Wellness Wednesday is a talk show about health and wellness throughout the Y-K Delta that features health care providers from Bethel and the Y-K Delta region. The program airs at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday with hosts from YKHC Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, Irniamta Ikayurviat, Public Health Nursing, and Tundra Women's Coalition.
Excellent Health with YKHC: Heart health
YKHC Information Officer Nicholai Joekay has a conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Bates and Eliza Ellsworth about how to keep your heart healthy in the Y-K Delta.
2/15/2024 • 45 minutes, 49 seconds
Ice wisdom and safety with YKFC and BSAR
Stacey Reardon interviews Mark Leary from Bethel Search and Rescue about his thoughts on ice as a living thing and ice safety.
2/14/2024 • 37 minutes, 27 seconds
Excellent Health with YKHC: Dental health and DHAT
Trisha Patton and Maksii Charles chat with YKHC Information officer Nicholai Joekay about an exciting career opportunity in dental health.
1/16/2024 • 23 minutes, 42 seconds
A 'Fresh Start' with the AK Dept. of Public Health
Interested in some help with your health? Wellness Producer Alexander Salonga interviews Nurse Consultant Jessica A. Downes about Fresh Start, an online program and media campaign to help Alaskans better their chronic health conditions.
1/12/2024 • 19 minutes, 47 seconds
Excellent Health with YKHC: Learning about RSV
YKHC Public Health Director Brian Lefferts and YKHC Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges talk with Nicholai Joekay about RSV and how to prevent contracting it.
12/7/2023 • 28 minutes
Peacetalk: Reflecting on Domestic Violence Awareness Month
For her last show as host, Elizabeth “Alagirl” Hebert reflects on the ways that Bethel's community honored and acknowledged Domestic Violence Awareness Month this past October.
11/22/2023 • 26 minutes, 31 seconds
Healthy service with YKFC and the JVs
Members of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center and the Jesuit Volunteer Corps chat with Stacy Reardon about the impact of volunteering in their lives.
11/16/2023 • 14 minutes, 19 seconds
Excellent Health with YKHC: Securing travel
YKHC Information Officer Nicholai Joekay is joined by Lisa Wimmer, VP of Finance/CFO, and Deanna Latham, VP of Support Services, to discuss strategies for health-related travel.
11/2/2023 • 23 minutes, 58 seconds
Healthy service with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center
Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center members chat with Stacey Reardon about how volunteering has improved their lives.
10/21/2023 • 20 minutes, 57 seconds
Suicide prevention research for Alaska Natives by Alaska Natives
Native Alaskans on the UAF BeWel Project discuss their work on culture-based suicide prevention research.
10/19/2023 • 50 minutes, 9 seconds
Excellent Health with YKHC: Flu shot season
Dr. Elizabeth Bates and Brian Konig chat with YKHC Public Information Officer Nicholai Joekay about what to do this upcoming flu season.
10/6/2023 • 30 minutes, 47 seconds
Peacetalk: Practicing self-care
Elizabeth "Alagirl" Andrew shares a variety of ways to practice self-care as summer comes to an end.
9/28/2023 • 36 minutes, 31 seconds
Hope and suicide prevention in the Y-K Delta
KYUK Wellness Producer Alexander Salonga is joined by Diane McEachern and Jim Chaliak to discuss three suicide prevention programs in the Y-K Delta with special guest Esther Green.
9/13/2023 • 43 minutes, 17 seconds
Excellent Health with YKHC: Preventative care visits
YKHC Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges joins YKHC Public Information Officer Nicholai Joekay to discuss preventative care visits.
9/13/2023 • 30 minutes, 1 second
Sober Heroes on ‘recovering out loud’
Blaze Bell and Stevi Angasan, recipients of the 2022 and 2023 Recover Alaska Sober Heroes award respectively, speak about the importance of "recovering out loud" and serving as positive examples for Alaskans experiencing addiction.
8/30/2023 • 25 minutes, 13 seconds
Peace Talk: Mission and programming
After presenting some community announcements, Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC) Outreach Coordinator Elizabeth "Alagirl" Andrew reviews TWC 's mission statement and updates listeners on their programming.
8/25/2023 • 25 minutes, 45 seconds
Paddling the Kuskokwim
In June, Andres Camacho and Tess Hostetter departed from McGrath to travel down the Kuskokwim River in a raft. Just under a month later, they landed in Bethel.
8/9/2023 • 32 minutes, 17 seconds
Excellent Health with YKHC: Prescription produce program
YKHC Public Information Officer Nicholai Joekay is joined by Elizabeth Tressler from YKHC's Diabetes Prevention and Control, and Debbie Michael from Bethel Community Services Foundation to discuss the prescription produce program.
8/2/2023 • 23 minutes, 44 seconds
Nutrition in a nutshell with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center
This week Brian Jackson, operations and fitness supervisor at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Fitness Center, shares an overview of the basic components of nutrition and keeping a balanced diet.
7/19/2023 • 27 minutes, 8 seconds
Vaping trends among Alaskan youth
Victoria Galanopoulos with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Tobacco Prevention and Coordination, Christy Knight with the Alaska Department of Health, and Jennifer Chikoyak with the American Lung Association discuss e-cigarette use among young Alaskans and the risks associated with it.
7/13/2023 • 35 minutes, 47 seconds
Excellent Health with YKHC: Summer safety reminders
Dr. Ellen Hodges and Nicholai Joekay offer some helpful reminders for staying safe while enjoying summer on the Delta.
7/5/2023 • 29 minutes, 1 second
Peacetalk: Teens Acting Against Violence
From working to address houselessness in Bethel to celebrating Pride, Tundra Women's Coalition's (TWC) Teens Acting Against Violence (TAAV) group empowers teens to get involved in the community. Elizabeth 'Alagirl' Andrew and Zoë Schultz recap the group's accomplishments of the past year.
6/28/2023 • 51 minutes, 22 seconds
Celebrating Pride in Bethel
June is Pride Month, and local teens are getting ready to celebrate. Tundra Women's Coalition's Teens Acting Against Violence (TAAV) speak about Pride in Bethel. This is followed by a discussion with Taylor Feightner, co-executive director of Choosing Our Roots, about the importance of safe spaces for queer youth.
6/21/2023 • 29 minutes, 54 seconds
Excellent Health with YKHC: Childhood immunizations
Mary Horgan is joined by Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges, pediatrician Dr. Lye-Ching Wong, and Director of Public Health Brian Lefferts to discuss the importance of keeping children up to date on their immunizations.
6/8/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
Peacetalk: The importance of mental health
Elizabeth “Alagirl” Andrew, outreach coordinator at Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC), shares tips and strategies for taking care of our mental health.
5/24/2023 • 23 minutes, 42 seconds
Water safety with the Yukon Kuskokwim Fitness Center
Stacey Reardon, MaryCait Dolan, and Bev Hoffman discuss the best ways to stay safe around water and avoid drowning as the waters of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta begin to thaw for the spring and summer.
5/17/2023 • 27 minutes, 41 seconds
Excellent Health with YKHC: Practicing Calricaraq
For Mental Health Awareness Month, Mary Horgan is joined by James Chaliak, Director of Preventative Health Services at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Consortium's (YKHC) Behavioral Health Department, to discuss how the guiding principles of YKHC's Calricaraq program promote mental wellbeing.
5/3/2023 • 27 minutes, 45 seconds
Peacetalk: Learning more about TWC's Sexual Assault Reponse Team
For Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Elizabeth 'Alagirl' Andrew and Nonni Aloralrea from Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC) speak about TWC's Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and other TWC programs designed to support survivors of sexual assault within the community.
4/26/2023 • 40 minutes, 29 seconds
Improving the behavioral health continuum of care
Katie Baldwin Johnson and Janie Ferguson of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority discuss the future of care for those experiencing a behavioral health crisis in the state of Alaska.
4/12/2023 • 31 minutes, 50 seconds
Excellent Health with YKHC: Early childhood nutrition and the WIC program
This month on Excellent Health, Mary Horgan is joined by fellow YKHC employees Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges, WIC Coordinator Henry Batchelor, and Family Nurse Practitioner Kristina Morris to discuss the ways in which the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program can help support good nutrition during pregnancy and the early stages of childhood.
4/5/2023 • 28 minutes, 55 seconds
Peacetalk: Recapping TWC's annual meeting
This month on Peacetalk, Elizabeth "Alagirl" Andrew recaps the Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC) annual meeting, which took place earlier this month.
3/22/2023 • 28 minutes, 54 seconds
Celebrating World TB Day 2023: 'Yes! We can end TB'
Celebrated each year on March 24, World TB Day commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. This year, the Stop TB Partnership's theme for World TB Day is "Yes! We can end TB."
3/8/2023 • 27 minutes, 26 seconds
Excellent Health with YKHC: Knowing the risk factors of colorectal cancer
For National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Mary Horgan and Dr. Ellen Hodges of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation discuss the risk factors and testing options for colorectal cancer.
3/2/2023 • 28 minutes, 33 seconds
Peacetalk: Recent outreach and Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Tundra Women's Coalition (TWC)'s Elizabeth "Alagirl" Andrew discusses the recent Bethel Annual Point In Time count and Project Homeless Connect events with Nakissha Bialy. She also provides important warning signs of teen dating violence in honor of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.
