Specials

Coming in April: Fighting Fat
According to the World Health Organization, more people worldwide now die from being overweight and obese than from being underweight. Given this alarming statistic, in April WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream along with The Plain Dealer will focus a multiple media series entitled Fighting Fat on the subject.

More health specials:
Facing Depression
Confronting Colon Cancer
Diabetes: The Constant Shadow
Heart Stories: Confronting the #1 Killer

Recent Coverage

Reporters’ Roundtable
The Sound of Ideas: Thursday, February 25, 2010
General Motors promises hundreds more jobs in Lordstown by the end of the year. The company is betting on demand for the new high-mileage Chevy Cruze which is selling well in Europe and Asia. Meanwhile, Governor Strickland and Republican challenger John Kasich appear on the same stage in Columbus as polls indicate a close race. Thursday morning at 9, join host Dan Moulthrop and reporters from across the state for a conversation about those stories, plus the Cleveland Clinic's sweet heart deal.

New Treatments for Brain Disorders
The Sound of Ideas: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health has only been open for about 6 months. They're pursuing innovative means of treating degenerative brain disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, which have historically left doctors dumbfounded. Among the therapies they are finding to be effective are music and art. Doctors say, while memory is lost with aging, creative qualities are left intact. Wednesday morning at 9, one of the Clinic's top brain doctors joins host Dan Moulthrop to talk about brain disorder treatments and ways to keep your brain healthy throughout life.

Tuesday Checkup: lack of sun leads to low vitamin D levels
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Scientists are learning more about the benefits of vitamin D -- something many Ohioans don't get enough of because of the lack of sunlight.

UH Case Medical Center Launches First Spinoff
Regional News Stories: Monday, February 22, 2010
University Hospitals Case Medical Center has licensed a new therapy to treat skin diseases to its own spinoff company.

What Determines Health? Location, Location, Location
The Sound of Ideas: Friday, February 19, 2010
A lot of things affect your health, including, remarkably, your zip code. A new report lists Geauga and Medina counties as having many of the healthiest residents in Ohio. Cuyahoga County? Not so much. It ranks near the bottom even though it has world-class health care facilities? So what’s the difference? Rankings show the healthiest folks live in areas where people are more educated, breathe clean air, eat fresh produce and are more likely to work outdoors. How do you transform an unhealthy community into a healthy one? There is a lot of consensus on what needs to happen; though it's not exactly apparent where to begin and how to get the right people at the table. Pull up a chair and share your thoughts, Friday morning at 9 on 90.3.

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Resources

Cancer & Depression Resources
In 2008, WVIZ/PBS featured the films The Truth About Cancer and Depression: Out of the Shadows, followed by an opportunity to receive more information about cancer and depression. Please use the links below to access the information from these two special broadcasts.
Cancer Resources
Depression Resources

Focus on Mental Health
Special coverage of mental health issues continues with a series of in-depth reports on policy and issues affecting the delivery of mental health services to people all over Northeast Ohio.

Living With Cancer
ideastream and The Gathering Place partnered with Northeast Ohio community organizations and healthcare facilities to present a special broadcast event, Living with Cancer: Celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day.
Living with Cancer Resource Guide PDF

And Thou Shalt Honor
A caregiver is anyone providing care and support to adult family members or friends who are frail, elderly, chronically ill, or have a disability.
And Thou Shalt Honor Resource Guide PDF

A Lion in the House
"Your child has cancer." Hearing these words will profoundly change a family's life, plunging members into a world of uncertainty, emotional upheaval and excruciating decisions. A Lion in the House tells the stories of five children facing battles with cancer.
A Lion in the House Resource Guide PDF

Funding

Funding for the coverage of health topics comes from the Dr. Donald J. Goodman and Ruth Weber Goodman Philanthropic Fund of The Cleveland Foundation; The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation; Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation; The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation; The McGregor Foundation; The Saint Luke’s Foundation; and The Woodruff Foundation.