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Wellness Wednesday
Wednesdays at 10:00am
Hosted by Ryan Cotter

Wellness Wednesday is a talk show about health and wellness throughout the Y-K Delta that features health care providers from Bethel, the Y-K Delta region and beyond. The program airs at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday with hosts from YKHC, Tundra Women's Coalition, and more.

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Latest Episodes
  • Excellent Health w/YKHC: Public health
    Nicholai Joekay speaks with YKHC Director of Public Health Brian Lefferts to break down the important work and research that makes up public health.
  • Girls Basketball with YKFC
    Annie Lang speaks with Bethel City League player and girls basketball coach Genevieve Maczynski on the value basketball has brought to her life and the importance it has to her community, as well as the values she instills in her players.
  • Peacetalk: Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
    Taylor Finely from the Tundra Women's Coalition speaks on Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, as well as the work the Teens Acting Against Violence program is doing to foster healthy relationships in the community.
  • Excellent Health w/YKHC: Calricaraq program
    Nicholai Joekay speaks with YKHC Director of Preventative Services Leanna Isaac about YKHC's Calricaraq program and how it offers preventative services through an Alaska Native cultural lens.
  • Heart health with YKFC
    Stacey Reardon, Anne Kosacheff, and Annie Lang from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center discuss the importance of having an active lifestyle and balanced diet to keeping your heart healthy.
  • A conversation on contraception
    KYUK Wellness Producer Ryan Cotter speaks with Dr. Ellen Hodges to break down what contraception is, how to determine which kind of contraception is the best for you, and how to mitigate the stigma surrounding sexual health.
  • Excellent Health with YKHC: Sexually transmitted infections
    Nicholai Joekay is joined by Dr. Ellen Hodges to discuss various kinds of sexually transmitted infections and their symptoms, as well as what preventative measures and treatments there are to deal with them.
  • Peacetalk: Feeling SAD?
    Taylor Finely from the Tundra Women's Coalition speaks on seasonal affective disorder (SAD), why it happens, how it influences domestic violence and high suicide rates, and what can be done to manage it.
  • Intellectual well-being with YKFC
    Annie Lang from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center speaks with Scott Clifford from the Kuskokwim Consortium Library about what intellectual well-being entails, everyday habits to nurture one's brain, and the importance of lifelong learning.
  • Excellent Health with YKHC: Opening a new Focus Care Clinic in Bethel
    Nicholai Joekay is joined by Patty Smith and Deanna Pavil to discuss the new Focus Care Clinic opening at YKHC in Bethel.
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