Millennium Health Matters Radio Show

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Welcome to Millennium Health Matters with your host Rita Hubbard-Robinson. This show is brought to you by Millennium Collaborative Care, the Performing Provider System that is igniting healthcare change by partnering with physicians, healthcare providers and community-based organizations to improve the delivery of healthcare for Medicaid patients across the eight counties of Western New York. Please join us currently every Saturday at 7 AM on WUFO 1080 AM … and keep your healthy learning going by picking up a free copy of Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine, WNY’s premiere health, fitness, and nutrition magazine for people of all ages available at Tops, Wegmans and over 2,000 Western New York locations or online at buffalohealthyliving.com.

Current Show

Sat., Aug. 3
Guests: Anthony Sheppard, THRIVE Buffalo Coordinator
Fatima Johnson, THRIVE Buffalo Career Advisor
Topic: THRIVE Buffalo… Getting the Better Job

Past Shows

2019

July

Sat., July 20
Guest: Rev. George Nicholas, MDiv, Senior Pastor, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist; Convener, African American Health Disparities Task Force
Topic: AAHDTF Upcoming 2nd Annual Igniting Hope Conference – Aug. 16-17, 2019
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: https://forms.gle/kM3CBvzEHyJeuA3s8

Sat., July 13
Guests/Topic: THRIVE Buffalo providing avenues to better employment

Sat., July 6

Guest: Linya Owens-Lewis, MHA, Marketplace Facilitated Enroller, Univera Healthcare
Topic: Enrolling in Healthcare and Transitioning to Medicare

5-18-19
• Guest: Guest: Karl Shallowhorn, Education Program Coordinator, Community Health Center of Buffalo
• Topic: Teens and Mental Health

5-11-19
• Guest: Kaelyn Gates, Development Manager, American Lung Association
• Topic: Supporting Work of American Lung Association

5-4-19

Guest: Doris Carbonell-Medina, J.D., Director, Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative (ESPRI), United Way of Buffalo and Erie County
Topic: Update on ESPRI, Introducing THRIVE Buffalo: Opening Pathways to Careers

1/21/19(Michelle Mercer, Clinical Integration Officer of MCC)

1/14/19(Alexa Joan Wajed, Health Food Chef)

1/7/19(Annette Pinder, Publisher and Editer of Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine)

June

Sat., June 29

Guest: Rev. George Nicholas, MDiv, Senior Pastor, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist; Convener, African American Health Disparities Task Force
Topic: AAHDTF Upcoming 2nd Annual Igniting Hope Conference – Aug. 16-17, 2019

Sat., June 22

Guest: Sharon Bachman, Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator
Cheryl Harris, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Erie County
Topic: Gardening for Health

Sat., June 15

Guests: Ag Pavilion Committee Members – Della Miller, Gail Wells, Rebekah Williams
Topic: Agricultural Pavilion: The Place to be at Juneteenth !!

Sat., June 8
Guests: Terry Alford, Lead – Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)
Rev. Mark E. Blue, President – @BuffaloNAACP
Topic: Tobacco and Social Justice

5-25-19
Guests: Ag Pavilion Committee Members – Rebekah Williams, Della Miller, Gail Wells
Topic: Agricultural Pavilion at @buffalojuneteen

5-18-19
• Guest: Guest: Karl Shallowhorn, Education Program Coordinator, Community Health Center of Buffalo
• Topic: Teens and Mental Health

5-11-19
• Guest: Kaelyn Gates, Development Manager, American Lung Association
• Topic: Supporting Work of American Lung Association

5-4-19

1/21/19(Michelle Mercer, Clinical Integration Officer of MCC)

1/14/19(Alexa Joan Wajed, Health Food Chef)

1/7/19(Annette Pinder, Publisher and Editer of Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine)

May

5-25-19
Guests: Ag Pavilion Committee Members – Rebekah Williams, Della Miller, Gail Wells
Topic: Agricultural Pavilion at @buffalojuneteen

5-18-19
• Guest: Guest: Karl Shallowhorn, Education Program Coordinator, Community Health Center of Buffalo
• Topic: Teens and Mental Health

5-11-19
• Guest: Kaelyn Gates, Development Manager, American Lung Association
• Topic: Supporting Work of American Lung Association

5-4-19

1/21/19(Michelle Mercer, Clinical Integration Officer of MCC)

1/14/19(Alexa Joan Wajed, Health Food Chef)

1/7/19(Annette Pinder, Publisher and Editer of Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine)

April

4-27-19
• Guest: Dr. Ricky Fleming, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Buffalo State College
• Topic: JAZZ Appreciation Month: Music Can Heal

4-20-19
• Guest: Michelle Foster – Chef/Personal Chef, Owner Balanced Life Meals
• Topic: Healthy Balanced Meals at the Healthy Corner Store Near You!

4-13-19

Guests: Cary Sisti, RN, ANP-BC, Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Hospice Buffalo; Frank Maietta, Vice President of Hospice Services and Managed Care Development, Niagara Hospice
Topic: Hospice care – Reducing End of Life Suffering and More

4-6-19
Guest: Pastor Kinzer Pointer, Chairperson, Erie County Poverty Commission; Pastor, Agape Fellowship Baptist Church; Chairperson, MCC Board of Managers
Topic: Impact of Poverty on Health

1/21/19(Michelle Mercer, Clinical Integration Officer of MCC)

1/14/19(Alexa Joan Wajed, Health Food Chef)

1/7/19(Annette Pinder, Publisher and Editer of Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine)

March

3-30-19
Guest: Linda F. Pessar, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry
UB Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Topic: Women and Mental Health

3-16-19

Topic: Buffalo Perinatal – Prenatal Network https://bppn.org/
— Programs for Moms and Dads
Guests: Annmarie Correa, Program Manager, Healthy Families; Antoine Johnson, Nurturing Fathers Initiative

3-9-19 – Victor Ilozue, COO, & Jocelyn Guthrie, Fitness Instructor, Rapha Wellness Center
Topic: Rapha Wellness Center and Diabetes Prevention Programs
VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/y3q32bjh

3-2-19 Jillian Jones, Director of Advancement, Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Topic: Community Space Promotes Community Health:
AK360 Public Meeting – March 5 – 5:30-8 pm @MackHighSchool ‏
INFO: https://tinyurl.com/y2tcng3c

1/21/19(Michelle Mercer, Clinical Integration Officer of MCC)

1/14/19(Alexa Joan Wajed, Health Food Chef)

1/7/19(Annette Pinder, Publisher and Editer of Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine)

February

2-23-19 – Rev. George Nicholas & Danielle Pelfrey Duryea, MA, JD, LLM

Health Impacts of Exploitive Ticketing & Avoidable School Suspensions on African Americans Living in Buffalo

2-16-19 Tracey Kruger – Celebrating 10 Years Smoke-Free

2-9-19 – Thomas J. Quatroche, Jr, PhD, President & CEO, Erie County Medical Center

1/21/19(Michelle Mercer, Clinical Integration Officer of MCC)

1/14/19(Alexa Joan Wajed, Health Food Chef)

1/7/19(Annette Pinder, Publisher and Editer of Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine)

January

2-16-19 Tracey Kruger – Celebrating 10 Years Smoke-Free

1/21/19(Michelle Mercer, Clinical Integration Officer of MCC)

1/14/19(Alexa Joan Wajed, Health Food Chef)

1/7/19(Annette Pinder, Publisher and Editer of Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine)

Sat., March 30, 2019
Guest: Linda F. Pessar, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry
UB Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Topic: Women and Mental Health

2018

December

12/17/18(Guest: Sandy McDougal, Patient Care Millennium; Tera Mcllwain, Pharmacist of Millennium; Latonya Diggs, Behavioral Health Manager Millennium)

12/10/18(Guest: Stan Martin, Director/Senior Trainer, CAI Global)

12/03/18(Guests: Kelly Asher, Community Coalition Coordinator, Erie County Dept. of Health)

November

11/12/18(Guests: Jane Rosenfeld, Public Relations Liaison, Taoist Tai Chi Society of Buffalo)

11/04/18(Guest Host: Rita Hubbard-Robinson JD, Host, Millennium Health Matters Radio; Guests: Rita Hubbard-Robinson JD, Host, Millennium Health Matters Radio)

October

10/22/18(Guests: Sheila Bass, Coordinator - Healthy Corner Store Initiative; Jocelyn Guthrie, Fitness and Nutrition Instructor)

10/8/18(Guest: Rev. George Nicholas, Pastor, Lincoln Memorial; Convener, African-American Health Disparities Task (AAHDTF))

September

9/17/18(Guest: Mary Carol, Program Director of ECCPASA)

9/10/18(Guest: Christine Wolf, Public Health Registered Nurse, Niagara County of Health)

August

8/13/18(Guest: Joan Calkins, MD, Village Pediatrics and Rheumatology, Hamburg NY)

8/6/18(Guest: Dina Thompson, Board President, Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition & Brandy Loveland, Director of Community Engagement, Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition)

July

7/30/18(Guest: Dee Johnson, Director at the National Witness Project)

Aired on: 7/16/18(Guest: Michael Manka, ECMC Chief of Emergency Medicine)

7/8/18(Guest: Megan Dumpleton, Project Manager at Population Health Collaborative)

June

6/25/18(Guest: LuAnne Brown, CEO Buffalo Perinatal-Prenatal Network)

6/18/18(Guest: Patti Green-George, President at Healthy Living; Topic: Healthy Living)

6/11/18(Guest: Richard Vienne, Vice President & CMO, Univera_WNY and Safety Net Excellus; Topic: Importance of Blood Pressure Screening)

May

5/25/18(Guests: Chris Spicer, VP, Program, Planned Parenthood of Western/Central NY; Andrea Hamilton, Program Manager, HOPE Buffalo; Adolescent Health)

5/21/18(Guest: Jillian Barone, Millennium Director of Ambulatory Service Transformation & Provider Engagement; Topic: The Shift to Value Based Payment)

5/14/18(Guest: Marlene Schillinger, President & CEO, Jewish Family Service of Buffalo and Erie County; Topic: Teens and Stress)

April

4/30/18(Guests: Kristin Wolf, RN, BSN Nursing Division, Niagara County Department of Health; Jordan Weixlmann, Health and Wellness Coordinator. Erie County Senior Services)

4/23/18(Guests:George F. Nicholas, Pastor, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church & Kinzer M. Pointer, Jr., Pastor, Agape Fellowship Baptist Church; Chair, Board of Managers, Millennium Collaborative Care )

4/16/18(Guest: Mark Nowak & Mia Thornton, Brylin Topic: #meToo Movement)

4/2/18(Topic: Intersection of Poverty & Health)

March

3/26/18(Guest:Lonnie Green, Heaven Sent Barber Shop, Blood Pressure Self Screening Initiative)

3/12/18

3/5/18(Guest: Sander Koyfman, MD, board-certified psychiatrist and Medical Director for Behavioral Health, WellCare Topic: Why Being Positive is Important to Having a Healthy Life)

February

2/26/18(Guests: Maisha Drayton & Andrea Hamilton; Topic: Community Approaches to Reducing STIs)

2/12/18(Guest: Russ Maxwell, Owner, Medical Answering Services; Topic: Is Transportation A Barrier To Getting to The Doctor?)

January

1/29/18(Guests: Jennifer L. Sullivan & Kaelyn Gates, American Lung Association – Northeast Region; Topic: 2018 LungForce Expo – Thurs., March 15; LungForce Walk – Thurs., June 7)

1/22/18(Guest: Kenyani Davis, MD, MPH, Assistant Medical Director, Millennium Collaborative Care; Topic: The Importance of the Annual Doctor Visit)

1/15/18(Guest: Demone Smith, Director, Buffalo Employment and Training Center (BETC))

1/8/18(Guest: Paul Lukasik, Director, Buffalo Mindfulness Center; Topic: Mindfulness and Healthy Living)

2017

December

12/18/17(Guest: Susan Grinslade, PhD, RN, PHN-CS, BC, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Clinical Professor, University at Buffalo School of Nursing; Topic: Preventing and Managing Diabetes)