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CHICAGO MATTERS: Examining Health

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Thirty-Minute Documentaries · Reports and Personal Essays
Town Meetings · "Is Anybody Listening" -- A Live Performance

Thirty-Minute Documentaries

Clinical Medical Ethics:
Doing the Right Thing in Health Care's Brave New World
What is a life worth living? When is it time to die? As modern medicine's tools grow more powerful, these questions are asked each day, in every hospital in the country. This program will profile the people who answer them — clinical medical ethicists. Producer: Alex Blumberg

Experts:

Dr. Bill Meadow, clinical medical ethicist at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Dr. Michael Silver, Rush Presbyrterian Hospital, Chicago, IL

A Danger to Themselves or Others
On any given day, there are 10,000 men and women in Cook County Jail. About ten percent suffer from mental illness. This documentary will explore the care these pre-trial detainees receive — from diagnosis to acute care to release. It will shed light on a place rarely seen and often misunderstood by the outside world. Producer: Dan Collison

Experts:

Dr. Leslie Stein, head psychiatrist, Psychiatric Evaluation Team, Cook County Jail, Chicago, IL. Dr. Nica Garrity, coordinating psycholologist, Men's Division of The Acute Care Psychiatric Unit, Cook County Jail, Chicago, IL. Stacey Bernardino, therapist, Men's Residential Treatment Unit, Cook County Jail Dr. Satinder Brar, head psychologist on Men's Residential Treatment Unit, Cook County Jail Eric Spruth, expressive therapist, Mental Health Division, Cook County Jail Dr. Gary Kenuik, head psychologist, Women's Health Unit, Cook County Jail Sara Musa, linkage social worker, Mental Health Divsion, Cook County Jail

Searching for the Cure: Alternative Medicine
Growing numbers of people are turning to alternative medicine, often rejecting traditional health care in favor of herbal remedies and hands-on healers. Through intimate stories of patients and their healthcare practitioners, this documentary will explore the world of alternative medicine.
Producer: Julia McEvoy

Experts:

Dr. Eugene Ridley, doctor of Naprapathy, Natural Health Inc. 640 N. La Salle, Chicago. telephone: 312.266.0611 Dr. James Gordon, Center for Mind-Body Medicine, Washington D.C., author of Maniefsto for a New Medicine: Your Guide to Healing Partnerships and the Wise Use of Alternative Therapy Dr. Paul Mcguire, C.E.O., Chicago National College of Naprapathy, Chicago, IL U.S. Government Office of Alternative Medicine,. Bethesda, MD telephone: 301.402.2466

Asthma in Chicago: a Deadly Concern
Even as science learns more about it, asthma rates continue to climb, especially in Chicago which has one of the country's highest asthma death rates. This documentary will examine asthma as a major public health concern and tell personal stories of people coping with this chronic illness.
Producer: Shirley Jahad

	Experts:	Dr. Steven Potsic, regional health administrator for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Ron Burke, American Lung Association of Chicago. Dr. Michael McDermott, emergency room director, Cook County Hospital. Samella Green, community asthma worker, Henry Horner Homes. Gloria Henry, community asthma worker, Henry Horner Homes.
	Additional Resources:	Dr. Vicky Persky, epidemiologist University of Illinois, Chicago Public Health Dept. Dr. Richard Evans, Children's Memorial Hospital Asthma Clinic Claudia Buyer, Rush Presbyterian, St. Lukes Medical Center, Henry Horner Pediatric Asthma Program. Dr. Kevin Weiss, director for the Center for Health Services Research, Rush Presbertyrian, St. Lukes Medical Center. The Chicago Asthma Consortium 312 .243.1560 Dr. Raoul Wolf, director of Division of Allergy, Immunology at La Rabida Children's Hospital.

When the Shooting Stops
Rehabilitation covers many degrees of recovery from injury. This program will follow a victim of violence who is working to regain physical and mental strength, first at a rehabilitation center and then at home.
Producer: Judith Kampfner

Experts:

Dr. Lisa F. Thornton, M.D. assistant professor of Pediatrics & Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Chicago Hospitals, director of Kids Rehab at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital & LaRabida Children's Hospital,Chicago. Shirley Copland, inpatient supervisor of Physical Therapy Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital and Care Network, Chicago. Dr. Michelle Gittler, M.D., associate medical director of Academic Affairs Residency Training Program, director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program of Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital and Care Network, Chicago. Mark Karlin, public spokesperson, Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital, Chicago. Maria Gotfryd, Case Management Department, Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital, Chicago.

Forever Young
Americans are fixated on youth, even as unprecedented numbers of us are aging, and as life expectancy climbs. This program will explore how seniors today strive to stay healthy through traditional and alternative forms of practice and prevention. Producer: Karen Michel

Experts:

White Crane Wellness Center 1355 W. Foster Ave., Chicago telephone: 773.271.9001 Shizu Lofton, instructor featured in documentary Dr. Madeline Iris, Bueller Center on Aging, Northwestern Hospital, Chicago.

Reports and Personal Essays

Welcome to “Chicago Matters: Examining Health”

Experts:

Steven Whitman, director of Epidemiology, Chicago Department of Public Health. Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Linda Murray, medical director, Woodlawn Adult Health Center, Ambulatory and Community Health Care Network of Cook County. Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Terry Conway, chief operating officer, Cook County Bureau of Health Services/Ambulatory & Community Health Care Network of Cook County. Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Fred Etner, medical director of Ravenswood Alternative Health Partners. Chicago, Illinois.

How Health Care has Changed: Interviews with Seniors

Letter from the Editor: Through the Eyes of Illness

West Side Story: Rich in Institutions, Poor in Health

Experts:

Steven Whitman, director of Epidemiology, Chicago Department of Public Health. Chicago, Illinois Dr. David Ansell, chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Mt. Sinai Hospital. Chicago, Illinois. Benn Greenspan, president and chief executive officer, Sinai Health System. Chicago, Illinois. Lynn Laurence, nurse case manager, Lawndale Christian Health Center. Vanessa Little, outreach coordinator, Lawndale Christian Health Center.Chicago, Illinois. Shari Wenokur, director of Family Services, Sinai Community Institute.Chicago, Illinois.

Breastfeeding: A Healthy Start

Experts:

Dr. Lawrence, professor emeritus, University of Chicago, Department of Pediatrics & Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Chairman, Work Group, American Academy of Pediatrics. Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Lead author of American Academy of Pediatrics' revised guidelines on breast-feeding. Kim Clark Maisch, state director, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Springfield, Illinois. Margaret Smith, Illinois state senator, 3rd District, Chicago Illinois. Sponsor of "Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act". Dr. Wayne Burton, corporate medical director, First Chicago/NBD Bank, Chicago, Illinois. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Democratic congresswoman, New York, New York. Sponsor of "The Breast-feeding Promotion and Exployers' Tax Incentive Act of 1999". Colleen McKeown, internationally board certified lactation consultant, Registered Nurse, Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin, Illinois.

Personal Essay -- Paul Draus

Paul Draus is a field epidemiologist at Cook County Hospital.

Herbal Remedies: Supplementing the Family Diet

Experts:

Lidia Santoyo, owner, Botanica LaGuadalupana, Chicago, Illinois. Jennifer McLain, nutirition team leader & herb buyer, Whole Foods Market, Chicago, Illinois. Norman Gevitz, department chair, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, author of guide to alternative medicines Dr. Charles Lo, internist & acupuncturist, Chicago, Illinois.

Personal Essay -- Dr. Harvey Golden

Dr. Harvey Golden is professor of Medicine at Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois.

School Clinic #1: High School

Experts:

Edward Klunk, principal, Amundsen High School, Chicago, IL. Pauline Tarvardian, assistant principal, Amundsen High school, Chicago,IL. Mark Murton, clinical psychologist, Ravenswood Hospital Clinic at Amundsen High School, Chicago, IL. Illinois Coalition for School-Based and School-Linked Health Centers, 3411 W. Diversy, Suite 5, Chicago, IL 60647. telephone: 773.384.8828

School Clinic #2: Grammar School

Experts:

James Norwood, clinical adminstrator, Suder Elementary School Clinic, Chicago, IL. Mary Kay Foley, nurse practitioner , Suder Elementary School Clinic, Chicago, IL. Marcia Hartnell, principal, Suder Elementary School. Mary Parker, community liasion, Suder Elementary School. Regina Ortiz, project director, Suder Elementary School Clinic.

Personal Essay -- Janet Roderick

Violence as a Public Health Issue: an Update

Experts:

Jodi Rosen, director of Club and Community Health for The Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago and co-creator of the Within Our Reach Program. Dr. Leslie Zun, head of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL. Dr. Arthur Korhman, pediatrician, Chicago Children's Memorial Hospital, also executive director of the Alliance Against Childhood Violence, Chicago, IL. Dr. Katherine Dristoffel, pediatrician, Chicago Children's Memorial Hospital, also head of "HELP" -- Handgun Epidemic Lowering Plan. Bernadine Dorhn, director of the Children and Family Justice Center at the Legal Clinic at Northwestern Univerisity's School of Law, Chicago, IL. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. surgeon general.

Politics and Health Care in Illinois

Experts:

Dick Durbin, Illinois Democratic senator. Bob Burger, executive director of Illinois Association of Health Maintenance Organizations. Mary Flowers, Democratic representative for 21st District of Chicago. Kent Redfield, political scientist studying campaign finances in Illinois, University of Illinois at Springfield.

Personal Essay -- Judy Panko-Reis

Judy Penko Reis, co-executive director of The Health Resource Center for Women with Disability at Rehabilitation Instititue of Chicago .

Community Health in Englewood

Experts:

Gregory C. Whitehead, chairman of the Board of Trustees, St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center. Sister Elizabeth Van Straten, RHSJ, president and chief executive officer, St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center. Janet Nohos, executive vice president, St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center. George Dangler, D.O., vice chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center. Ronald Campbell, vice president, Patient Care Services, St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center. Sister Joanne Delehanty, O.P., coordinator of Social Services, St. Benedict the African parish

Personal Essay -- Mickael Feinerman

Michael Feinerman is addictions counselor and coordinator of Quality Risk and Outcomes Management at Haymarket Center, Chicago, IL.

Training Doctors for the 21st Century

Experts:

Dr. Charles von Gunten, director, Pallative Care and Home Hospice Program at Northwestern University,; director, "EPEC" Project, American Medical Association, Chicago. Dr. Myles Sheehan, Jesuit priest, assistant professor of Medicine and director of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Strich School of Medicine at Loyola University, Chicago. Dr. Ralph Leischner, senior associate dean of Strich School of Medicine, Chicago. Dr. John Sheagran, chair of Department of Internal Medicine at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago.

Health on the Internet

Experts:

Dr. Eugene Pergament, Genetics researcher and professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University Medical School and director of the Reproductive Genetics Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital www.cancergenetics.org. Dr. George Lundberg, editor-in-chief, Medscape (an on-line resource for health professionals and consumers). Carolyn Jabs, writer, Family PC Magazine. Jay S. Schneider, Ph.D., researcher and co-author of The Doctor's Always in : A Guide to 1100+ Best Health & Medical Information Sites on the Internet, published by Neuroinformatics Inc (available from amazon.com) Schneider does not appear in piece.

Personal Essay -- Brigid Murphy

Genetic Advances -- Ethical Choices

	Experts:	Pilar Osario, ethicist, director of the Genetics Section for the Instistute for Ethics at the American Medical Association, Chicago.
	Additional Resources:	Dr. Carol Westbrook, associate professor in the Department of Medicine and Molecular Genetics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Westbrook is an oncologist and runs a lab that is looking at specific mutations in BRCA 1 and 2. Anna Newlin, genetic counselor at the University of Illinois Medical Center. Chicago, IL.

Black Churches Addressing AIDS

Toll-Free Aids Hotline: 1.800.AID.AIDS Chicago Dept. of Public Health AIDS Hotline (resources for free AIDS testing, etc.) 312.747.9869 African American AIDS Network Sandra Watson, executive director 312.786.2226, Trinity United Church of Christ AIDS Ministry Gail Howze, chair of AIDS Ministry 773.962.5650

Personal Essay -- Susan Axelrod

Susan Axelrod is president of Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (C.U.R.E.), Burr Ridge, IL. 630.734.9957

Music Therapy and Mental Health

Experts:

Jessica Herndin, music therapist at Lakeside Veteran's Administration Hospital, Chicago. Dr. Andrea Farbman, executive director of The American Music Therapy Association, Washington, D.C.

Personal Essay -- Dwight Okita

Midwest Fare: Cheese Fries Please

Experts:

Linda Van Horn, Ph.D., R.D., registered dietician & professor of Preventive Medicine and Research Nutritionist, Northwestern Univeristy, Chicago.

Fitness and Prevention in Midlife

Experts:

Dr.Orville Gilbert Brim, director of study on Successful Midlife Development by the MacArthur Foundation Research Network. Dr. Nancy Sassower, physician. Dr. Marla Mendelson, cardiologist specializing in women's health throughout the lifespan & assistant professor of Medicine in Pediatrics at Northwestern University Hospital.

Personal Essay -- Susan Crawford

Tabulating the Cost of Care

Experts:

David Dranove, professor of Health Services Management, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University. Dr. Alan Korn, chief medical officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois HCIA Health Care Information Content Company Metropolitan Chicago Health Council

Home Health Care: the Challenges Ahead

Experts:

Dr. Robert Barrenson, the Health Care Financing Authority (HCFA) Melissa Jost, nurse, Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Home Health Agency, Chicago, IL. Michael T. Kulczycki, executive director of Illinois Home Healthcare Council, Chicago, IL. Janet Craft, president of Visiting Nurses Association of Fox Valley, Aurora, IL.

Personal Essay -- Bill Ayers

Bill Ayers is professor of Education at University of Illinois - Chicago, and author of A Kind and Just Parent: The Children of Juvenile Court.

Facing the End of Life

	Experts:	Dr. Michael Preodor, M.D., director of Horizon Hospice Dr. Kathy Johnson Neely, M.D., associate medical care director of Pallative Care and Home Hospice at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
	Foundations:	Last Acts Project Death in America

Personal Essay - Magda Krance

Town Meetings
WBEZ recorded and aired two town meetings.

Environmental Risks to Children on Chicago's West Side
Recording Date — Thursday, April 8, 1999
at Homan Square at Arthington and Homan in Chicago

Panelists:

Gloria Henry, Henry Horner West Haven Pediatric Asthma Project. Dr. Howard Ehrman, family practitioner affiliated with Cook County Hospital and University of Illinois - Chicago. Dr. Sandra Thomas, medical doctor and epidemiologist, asthma specialist. Phyllis Reed, chief of Toxics and Pesticides Division for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

EPA (Environmental Protection Organization)
212.886.2395/800.621.8431
Chicago Department of Public Health
Dr. Sandra Thomas (asthma expert) -- 312.747.9674
Chicago Asthma Consortium -- 312.243.1563

Doctor-assisted Suicide
Recording Date — Thursday, May 6, 1999
at the WBEZ studios, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago

Panelists:

John Cirn, Illinois Citizens for Death with Dignity (Crete, Illinois). Dr. Rick Schuch, family physician and physician-assited suicide advocate (Chicago, Illinois). Dr.Linda Emanuel, American Medical Association, expert for end of life care (Chicago, Illinois). Diane Coleman, Not Dead Yet (founder), Progress Center for Independent Living (executive director) (Forest Park, Illinois).

“Is Anybody Listening” — A Live Performance
In “Is Anybody Listening” young local actors gaive voice to teens and their attitudes and concerns about health. Drawn from interviews with teens attending Chicago and suburban high schools, “Is Anybody Listening?” touched on such issues as sexual identity, drugs, smoking, drinking, and stress.

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