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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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  • Peacetalk: LGBTQIA2S+ 101
    Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC)'s Taylor Finely discusses various identities under the LGBTQIA2S+ umbrella, recent LGBTQIA2S+ history, and what individuals and service providers need to know to meaningfully support LGBTQIA2S+ people.
  • Respiratory illnesses with YKFC
    Annie Lang and David Chakuchin from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center (YKFC) discuss common respiratory illnesses in colder months, as well as how to prevent them and receive treatment.
  • Excellent Health with YKHC: Community health aides
    Host Nicholai Joekay speaks with Patty Smith and Joseph Okitkun on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation's community health aide program (CHAP)'s structure, career opportunities, and the support and recognition health aides receive through CHAP.
  • Peacetalk: Domestic violence awareness month
    October is domestic violence awareness month. Taylor Feightner and Anna Iacobucci from the Tundra Women's Coalition discuss the history of domestic violence awareness month and how it has been celebrated across Alaska.
  • Health and aging with YKFC
    Annie Lang from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center (YKFC) speaks with nurse practitioner Elizabeth Salem to discuss how one's body and health needs changes as one ages, how to maintain a healthy lifestyle to prolong well-being, and the benefits of getting older.
  • Excellent Health with YKHC: Health Literacy Month
    In honor of Health Literacy Month, Nicholai Joekay speaks with Lisa Wimmer, Patty Smith, and Dr. Travis Nelson on how to navigate the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation's services in Bethel.
  • Environmental health with YKFC
    Annie Lang from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center (YKFC) speaks with KYUK Wellness Producer Ryan Cotter on the interconnectedness of environmental and physical health.
  • Peacetalk: New host, same support
    Brittany Koech introduces herself and reintroduces the various support services the Tundra Women's Coalition has to offer to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
  • Excellent Health with YKHC: Suicide prevention and national recovery month
    YKHC's Nicholai Joekay and Gloria Benson discuss how one can support themselves and their loved ones in a suicidal crisis, Nicholai's recovery journey, and how one can celebrate National Recovery Month.
  • Excellent Health with YKHC: Vaccine season
    Dr. Lye Ching Wong and Esther Tobeluk Well chat with a Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) public information officer about vaccines.
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