Growing Stronger Together

By Growing Stronger Together

Growing Stronger Together is a podcast for people who care about children.

Growing Stronger Together was developed by faculty at East Tennessee State University, including members of the ETSU Health ... more

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How many episodes does Growing Stronger Together have?

The podcast currently has 97 episodes available.

Growing Stronger Together episodes:

January 05, 2024 Preparing Your Children for Kindergarten | Families on Fridays
On today's episode, Kim Hale sits down with Marissa Tester and Beth Gaby to discuss preparing your children for the entrance into their formal education, specifically kindergarten. They offer some key advice on giving your child the best pre-K education possible.
Links from episode: https://tnccrr.org/index.php/upper-east-ccrr/
Thank you for listening!
Financial support for Growing Stronger Together is provided through a Community Health Improvement Site Investment from Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health and through competitive funding from Tennessee Department of Health's Maternal Mortality Prevention program.
Music derived from Song: Justhea - Happy
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0
Unported Video Link: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/h8RmuRCZCWg⁠⁠⁠
Produced by Mitch McGarry with Maypop Media

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38min
December 29, 2023 Finding the Best Care For Your Children | Families on Fridays
On today's episode, Kim Hale sits down with Glenna Jones and Elizabeth Clark from the Department of Human Services, to discuss the childcare services that the state of Tennessee has to offer to those raising children.
Links from episode: https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/for-families/child-care-services.html
Thank you for listening!
Financial support for Growing Stronger Together is provided through a Community Health Improvement Site Investment from Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health and through competitive funding from Tennessee Department of Health's Maternal Mortality Prevention program.
Music derived from Song: Justhea - Happy
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0
Unported Video Link: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/h8RmuRCZCWg⁠⁠
Produced by Mitch McGarry with Maypop Media

...more
57min
December 22, 2023 Your Children's First Words! | Families on Fridays
On today's episode, Kim Hale sits down with Teresa Boggs to discuss your infants first words and how to continue your child's comprehensive learning once they have started speaking on their own. Teresa offers some tips to parents to help with their children's learning and comprehensive training.
Links from episode: https://www.etsu.edu/crhs/aslp/speechpathology/faculty/boggs.php
Thank you for listening!
Financial support for Growing Stronger Together is provided through a Community Health Improvement Site Investment from Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health and through competitive funding from Tennessee Department of Health's Maternal Mortality Prevention program.
Music derived from Song: Justhea - Happy
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0
Unported Video Link: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/h8RmuRCZCWg⁠⁠
Produced by Mitch McGarry with Maypop Media

...more
36min
December 15, 2023 Infant Literacy and Language Comprehension | Families on Fridays
On today's episode, Kim Hale sits down with Teresa Boggs to discuss language and literacy comprehension with children as infants. Teresa offers some tips to parents to help with their children's learning and comprehensive training.
Links from episode: https://www.etsu.edu/crhs/aslp/speechpathology/faculty/boggs.php
Thank you for listening!
Financial support for Growing Stronger Together is provided through a Community Health Improvement Site Investment from Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health and through competitive funding from Tennessee Department of Health's Maternal Mortality Prevention program.
Music derived from Song: Justhea - Happy
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0
Unported Video Link: ⁠https://youtu.be/h8RmuRCZCWg⁠
Produced by Mitch McGarry with Maypop Media

...more
35min
December 08, 2023 Children of the Opioid Epidemic - Education & Conclusion
On this episode of Growing Stronger Together, Dr. Martin Olsen dives into the Opioid Epidemic and the effects that it is having on children. He sits down with Juanita, a teacher in Northeast Tennessee. They discuss some of the challenges that she has seen from the opioid epidemic that are affecting children while in school.
Dr. Olsen also gives his conclusion of the project and offers his advice on how to handle the epidemic moving forward.
Thank you for listening!
Financial support for Growing Stronger Together is provided through a Community Health Improvement Site Investment from Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health and through competitive funding from Tennessee Department of Health's Maternal Mortality Prevention program.
Music derived from Song: Justhea - Happy
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0
Unported Video Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/h8RmuRCZCWg
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26min
December 01, 2023 Children of the Opioid Epidemic - Grandparent Caregiver
On this episode of Growing Stronger Together, Dr. Martin Olsen dives into the Opioid Epidemic and the effects that it is having on children. He sits down with Carol Choney who is a caregiver to her grandson who has been affected by the opioid epidemic. They discuss her experiences raising her grandson, the challenges, and some of the steps they are taking to provide a safe and healthy life for him.
Thank you for listening!
Financial support for Growing Stronger Together is provided through a Community Health Improvement Site Investment from Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health and through competitive funding from Tennessee Department of Health's Maternal Mortality Prevention program.
Music derived from Song: Justhea - Happy
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0
Unported Video Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/h8RmuRCZCWg
...more
12min
November 17, 2023 Children of the Opioid Epidemic - Pediatric Care Physician
On this episode of Growing Stronger Together, Dr. Martin Olsen dives into the Opioid Epidemic and the effects that it is having on children. He sits down with Dr. Dianna Puhr to discuss her perspective in Pediatric Care and the resources out there to help children who have been affected by the opioid epidemic.
Learn more about the Baby Steps Program discussed in the episode by visiting: https://www.etsu.edu/etsu-news/2021/10-october/baby-steps-promising-practice.php
Thank you for listening!
Financial support for Growing Stronger Together is provided through a Community Health Improvement Site Investment from Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health and through competitive funding from Tennessee Department of Health's Maternal Mortality Prevention program.
Music derived from Song: Justhea - Happy
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0
Unported Video Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/h8RmuRCZCWg
...more
31min
November 10, 2023 Children of the Opioid Epidemic - Department of Children's Services
On this episode of Growing Stronger Together, Dr. Martin Olsen dives into the Opioid Epidemic and the effects that it is having on children. He sits down with Anna DeNino to talk about the effects of opioid abuse on children and the possible involvement of the Department of Children's Services in the protection of child welfare.
Links from episode: https://www.tn.gov/dcs.html
Thank you for listening!
Financial support for Growing Stronger Together is provided through a Community Health Improvement Site Investment from Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health and through competitive funding from Tennessee Department of Health's Maternal Mortality Prevention program.
Music derived from Song: Justhea - Happy
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0
Unported Video Link: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/h8RmuRCZCWg
...more
26min
November 03, 2023 Children of the Opioid Epidemic - Newborn Intensive Care Unit
On this episode of Growing Stronger Together, Dr. Martin Olsen dives into the Opioid Epidemic and the effects that it is having on children. He sits down with Karen Speropulos to discuss her experience with children in the NICU that are suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Links from episode: https://www.balladhealth.org/servants-heart/karen-speropulos
Thank you for listening!
Financial support for Growing Stronger Together is provided through a Community Health Improvement Site Investment from Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health and through competitive funding from Tennessee Department of Health's Maternal Mortality Prevention program.
Music derived from Song: Justhea - Happy
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0
Unported Video Link: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/h8RmuRCZCWg
...more
21min
October 27, 2023 Children of the Opioid Epidemic - Introduction
On this episode of Growing Stronger Together, Dr. Martin Olsen dives into the Opioid Epidemic and the effects that it is having on children. This will be a 6-part series, and will include multiple interviews with different perspectives of people that have experienced this epidemic first hand.
Thank you for listening!
Financial support for Growing Stronger Together is provided through a Community Health Improvement Site Investment from Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health and through competitive funding from Tennessee Department of Health's Maternal Mortality Prevention program.
Music derived from Song: Justhea - Happy
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0
Unported Video Link: ⁠https://youtu.be/h8RmuRCZCWg
...more
20min

FAQs about Growing Stronger Together:

How many episodes does Growing Stronger Together have?

The podcast currently has 97 episodes available.