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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 – Detecting And Treating Cancer

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Cancer is a scary diagnosis, but early detection and treatment can help improve the chances that you will survive and spend many more good years with your loved ones.  Some tribes are working with health experts to bring the latest information and research on cancer to their communities. Have you or a loved one survived cancer? What advice do you now share with others?

Guests:

Nancy Smith – Director of Nursing for the Health Clinicof the Poarch Band of Creek Indians

Dr. Lisa Richardson – Division Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control with the CDC

Kellen Polingyumptewa (Hopi) – community health representative with the Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention

Madeline Sahneyah  (Hopi and Tewa) – Health Educator for the Hopi Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

 

Break Music: Reindeer (song) Pamyua (artist) Caught In The Act (album)

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 – Body Image

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The fat acceptance movement aims to end discrimination of overweight and obese people. Have you ever been criticized or judged because of your size? We’ve all heard about the health risks of being overweight, but can you be healthy and love your big body at the same time? In this hour, we will talk about how messages about weight can have an impact on our body image and maybe even our overall health. 

 

Guests:

Carolina  Castoreno (Lipan Apache/Mescalero Apache/Yaqui) – President of the Native American Student Alliance at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

Veronica Hill  (San Carlos Apache/Jicarilla Apache/Laguna Pueblo) – law student at Arizona State

 


Break Music: Enaemaekisaeh (song) Wayne Silas Jr (artist) Infinite Passion (album) 

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