HealthBEAT
Third Monday of every month from 6:30 - 7:00pm
WDIY's Greg Capogna with Edward Meehan of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health host monthly roundtable discussions on the social determinants of health and the impact on communities here in the Lehigh Valley and beyond. With special guests, Greg and Edward present ways to encourage healthier community outcomes with wide-ranging conversations about food security, early education and stable, affordable housing.
Latest Stories
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Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan chat about Edward's life journey from childhood in public housing in Manhattan to working to build and improve healthy communities.
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Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan sit down with Chloe Cole-Wilson to talk about her exhibit 'Restoring Petals,' which takes a look at mental health and trauma during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan welcome Christopher Kocher, President of the Wildlands Conservancy, to talk about the impacts having a protected outdoor environment has on our health.
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Greg Capogna and co-host Dr. Samantha Shaak welcome David Park and Shawn Duncan from Focused Community Strategies, a holistic community development group in Atlanta, to discuss their place-based work.
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Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan welcome Max Weintraub, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Allentown Art Museum, for a discussion on the positive effects of art.
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Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan welcome Yusuf Dahl, founder of the Real Estate Lab and the Executive Director for The Century Promise to discuss why housing is a key factor in health.
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Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health welcome Darian and Yolanda Colbert from the Cohesion Network for a conversation about "the spirit of we."
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Greg Capogna and co-host Ed Meehan from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health look back on notable segments from previous HealthBEAT episodes over the past year.
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Greg Capogna and co-host Ed Meehan of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health welcome Dan Buettner Jr., from Blue Zones to talk about the launch of the "Blue Zones Activate" initiative in Allentown.
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Greg Capogna and co-host Ed Meehan welcome Dr. Ken Thompson and Brigit Hassig from the Visible Hands Collaborative in Pittsburgh for a discussion about mental health and Integrative Community Therapy (ICT).