Wellness in the Foothills: Recent Episodes
BCHD Staff
Welcome to Wellness in the Foothills! This is a podcast brought to you by Burke County Health Department in Morganton, North Carolina. We serve a vastly rural population and take great pride in delivering quality healthcare to our patients. We hope you enjoy listening to us discuss a wide array of health-related topics with a rural perspective. Thanks for tuning in!
Join in for a listen to learn more about the Women, Infant, and Children Program and the amazing benefits it has to offer with our WIC Director, Kristi!
Join us as we sit down with Leigh Gantt, Drug-Free Burke Coordinator, to discuss resources and programs offered through her organization, as well as how parents and guardians can keep their children safe from substance use.
Burke Recovery: https://www.burkerecovery.com/
BSAN: https://www.joinbsan.com/
Have you been struggling to keep your kids off their devices, especially now that school is out for the summer? Listen to our newest episode of Wellness in the Foothills where we sit down with Kristi Shuping, our WIC director, to discuss the effects of too much screen time on children and how to reduce it.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- AAP Family Media Plan - AAP Media Plan (healthychildren.org)
- YMCA of Catawba Valley Summer Camps - Day and Summer Camp | YMCA of Catawba Valley (ymcacv.org)
- Burke County Public Library Upcoming Evens - Burke County Public Library System (bcpls.org)
- Burke County Public Library Children’s Programs & Events - Burke County Public Library System (bcpls.org)
- Kick-Off to Summer Party - 6-12 Kick-Off to Summer Party (bcpls.org)
- Valdese Aquatics & Fitness Center - Aquatics & Fitness | Town of Valdese
- Morganton Parks and Rec – Parks and Recreation | Morganton North Carolina (morgantonparksandrec.com)
- Summer Swim Lessons - Parent/Child Swim Lessons Summer 2023 | Morganton North Carolina (morgantonparksandrec.com)
- NC School of Math & Science Summer Programs - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics – Summer Programs (ncssm.edu)
May is National Recovery Court Awareness Month! Join Chae as she interviews Taylor Calvert, program coordinator of the Burke County Recovery Court Program. Learn what Recovery Court is, how it benefits the community, and the ways that it helps fight against Substance Use Disorder.
Welcome back to another episode of Wellness in the Foothills! In this episode, Chae and Ashlyn discuss the importance of rural health and the challenges many people face when seeking healthcare in a rural area.
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Welcome to another episode of our Community Health Assessment series! In this episode, we sit down with Michelle Tibbett, a WIC nutritionist at Burke County Health Department to discuss the prevalence of overweight/obesity among WIC patients. We talk about some common risk factors that may lead to childhood obesity, as well as how WIC can help families that may have concerns about their child's weight.
To see if you qualify for WIC, give us a call at 828-764-9150.
In this episode, we sit down with Cameron Short, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with The Counseling Group, to discuss the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) as part of our Community Health Assessment series.
The Counseling Group is based in Hickory, North Carolina but serves Burke County as well. You can reach them at www.thecounselinggroup.com or at 828-322-9130. When you call, please make sure to mention your place of employment and ask about an EAP/Employee Assistance Program benefit. Depending on where you work, you may be entitled to several free sessions. The Counseling Group also accepts most major insurance plans, and they have a self-pay option.
Welcome to the first episode of our new Community Health Assessment series! In 2022, Burke County completed their Community Health Assessment, which is a process conducted every 3 years that identifies the top health-related concerns in the county. This year, the top 3 priorities identified were mental health, substance use disorder, and obesity with risk factors.
In this episode, we sit down with Brock Jackson, Program Coordinator for The Flynn Home, a halfway house for men, to discuss substance use disorder. Brock speaks about the challenges men in recovery face, as well as how substance use disorder is being addressed in Burke County.
In this episode, we sit down with Jackson Stump, Environmental Health Programs Coordinator, to discuss all things food safety in honor of Worldwide Food Service Safety Month.
In this episode, we sit down with our Communicable Disease Nurse, Ashley Jarrett, to discuss the issues facing the homeless community in Burke County.
Learn more on our Health Department website at: Health Department | Burke County, NC (burkenc.org)
In this episode, our Health Education Supervisor, Chae Moore, joins us to discuss all her top tips for staying healthy during the winter months.
Join us this week as we discuss breastfeeding! Choua Xiong, Breastfeeding Peer Counselor in our WIC department, talks us through the importance of breastfeeding, the difference between breastfeeding and formula feeding, and common problems mothers may face when breastfeeding.
July is National Minority Mental Health Month. In this episode, Chae talks with Youa Yang of Partners Behavioral Health all about the importance of mental health care in minority populations.
Tune in for Brooke Jarlson's top tips on how to keep your family activities safe this summer!
It's Hurricane Preparedness Week! In this episode, we sit down with BCHD's Preparedness Coordinator, Davina Studley, who talks us through the best ways to be prepared for hurricanes in Burke County.
In this episode BCHD's Registered Dietitian, Ashlyn Minton, talks us through how to incorporate more fresh fruits and vegetables in our diet during the summer, as well as how to grow and locate local produce!
Did you know April is Autism Awareness month? Tune in as Chae talks with LaLisa Carpenter, Burke County Health Department's Family Nurse Practitioner, about raising a child with autism. LaLisa shares what day-to-day life is like, how autism can differ from one child to another, and helpful resources for other parents navigating life with an autistic child.
Welcome to Wellness in the Foothills! This is a podcast brought to you by Burke County Health Department in Morganton, North Carolina. We serve a vastly rural population and take great pride in delivering quality healthcare to our patients. We hope you enjoy listening to us discuss a wide array of health-related topics with a rural perspective. Thanks for tuning in!