a...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2016
  • Length: 03:23
Water Consciousness in a Global Crisis
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Fresh water troubles continue to make headlines everywhere. Issues large and small are adding up to a global water crisis which threatens all of us...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 04:46
How One Hospital Works To Improve The Lives of Violent Crime Victims
From: Side Effects Public Media
Caption: Keith Smitherman works as a violence intervention specialist for Prescription for Hope. The program is run out of Eskenazi Hospital and connects victims of violent crime to social workers who help connect them to career and educational opportunities. , Credit: Jake Harper/Side Effects
Violent crime is on the rise in Indianapolis. And research shows that poverty is often a factor. But a hospital in the city is working with young...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
As Indiana Governor, Mike Pence’s Health Policy Has Been Contentious
From: Side Effects Public Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Indiana governor Mike Pence is in the spotlight this week as the man Donald Trump has chosen as his running mate. In his three years running the Ho...

Bought by KCUR, WILL, and WNIN


  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 3
Food Sleuth Radio, George Leventhal Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the citizens of Montgomery County Maryland passed an ordinance banning county-wide use of “cosmetic” pesticides in public and pri...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 07, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Known Unknowns: The Toxic Chemicals Swirling Through Your Veins and Why It Didn’t Have to Be That Way
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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There was a time, back in the 1970s, when the United States was at the cutting edge of protecting human health and the environment. We passed somet...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KKFI, and KRZA


  • Added: Jun 19, 2016
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 4
Emergency Response Learning Center - Edward Waltz - PHM
From: Public Health Minute
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We’re mainly known for our online resources. We have interactive online courses and video broadcasts.We also do a lot with local public health, and...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2016
  • Length: :59