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Wellness Wednesday
Wednesdays at 10:00am

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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  • Elizabeth “Alagirl” Andrew, outreach coordinator at Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC), shares tips and strategies for taking care of our mental health.
  • Stacey Reardon, MaryCait Dolan, and Bev Hoffman discuss the best ways to stay safe around water and avoid drowning as the waters of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta begin to thaw for the spring and summer.
  • For Mental Health Awareness Month, Mary Horgan is joined by James Chaliak, Director of Preventative Health Services at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Consortium's (YKHC) Behavioral Health Department, to discuss how the guiding principles of YKHC's Calricaraq program promote mental wellbeing.
  • For Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Elizabeth 'Alagirl' Andrew and Nonni Aloralrea from Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC) speak about TWC's Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and other TWC programs designed to support survivors of sexual assault within the community.
  • Katie Baldwin Johnson and Janie Ferguson of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority discuss the future of care for those experiencing a behavioral health crisis in the state of Alaska.
  • This month on Excellent Health, Mary Horgan is joined by fellow YKHC employees Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges, WIC Coordinator Henry Batchelor, and Family Nurse Practitioner Kristina Morris to discuss the ways in which the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program can help support good nutrition during pregnancy and the early stages of childhood.
  • This month on Peacetalk, Elizabeth "Alagirl" Andrew recaps the Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC) annual meeting, which took place earlier this month.
  • Celebrated each year on March 24, World TB Day commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. This year, the Stop TB Partnership's theme for World TB Day is "Yes! We can end TB."
  • For National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Mary Horgan and Dr. Ellen Hodges of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation discuss the risk factors and testing options for colorectal cancer.
  • Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC)'s Elizabeth "Alagirl" Andrew discusses the recent Bethel Annual Point In Time count and Project Homeless Connect events with Nakissha Bialy. She also provides important warning signs of teen dating violence in honor of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.