HealthBEAT: Recent Episodes
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WDIY's Greg Capogna with Edward Meehan of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health host monthly roundtable discussions on the social determinants of health and the impact on communities here in the Lehigh Valley and beyond. With special guests, Greg and Edward present ways to encourage healthier community outcomes with wide-ranging conversations about food security, early education and stable, affordable housing.
Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak welcome Kim Schaffer, Executive Director of Community Bike Works, to talk about their work to give youth independence through bicycles.
Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak talk with Trevor Tormann of the City of Allentown and Megan Briggs of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation about recent workforce funding given to Allentown.
Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak talk with Laura Cole of the Allentown Mayor's Office about the city's ongoing efforts to encourage resident involvement.
Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak welcome Pool Fellows Nathan Boateng, Teri Haddad, and Darian Colbert to discuss how their involvement in the fellowship helps their community improvement efforts.
Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak talk with Melissa Monbouquette of the BUILD Health Challenge to talk about how multi-sector community partnerships contribute to health outcomes.
Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak discuss filling big shoes as the new acting Executive Directors of their respective organizations, and the importance of the Pool Institute's work.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan chat about Edward's life journey from childhood in public housing in Manhattan to working to build and improve healthy communities.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan sit down with Chloe Cole-Wilson to talk about her exhibit 'Restoring Petals,' which takes a look at mental health and trauma during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan welcome Christopher Kocher, President of the Wildlands Conservancy, to talk about the impacts having a protected outdoor environment has on our health.
Greg Capogna and co-host Dr. Samantha Shaak welcome David Park and Shawn Duncan from Focused Community Strategies, a holistic community development group in Atlanta, to discuss their place-based work.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan welcome Max Weintraub, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Allentown Art Museum, for a discussion on the positive effects of art.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan welcome Yusuf Dahl, founder of the Real Estate Lab and the Executive Director for The Century Promise to discuss why housing is a key factor in health.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health welcome Darian and Yolanda Colbert from the Cohesion Network for a conversation about "the spirit of we."
Greg Capogna and co-host Ed Meehan from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health look back on notable segments from previous HealthBEAT episodes over the past year.
Greg Capogna and co-host Ed Meehan of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health welcome Dan Buettner Jr., from Blue Zones to talk about the launch of the "Blue Zones Activate" initiative in Allentown.
Greg Capogna and co-host Ed Meehan welcome Dr. Ken Thompson and Brigit Hassig from the Visible Hands Collaborative in Pittsburgh for a discussion about mental health and Integrative Community Therapy (ICT).
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health welcome Dr. Bobby Milstein for a conversation about stewardship, social development, and making a "well-being society."
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health welcome Vicky Kistler, Director of Community and Economic Development for the city of Allentown.
Guest host Matt Trust and Edward Meehan from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health welcome back Dr. Brian Nester from Lehigh Valley Health Network for a conversation about the LPPIH, the first annual LVHN Community Health Symposium, and more.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health welcome Dr. Carol Birks, acting superintendent for the Allentown School District.
Greg Capogna and his co-host Ed Meehan discuss urban renewal, social determinants of health, and more with Daniel Bosket of the Community Action Development Corporation and Allentown NAACP.
On this episode of HealthBEAT, Greg Capogna commemorates the retirement of program co-host Ronald Dendas from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute of Health.
Greg Capogna and co-host Ed Meehan welcome Dr. Beth Careyva from Lehigh Valley Health Network for a discussion about an epidemic affecting many in the Lehigh Valley - diabetes.
Greg Capogna welcomes Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute of Health for a conversation about the importance of place-based work.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan, welcome Dr. John Stanford, Superintendent of the Allentown School District to talk about education as a social determinant of health, district priorities, and more.
Greg Capogna and Edward Meehan welcome Deidra Vachier from Community Services for Children to talk about the importance of early childhood education, the Head Start program, and prenatal-to-cradle-to-career guidance for Lehigh Valley children.
Greg Capogna talks with Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health as they celebrate the one-year anniversary of the institute, and all the work that is being done in conjunction with Lehigh Valley Health Network and the Pool Center for Health Analytics to tackle the social determinants of health here in the Lehigh Valley.
Greg Capogna welcomes back Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas from the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health to talk about new annual county health rankings and the "population health check-up" for Lehigh Valley residents.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan welcome Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk to the program to discuss the Allentown Vision 2030 plan, social determinants of health, the Franklin Park Ambassador program and preparing for his mayoral role.
Greg Capogna and Edward Meehan of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health sit down with Dr. Sherri Brokopp Binder of Ripple Community Inc. to talk about the importance of housing as a social determinant of health with restorative practices, as well as the support services that RCI provides to the Allentown community.
Greg Capogna and Edward Meehan of the Leonard Parker Pool Institute for Health welcome Colin Groth, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development at StriveTogether, to talk about the importance of programs and initiatives that focus on a “cradle to career” perspective and how it ties into the social determinants of health.
Greg Capogna is joined by Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas from the Rider-Pool Foundation and Trust, and together they define the backbone organizations that make up the critical components of a collective impact effort in tackling local social determinants of health.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan of the Rider-Pool Foundation welcome Darian Colbert, Executive Director and founder of Cohesion, a local nonprofit that collaborates with Lehigh Valley residents, organizations like Rider-Pool, and local government to empower the community to flourish.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan welcome Dr. Samantha Shaak, a Rider-Pool Foundation Collective Impact Fellow, to discuss how quantitative data analysis is used for neighborhood improvement action plans in the Lehigh Valley.
Greg Capogna welcomes co-hosts Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas of the Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust back for season two of HealthBEAT to talk about Dorothy Rider Pool and Leonard Parker Pool, their impact on regional healthcare, and more.
Greg Capogna welcomes back co-hosts Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas to discuss how education is an important social determinant of health.
Host Greg Capogna, together with Rider-Pool Foundation and Trust Executive Director Edward Meehan and Program Officer Ronald Dendas, tackle food insecurity and nutrition as a social determinant of health, plus how it affects those less fortunate in our shared community here in the Lehigh Valley.
Greg Capogna and Edward Meehan welcome back Lehigh Valley Health Network CEO and President Dr. Brian Nester to talk about how the Dorothy Rider Pool Healthcare Trust will evolve into the Leonard Parker Pool Institute of Health under the LVHN umbrella to residents with the social determinants of health.
Greg Capogna welcomes co-hosts Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas of the Rider-Pool Foundation and Trust to discuss housing and health—and how the effects of housing insecurity relate to the social determinants of health, right here in the Lehigh Valley.
Greg and co-host Edward Meehan are joined by Ronald Dendas, Program Officer with The Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust and Foundation to talk about the social determinants of health affecting the Lehigh Valley including affordable housing, access to healthy fresh food, and the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel.
Co-hosts Greg Capogna of WDIY and Ed Meehan from the Rider Pool Foundation and Trust welcome guest Dr. Brian Abel, MPH Operations Manager, Integrated Care Coordination at Lehigh Valley Health Network to talk about vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and the barriers to access that revolve around social determinants of health.
Hosts Greg Capogna and Edward Meehan of the Rider-Pool Foundation and Trust welcome guest Adrian Shanker, founder and Executive Director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center to discuss a recent needs assessment report on LGBTQ health, and how it can improve health outcomes within the LGBTQ community.
Greg Capogna and Edward Meehan of the Rider-Pool Foundation and Trust welcome Dr. Brian Nester, President and CEO of Lehigh Valley Health Network, to talk about the social determinants of health and how they impact an entire health system from not only a patient services perspective, but a financial one as well.
Greg Capogna along with co-hosts Edward Meehan and Ronald Dendas from the Rider-Pool Foundation and Trust talk about the Collective Impact Fellowship, the importance of social determinants of health, and how it factors into the well-being of all residents in the Lehigh Valley.
Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan of the Rider-Pool Foundation welcome Donald Bernhard, recently appointed as a Trustee to the Trexler Trust, to talk about The Century Promise - a cradle-to-college career opportunity for Allentown School District students.