Health & Fitness

Mental Health

Dr Henry East-Trou from Gandara Center talks about the high rate of mental health issues in the Springfield area. Their organization works specifically with the Hispanic community, providing residential, mental health, substance abuse and preventive services to...

Doctor Shortage

Dr. Scott Wolf from Mercy Medical Center talks about a recent Massachusetts Medical Society study that said there is a shortage of doctors in western Massachusetts, with Berkshire County being hit particularly hard. He also discusses the challenges in attracting...

Project Baby Springfield

Julie Pimental of Project Baby Springfield, a working group of Springfield’s Department of Health and Human Services, talks about the Pioneer Valley having a higher infant mortality rate than other communities and the state as a whole. Project Baby Springfield aspires...

Exercise Boot Camp

Summer is almost here!  If you’re worried about your body being beach ready, experts say its not too late.  Good old fashioned boot camp style training is back in vogue and, according to one local fitness guru, its producing some incredible results! But not...

Swimming Safety

Dawn Leaks, Director of Communication at the American Red Cross, discusses swimming safety and keeping children (and everyone else!) safe in the pool now that summer swimming season is here. Westfield firefighter/paramedic Terry Goodrich will also be on...

Hospice Walk

Carol Rodrigues,  Director of Hospice Operations for Bayatate Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, discusses the upcoming June 8  “Step Out for Hospice” fund raiser walk at Forest Park, as well as the services Hospice...

AIDS Foundation

Jessica Crevier  of the AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts and  Mark Zatyrka,  co-owner and Vice President of Marketing of the American Homecare Federation and co-founder of the Connecticut Hemophilia Society join  Rob Quinn who in 2012, launched openlypoz.com,...

Preventive Mastectomies

Surgeon Lisa Planeta, MD from the Breast Care Center at Mercy Medical Center discusses preventive breast removal surgery and the BRCA1 gene following actress Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy earlier this year to address her...

Autism

Bruce Waslick, MD of Baystate Child Behavioral Health at Baystate Medical Center  discusses autism, the particular challenges parents and children face with an Autism diagnosis and clinical drug trial  pf a possible medicine to help treat autism, which Baystate Med...