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A Healthy Conversation

A Healthy Conversation

Each week on  A Healthy Conversation , hosts Steve Woods and Dr. Jeff Barkin engage national leaders and local experts from the clinical, business, scientific, academic, and political communities about the issues that impact us all. Topics on the show cover everything from emerging technologies and policy work, to personal and/or public health, to educational and environmental issues. Show guests have included representatives from the CDC and medical companies, educators and innovators, as well as local business leaders, retailers, and government officials. An honest and upbeat dialogue about today’s realities and tomorrow’s developing opportunities, each show showcases the thinkers and explores the thinking that will help us change the conversation

Steve Woods

Tuesday, December 21, 202112/21/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 12/19

Dr. Dora Mills , Chief Health Improvement Officer for MaineHealth is this weeks guest on the show. Each week, host…

Steve Woods

Friday, December 10, 202112/10/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 12/12

Winter in Maine means we can either hibernate until spring or choose to make the most of the cold, snow,…

Steve Woods

Friday, December 3, 202112/03/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 12/05

The physical effects of COVID-19 are well documented, but what about the effects on our mental health? Dr. Jeffrey Barkin joins Steve Woods this week to discuss how the past 20 months have taxed the mental health system and what we can all do to protect our own mental health.

Steve Woods

Friday, November 19, 202111/19/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 11/21

The American Red Cross of Northern New England serves more than 3.2 million people. This Sunday, Red Cross Communications Manager…

Steve Woods

Friday, November 12, 202111/12/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 11/14

This week, Steve is talking basketball and Civil War era forts! Boston Celtics Director of Scouting and Maine Celtics GM…

Steve Woods

Friday, November 5, 202111/05/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 11/7

1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men has experienced sexual or physical violence or stalking by an intimate…

Steve Woods

Monday, November 1, 202111/01/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 10/31

This week, the director of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s Climate Center Dr. Dave Reidmiller joins Steve to talk…

Steve Woods

Friday, October 22, 202110/22/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 10/24

This week, Dr. Anne Ryan joins Steve Woods with an update on an innovative learning program, STRIVE WorldWIDE while Laura Seaton from Window Dressers talks about an inexpensive way to winterize your own home and help low income families stay warm this winter.

Steve Woods

Tuesday, October 19, 202110/19/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 10/17

You may listen to music for enjoyment, for distraction, to relax…but could music also lead to better outcomes following a…

Steve Woods

Thursday, October 7, 202110/07/2021

A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods 10/10

The Ecology School’s President and CEO, Drew Dumsch, joined Steve to talk about the school’s amazing new sustainable campus along…

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