HealthBEAT
Third Monday of every month from 6:30 - 7:00pm
WDIY's Margaret McConnell 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.
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Greg Capogna and Edward Meehan welcome Deidra Vachier from Community Services for Children to talk about the importance of early childhood education, the Head Start program, and prenatal-to-cradle-to-career guidance for Lehigh Valley children.
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Greg Capogna talks with Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health as they celebrate the one-year anniversary of the institute, and all the work that is being done in conjunction with Lehigh Valley Health Network and the Pool Center for Health Analytics to tackle the social determinants of health here in the Lehigh Valley.
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Greg Capogna welcomes back Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health to talk about new annual county health rankings and the "population health check-up" for Lehigh Valley residents.
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Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan welcome Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk to the program to discuss the Allentown Vision 2030 plan, social determinants of health, the Franklin Park Ambassador program and preparing for his mayoral role.
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Greg Capogna and Edward Meehan of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health sit down with Dr. Sherri Brokopp Binder of Ripple Community Inc. to talk about the importance of housing as a social determinant of health with restorative practices, as well as the support services that RCI provides to the Allentown community.
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Greg Capogna and Edward Meehan of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health welcome Colin Groth, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development at StriveTogether, to talk about the importance of programs and initiatives that focus on a “cradle to career” perspective and how it ties into the social determinants of health.
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Greg Capogna is joined by Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas from the Rider-Pool Foundation and Trust, and together they define the backbone organizations that make up the critical components of a collective impact effort in tackling local social determinants of health.
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Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan of the Rider-Pool Foundation welcome Darian Colbert, Executive Director and founder of Cohesion, a local nonprofit that collaborates with Lehigh Valley residents, organizations like Rider-Pool, and local government to empower the community to flourish.
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Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan welcome Dr. Samantha Shaak, a Rider-Pool Foundation Collective Impact Fellow, to discuss how quantitative data analysis is used for neighborhood improvement action plans in the Lehigh Valley.
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Greg Capogna welcomes co-hosts Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas of the Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust back for season two of HealthBEAT to talk about Dorothy Rider Pool and Leonard Parker Pool, their impact on regional healthcare, and more.