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I always eyeball what’s trending on Twitter when I check my account first thing in the morning. Trending today is   I clicked on the hashtag to see what people were tweeting about globally.

I landed at this Tweet from @FRESHSpeakers and took their advice. I had to get my workday going and we all know how you can get sucked into more time reading smart posts about things that interest you.  I watched this TED talk by Ms. Nkki Webber Allen and felt compelled to share it here on HealthCetera.

Nikki Webber Allen is a mMultimedia producer and is working to create a safe space for honest conversations about mental health in communities of color.

Having feelings isn’t a sign of weakness — they mean we’re human, says producer and activist Nikki Webber Allen. Even after being diagnosed with anxiety and depression, Webber Allen felt too ashamed to tell anybody, keeping her condition a secret until a family tragedy revealed how others close to her were also suffering. In this important talk about mental health, she speaks openly about her struggle — and why communities of color must undo the stigma that misreads depression as a weakness and keeps sufferers from getting help.

As it’s , teach yourself a new fact about mental illness. The more the world knows, the more we reduce the stigma

Be kind to others. Listen to their stories. Support them to seek professional help. Keep checking in with them. Tell them they matter.

 

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I always eyeball what's trending on Twitter

Policy, Radio/Podcast

HealthCetera Producer Kristi Westphaln shares a personal account of her experience on Monday, October 2, 2017. This news put her radio skills into action. Below is her account and her interview with California Senator Richard Pan.  Dr. Richard Pan is a pediatrician, former UC Davis educator and State Senator.

I was interviewing at the University of California Los Angeles, it was during a lunch break, and I was sitting alone running through my social media feed. I made a gut-wrenching discovery Someone who I know to be sweet, amazing, and with an adventurous spirit. Someone with two young children and a loving family. Someone who loves country music and went to a concert, in Las Vegas, on the wrong day at the wrong time….

Fifty-nine people are dead and over five hundred people are wounded from the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. This tragedy is not the first of its kind. Mass shootings are on the rise in America and have infiltrated venues that were once considered safe: elementary schools, concert venues, nightclubs, and other community settings. As gun violence continues to kill over 30,000 Americans per year, conversations continue about how the government plans to respond to this epidemic.

While some talk, others act. Pediatrician and California Senator Richard Pan immediately made a statement.

HealthCetera Senior Fellow Kristi Westphaln interviews Senator Pan regarding the need for action in protecting Californians and all Americans from the gun violence epidemic. He highlights key tenets of managing gun violence from a public health perspective, speaks to how research represents an essential element to combating the gun violence epidemic and offers hope for the future.

The wave of nausea at the pit of my stomach hasn’t dissipated, and I don’t want it to. Violence isn’t normal, nor should it be normalized. The great debate of how to make America great needs a new frame- how can we work together to make America safe?

You can hear the interview here or on HealthCetera’s iTunes channel.

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HealthCetera Producer Kristi Westphaln shares a personal

HealthCetera, Media Engagement

After years of producing health radio programs for WBAI in New York City, I’m delighted to be producing and hosting HealthCetera in the Catskills on WIOX Radio in Roxbury, New York, from 2:00 to 2:55 EST every week. This local community radio station is located in the Northern Catskill Mountains and streams online at WIOXradio.org. Locally, it is locally available at 91.3 FM and at 107.5 FM on the Campus of SUNY (State University of New York) at Delhi. It’s also available on the Radio Garden app.

HealthCetera in the Catskills explores the impact of local, state and national health and social issues on the communities of the Catskills. It’s  a mix of policy, politics, programs that work, and the socioeconomic issues that affect the health of individuals, families and communities. The program aims to engage and empower people to make informed decisions about their own health and that of their families and communities.

Joining me in this venture are HealthCetera Correspondents, public health nurse and co-host Barbara Glickstein, school nurse Robin Cogan, health journalist Liz Seegert, and holistic nurse Eve Adler. You can find there bios here [please add link to the page with the bios].

I hope you’ll tune in and send your feedback at healthceteracatskills@gmail.com.

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After years of producing health radio programs

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