HealthBEAT

Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak welcome Kim Schaffer, Executive Director of Community Bike Works, to talk about their work to give youth independence through bicycles.

Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak talk with Trevor Tormann of the City of Allentown and Megan Briggs of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation about recent workforce funding given to Allentown.

Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak talk with Laura Cole of the Allentown Mayor's Office about the city's ongoing efforts to encourage resident involvement.

Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak welcome Pool Fellows Nathan Boateng, Teri Haddad, and Darian Colbert to discuss how their involvement in the fellowship helps their community improvement efforts.

Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak talk with Melissa Monbouquette of the BUILD Health Challenge to talk about how multi-sector community partnerships contribute to health outcomes.

Margaret McConnell and co-host Samantha Shaak discuss filling big shoes as the new acting Executive Directors of their respective organizations, and the importance of the Pool Institute's work.

Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan chat about Edward's life journey from childhood in public housing in Manhattan to working to build and improve healthy communities.

Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan sit down with Chloe Cole-Wilson to talk about her exhibit 'Restoring Petals,' which takes a look at mental health and trauma during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Greg Capogna and co-host Edward Meehan welcome Christopher Kocher, President of the Wildlands Conservancy, to talk about the impacts having a protected outdoor environment has on our health.

Greg Capogna and co-host Dr. Samantha Shaak welcome David Park and Shawn Duncan from Focused Community Strategies, a holistic community development group in Atlanta, to discuss their place-based work.