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RECENT COVERAGE

Economy Takes a Toll on People’s Mental Health

Regional News Stories: Monday, December 15, 2008

While we're not seeing investors jump out of windows as we did in 1929, there's no doubt that the economy is impacting some people's mental health. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman spoke with psychiatrist Toni Louise Carman and psychologist Philip Epstein. They both practice in Beachwood.

Bailout Prospects & City Council Doings

Feagler & Friends: Friday, December 12, 2008

Panelists discuss the prospects and potential impact of emergency loans for US carmakers and a Cleveland councilman resigns after being charged with accepting a bribe.

Boys of Few Words

Regional News Stories: Wednesday, December 10, 2008

If you ask a child how was your day at school? You can probably expect a one word answer. "good" or "fine." But psychologist Adam Cox says it doesn't have to be that way. His latest book is called Boys of Few Words. Cox says the advice in his book applies to both genders, but it's boys who often have more trouble communicating their feelings or showing empathy. He found some time to drop by our studios at the ideacenter at PlayHouse Square.

Bringing the War Home

The Sound of Ideas: Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Thousands of military veterans are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with wounds and scars we can't see. For many, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can make ordinary life just about impossible. Former WCPN host April Baer has been reporting on PTSD for Weekend Edition and Oregon Public Broadcasting. She and others join us a look at the unique experience of veterans living with and recovering from PTSD.

New Report Shows School Lunch Programs Under-Utilized

Regional News Stories: Tuesday, December 9, 2008

A new report by the Children's Hunger Alliance shows more than 90 percent of Ohio's low income kids don't participate in summer lunch programs. And more than 63 percent of low income kids are not getting breakfast at school. The group's Kim Wisecup says the more meals children must eat at home, the more likely children will go hungry because of their family's tight food budget. Wisecup wants more schools and community groups to participate in food programs for low income children. She's also hoping Ohioans will donate food and money to local food pantries.

Science Cafe: Deep Brain Stimulation

The Sound of Ideas: Monday, December 8, 2008

You know what static and noise do to a radio signal. It turns out the same kind of disturbance is going on in the brains of those who suffer from Parkinson's and similar neurological disorders. Brain surgeons and neurologists are finding out that it's possible to block that noise with electrodes implanted deep in the brain. On The Sound of Ideas®, the science of Deep Brain Stimulation and the promise it holds for treating disorders from Parkinson's to traumatic brain injury. Be sure to join us Monday morning at nine on 90.3.

Local Doc to Learn from Soldiers

Regional News Stories: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

A Cleveland-area physician is on his way to a military hospital in Germany to share his skills with injured US soldiers, and to learn how to better treat civilians here at home. Gretchen Cuda reports.

Mayors Unite to Fight Illegal Gun Sales

Regional News Stories: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Gun control advocates say a child is shot and killed in America every three hours -- often with a gun that was acquired illegally. That daunting statistic was the basis of a forum in Cleveland Tuesday, in which politicians and residents discussed ways to stem the illegal weapons market known as the "iron pipeline, which they say has become both a crime and public health problem nationwide. ideastream®'s Kymberli Hagelberg reports.

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RESOURCES

HealthWatch
Each month, ideastream presents information about various health-related topics under the title HealthWatch.

Cancer & Depression Resources
In 2008, WVIZ/PBS featured the films The Truth About Cancer and Depression: Out of the Shadows, followed by an opportunity to receive more information about cancer and depression. Please use the links below to access the information from these two special broadcasts.
Cancer Resources
Depression Resources

Focus on Mental Health
Special coverage of mental health issues continues with a series of in-depth reports on policy and issues affecting the delivery of mental health services to people all over Northeast Ohio.

Living With Cancer
ideastream and The Gathering Place partnered with Northeast Ohio community organizations and healthcare facilities to present a special broadcast event, Living with Cancer: Celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day.
Living with Cancer Resource Guide PDF

And Thou Shalt Honor
1 in every 4 households includes a caregiver. 80% of home care services are provided by family members. A caregiver is anyone providing care and support to adult family members or friends who are frail, elderly, chronically ill, or have a disability. This website has been prepared by WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream with the assistance of local caregiving professionals and related organizations as a companion to And Thou Shalt Honor: Caregiver Town Hall Meeting.
And Thou Shalt Honor Resource Guide PDF

A Lion in the House
"Your child has cancer." Hearing these words will profoundly change a family's life, plunging members into a world of uncertainty, emotional upheaval and excruciating decisions. A Lion in the House tells the stories of five children facing battles with cancer.
A Lion in the House Resource Guide PDF

FUNDING

Funding for the coverage of health topics comes from The Cleveland Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; The Community Foundation of Lorain County; The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation; The McGregor Foundation; and The Woodruff Foundation.

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Ohio Ready To Learn Phase One – Exploring Literacy and Language
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Focuses on the Early Learning Content Standards, particularly the area of phonological awareness.

Ohio Ready To Learn Phase Two – Learning Discipline
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Learning Discipline Learning Discipline Based on a curriculum designed by Family Communications, Inc.

Ohio Ready To Learn Phase Three – Assessment Using the ASQ:SE
Saturday, February 7, 2009
The Ages & Stages: Social Emotional Questionnaire

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PODCASTS

Health Podcast
This podcast explores developments in science and health care with a uniquely northeast Ohio lens. The region has some of the world’s premiere medical centers. The physicians they employ and the research they’re conducting serves as a jumping off point for many of our stories and conversations. This podcast brings you inside northeast Ohio’s medical community from the doctors’ office, to the operating room to the research laboratory. The podcast is updated every Monday.

SERIES

Prostate Chronicles
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men - about 220,000 cases will be diagnosed this year. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. Last spring when doctors told ideastream®’s David C. Barnett he has the disease he decided to use this very personal life event as a vehicle to do what David does so elegantly in his reporting for 90.3 WCPN and WVIZ/PBS… tell a story.

Life's Blood: A Wasted Resource Becomes Life-Saving Therapy
Having a baby is a happy time – and the last thing parents want to think about is the possibility their child may someday have a life-threatening disease. But the birth of a child is just the time to plan ahead – by collecting and saving their child’s cord blood. Health reporter Gretchen Cuda examines the differences between public and private cord blood banking, follows the cells from the delivery room to the lab where they are processed, and talks to experts about the therapeutic potential of these remarkable cells.

Children's Health
In 2005-2006, ideastream took an extensive multiple media look at Children's Health. The project was designed to help educate parents, teachers and caregivers about ways to improve the health of the children in their lives and build further awareness of the long-term societal health crisis that produces unhealthy children.