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Discussion: Green Living and Eliminating Household Toxins

posted on May 6, 2008 at 1:27 PM

Discussion: Green Living and Eliminating Household Toxins author and consultant Linda Mason Hunter and Lynnae Hentzen, Executive Director of the Center on Sustainable Communities in Iowa, discuss ways to breathe easier in our homes.

Tags: green global warming health air quality water quality cancer ecology environment

Green Products and Healthy Home Interiors

posted on May 6, 2008 at 12:51 PM

Green Products and Healthy Home Interiors Indoor air quality is often worse than outdoor air quality. A toxic brew of synthetic chemicals found in building materials, furnishings, and cleaning products may be making you sick.

Tags: green global warming health air quality water quality cancer ecology environment

News Analysis: February 14, 2008

posted on February 15, 2008 at 4:57 PM

News analyst Kay Henderson, news director of Radio Iowa, talks about the proposed bill to ban smoking in public places, the bottle bill, and the superdelegate system.

Tags: news analysis politics Iowa legislature smoking health recycling

News Analysis: January 24, 2008

posted on January 30, 2008 at 9:39 AM

Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa discusses financial issues in the Iowa legislature, health care initiatives on the state level, and Ed Fallon's chances in the upcoming senatorial race.

Tags: politics Iowa legislature health taxes news analysis

Health Insurance Concerns and the Iowa Legislature

posted on January 11, 2008 at 4:52 PM

Health Insurance Concerns and the Iowa Legislature Senator Jack Hatch and John Gilliland, Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, discuss health insurance mandates and how they will affect the 2008 Iowa lesgislative session.

Tags: health health insurance taxes politics Iowa legislature

Iowa's Health & Fitness Challenges

posted on January 9, 2008 at 8:53 AM

Tim Lane, Fitness Consultant for the Iowa Department of Health and part of the “Lighten Up Iowa” program, and Jim Hallihan, Executive Director of the Iowa Sports Foundation, discuss statewide issues relating to health, fitness and obesity with host Todd Mundt.

Tags: health fitness exercise obesity

Walkable Communities

posted on January 8, 2008 at 5:41 PM

Forty years ago at least half of school-aged children walked or biked a mile to school. Today the number is about 15 percent. There are myriad reasons for this trend, but the fact remains that kids don’t walk as much as they once did. There is, though, an emerging movement to make communities more walk-able. It is a blend of strategy, infrastructure, and government incentive.

Tags: fitness health exercise

Mental Health Issues in Iowa

posted on November 29, 2007 at 3:53 PM

Mental Health Issues in Iowa Kevin Concannon, the director of the Iowa Department of Human Services; and Dr. Bruce Sieleni, Iowa President of NAMI, and Department of Corrections employee discuss the state of mental health issues in Iowa with host Todd Mundt.

Tags: mental health health

Iowa's Mental Health Grade

posted on November 27, 2007 at 1:38 PM

Iowa's Mental Health Grade The state of Iowa was recently given an 'F' for its mental health care coverage by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. What is the state doing to improve their grade? We visit one of the state's mental hospitals to see how care has changed there over the last century.

Tags: mental health health

Health Care and Financial Security

posted on October 19, 2007 at 3:31 PM

Health Care and Financial Security Democrat, Republican or Independent, nearly every poll of Americans reveals that the cost and availability of health care are big political issues. So too are other matters of family financial security, like pension viability, or mortgage regulations or even college tuition and loans. These issues are enduring and will persist through the 2008 elections.

Tags: health insurance healthcare debt health

Discussion: Treating the Obesity Epidemic

posted on April 9, 2007 at 10:33 PM

Vernon Delpesce and Carol Voss tackle questions about how to handle the obesity epidemic in America.

Tags: health fitness nutrition obesity

Discussion: Childhood Obesity

posted on April 9, 2007 at 10:33 PM

Vernon Delpesce and Carol Voss discuss how obesity affects Iowa's children.

Tags: health fitness nutrition obesity

Harkin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

posted on April 9, 2007 at 9:06 AM

Harkin Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Iowa Senator Tom Harkin talks about his work with health and wellness, particularly with children.

Tags: health children nutrition

Yoga Poses for Stress Relief

posted on February 12, 2007 at 10:55 AM

Yoga Poses for Stress Relief Maggie Rooney of Firehouse Yoga Studio in Des Moines takes us through three yoga poses she says are good for both the body and the mind.

Tags: yoga fitness health web exclusive

Emotional Wellbeing & Heart Disease

posted on February 12, 2007 at 12:00 AM

Emotional Wellbeing & Heart Disease Stress and how we react to it may be a greater risk factor for heart problems than even high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Tags: health stress yoga heart

An Interview with Fred Hoiberg

posted on February 12, 2007 at 12:00 AM

An Interview with Fred Hoiberg After doctors found a serious heart defect during a routine insurance physical, Fred Hoiberg now calls himself lucky.

Tags: health heart basketball

What Your Heart Does For You

posted on February 12, 2007 at 12:00 AM

What Your Heart Does For You Doctors at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and a dietician at the Iowa Heart Center talk about lifestyle factors that play a role in heart disease.

Tags: health heart

Heart Doctors Help Children in the Yucatan

posted on February 12, 2007 at 12:00 AM

Heart Doctors Help Children in the Yucatan For nearly 30 years Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines has been donating time and expertise to help children with heart problems from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Tags: heart health children Mexico