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

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Habitat for Humanity

How do people sign up to get a house?  How do people volunteer?  Where do you get the materials for the houses?

Guest: Jimmy Goodson, Executive Director of Hancock County Habitat for Humanity, www.hancockcountyhabitat.org

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Producer/Host: Jim Fisher

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Religion, Spirituality and Health

What distinguishes spirituality and religion?  How does prayer affect health?   How do churches work for public health?

Guests: Rev. Emily Taylor, Minister, Congregational Church of Ellsworth Fall, ME;  Rev. Sara Huisjen,  UU Minister and Hospice Chaplain for Hancock County Home Care and Hospice based in Blue Hill, ME

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Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann
Topic: Community Theater and Health
How do theater and health interact? What did New Surry Theater do to help at risk youth? How can listeners get involved in community theater?
Guests: Bill Raiten, Director of the New Surry Theater; Elena Bourakovski, Make Up and Costumes for New Surry Theater
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Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Brownfields: Recovering from Environmental Hangovers
What is a brownfield? What are some of the common contaminants? How do people request assistance?
Guests: Nick Hodgking, Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection Brownfields Program, www.maine.gov/dep; Tom Martin, Hancock County Planning Commission, www.hcpcme.org
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Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Locally Grown Food and Food Security
What are the benefits of locally grown food? Where can gardeners get more information? What can we do to sustain small farms?
Guests: Bob Jones, Director, Stewards of the Earth; Heather Albert-Knopp, College of the Atlantic, Sustainable Food Systems Program
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Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Public Health in Developing Countries
What are some common public health problems in LDC’s? What do your organizations do to make communities more sustainable? How can Mainers get involved?
Guests: Florence Reed, Director of Sustainable Harvest International (www.sustainableharvest.org); Emily Lenor, Volunteer with Hancock County Medical Mission
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Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Topic: Colo-Rectal Cancer
What are the causes of Colorectal Cancer? What can we do for early detection? What community support do we have for people diagnosed with colorectal cancer?
Guests: Dr. John Bosco, Physician, Portland Gastroenterology Society; Larry Mobraaten, Staff Scientist Emeritus Jackson; Michael Reisman, Director of the Beth Wright Cancer Center

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Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Topic: Paying for Health Care
What has happened to the single payer option in congressional hearings? What is the connection between health care finance and the crisis in rural hospitals? What can we do to advocate for better health care?
Guests: Dr. Philip Caper, former professor, practitioner and current advocate for health care reform; Dr. John Benziger, Pathologist and Lab Director at Maine General Medical Center in Waterville and Augusta.
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