WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Issue: Health Care Reform in the US and Maine
Host: Jim Fisher
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Health Care Reform in the US and Maine

Key Discussion Points:
a) What are the implications of the recent Supreme Court debate on the Affordable Care Act?
b) What drives the current health care system?
c) What alternatives do we have for paying for health care?

Guests:
A) Phil Caper, MD pcpcaper21@gmail.com
Held professorships in Medicine and Community Medicine at Dartmouth and the University of Massachusetts and has been an Adjunct Lecturer in Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health and a Research Associate at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

B) David White importedcarsvc@roadrunner.com Owner of MDI Imported Car Service in Bar Harbor. Advocate for health care reform. Candidate for Maine Senate District 35.

Call In Program: Yes
Political Broadcast: Yes

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Host: Jim Fisher
Engineer: Joel Mann

Issue: Mainely Homeless
Program Topic: Homeless in Maine: Causes, Consequences, Solutions
Key Discussion Points:
Who are the homeless? What are their demographic, social and economic characteristics?
What are some of the causes of homelessness?
What programs do we have in rural Maine to help homeless people?

Guests:
Sr. Lucille MacDonald, Director
Emmaus Homeless Shelter,
Post Office Box 811, Ellsworth, Maine, 04605
Tel: 1-207-667-3962
Fax: 1-207-667-1086

Tara Peterson, former resident of the Emmaus Center

Call In Program: Yes

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Issue: Mainely Homeless
Broadcast Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Program Topic: Homeless in Maine: Causes, Consequences, Solutions

Key Discussion Points:
a) Who are the homeless? What are their demographic, social and economic characteristics?
b) What are some of the causes of homelessness?
c) What programs do we have in rural Maine to help homeless people?

Guests:
A) Sr. Lucille MacDonald, Director
Emmaus Homeless Shelter,
Post Office Box 811, Ellsworth, Maine, 04605
Tel: 1-207-667-3962
Fax: 1-207-667-1086

B) Tara Peterson, former resident of the Emmaus Center

Call In Program: Yes
Political Broadcast: No
Host: Jim Fisher
Engineer: Joel Mann

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Issue: Sustaining Social Networks in Aging and Rural Communities
Broadcast Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM

Program Topic: Sustaining Social Networks in Aging and Rural Communities

Key Discussion Points:
a) What challenges face rural Maine for sustaining social services, including aging population, loss of local organizations, environment changes and new technology?
b) What is the role of Maine Rural Partners in meeting these challenges? What about Friends in Action?
c) What can we do to shore-up rural organizations?

Guests by name and affiliation:

A) Josephine Cooper, Executive Director or Friends in Action P.O. Box 1446
Ellsworth, Maine 04605 207-664-6016 info@faithinactionellsworth.org

B) Isobel (Izzy) Moiles Rural Health Program Manager – Maine Rural Partners 4 York Village • University of Maine • Orono, Maine 04469-5784 Phone: (207) 581-4520 Fax: (207) 581-1266

Call In Program: Yes
Political Broadcast: No
Host: Jim Fisher
Engineer: Amy Browne

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Broadcast Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM

Program Topic: Holiday Eating and Exercise

Key Discussion Points (list at least 3):

a) What are some of the big challenges of avoiding weight gain during the holiday season?
b) What recipes can we use to cook popular, low calorie and low fat meals?
c) What kinds of fitness activities work best in the dark, cold months of winter?

Guests by name and affiliation:

A)Marybeth Judy MS, RD, LD , Nutrition Education
10 Wayman Ln Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor , ME – 04609 207-288-5081 marybethj70@gmail.com
B)Laura Driscoll BS, Fitness Specialist
Maine General Heatlh where she performs fitness assessments for state employees as well as create fitness programs and instruct classes for Maine state workers. laura.driscoll@gmail.com

Call In Program: Yes
Political Broadcast: No
Host: Jim Fisher
Engineer: Joel Mann

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Issue: Community/Public Health
Host: Jim Fisher
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Keeping warm in the winter
Key Discussion Points:
What are some of the common causes of heat loss from our homes.
What programs are available to help people insulate their homes?
What are some of the added health problems associated with excess moisture in homes?

Guests by name and affiliation:
·Rep. Ralph Chapman, Maine Legislature and Energy Educator, chapmanhd37@gmail.com, www.raphchapman.org
·Dan Huisjen, Energy Auditor Osher Environment Systems (207) 866-7008 huisjen.oes@gmail.com
·Dana Fischer, Residential Specialist Efficiency Maine (207) 213-4162 dana.fischer@efficiencymaine.com

Call In Program: Yes

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Host: Jim Fisher
Engineer: Amy Brown

Issue: Paying for Health Care
Program Name: Common Health
Broadcast Date: 10/19/2011
Broadcast Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Program Topic: Paying for Health Care
Key Discussion Points:
a) Why are health insurance rates increasing dramatically this year?
b) What are the impacts of the Affordable Care Act?
c) What are the likely impacts of Public Law 90 – LD 1333?

Guests by name and affiliation:
A) Dr. Wendy Wolf, President of the Maine Health Access Foundation wwolf@mehaf.org
B) Dr. Philip Caper, Retired physician and health advocate

Call In Program: Yes
Political Broadcast: No

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Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

TODAYS TOPIC(S): Food Conservation: Canning, Freezing Pickling and Drying
What foods are good choices for home processing and preservation?
What are some must-do safety procedures to avoid poisoning?
What do you need to get started for home production? Commercial production?

GUESTS:

Kathleen Savoie [ksavoie@maine.edu]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Jim Buddington, Sister Salsa [www.salsafy.com]

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