People And Perspectives Podcast

Earth Day is taking place April 22nd, and many companies and organizations have been working on ways to be more sustainable in the fight against climate change. Joining the program today to discuss some of the ways they working to be more green and environmentally friendly, are Keith Noll, SVP and Chief Administrative Officer with WellSpan Health and Mark P. Compton, Chief Executive Officer with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

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Joining the program this morning is Will Foster, Executive Director of Dauphin County CASA and Heather Paterno, Dauphin County CASA Board Member, Attorney, and Author to discuss just what Dauphin County CASA does for children, to give them some hope and guidance within in the legal system, thanks to the volunteers who step up to help these kids. Then YT Bell, Senior Director of And Still I Vote (ASIV) and Bree Spencer, Senior Program Director of Justice Reform join the program to discuss the importance of getting out and voting in the upcoming election and all those that follow.

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Scams are happening every day, defrauding people across the US out of billions of dollars each year.  Joining the program this morning to discuss some of the top concern this time of the year is Mary Bach, Consumer Advocate and Volunteer with AARP's Fraud Watch.

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April is Autism Acceptance Month with April 2nd World Autism Awareness Day.  Joining the program to discuss the importance of raising awareness and acceptance at this time is Dr. Cheryl Tierney, Behavior and Developmental Pediatrician & Chief Medical Officer at Meliora Health.  Then Carmela Wallace, Founder of Live Free 999 and Dr. Shairi Turner, Chief Health Officer, Crisis Text Line join the program to discuss the growing concern with suicide among our youth and their new initiative to help those questioning their place in this world. Finally, Dr. Hoangmai (Mai) Pham, President and CEO of the Institute for Exceptional Care joins the program this Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month to discuss efforts to improve health access for the disabled.

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March is Women's History Month and joining the program to discuss what's being done to recognize the women who've served our country and memorialize them in history and in toys are Monica Mohindra, Director of the Veterans History Project with the Library of Congress and Jeff Imel, President of VictoryBuy Inc. & BMC Toys.  Then Ryan Moss, President of the Non-Profit American Ladder Institute has some ways to be up-to-date on all you need to know this National Ladder Safety Month.

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It's reported that 1 in 8 households in PA are dealing with food insecurity, joining the program this morning to discuss how one area Food Bank is working hard to get food on these tables and ways you can help with their mission is Kathy Anderson-Martin, Executive Director of Midwest Food Bank Pennsylvania.  If saving some green when shopping for your own food is something you'd like to learn more about, then Chef Jamie Gwen has some tips and recipes for you.  And finally, Lisbet Chiriboga, TeachKind program manager for PETA joins the program with ways to teach our children to be kinder with their words and more empathetic to all living beings.

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Joining the program the morning first to discuss the upcoming Big 33 and all it includes, including a Buddy Dance this Friday are Nicole Whitmire, PSFCA Big 33 Associate Executive Director and Tammy Schuster, Buddy Coordinator with the Big 33.  Then Dr. LaNysha T. Adams, Learning Success Strategist and Author of MePower joins the program with words of wisdom on not letting life circumstances and others' biases get in the way of you succeeding. And finally, joining the program is Sophie Shulman, Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with what you need to know about Vehicle Safety Recall week.

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and joining the program to discuss this and more is Matt Fox, Chair of the American Cancer Society South Central PA Advisory Board.  Then Dr. Monica Murray, Audiologist and Hearing Health Expert joins the program to discuss the statistics related to hearing loss and what you can do to protect your ears before there's an issue.  Then Lori Woodley-Langendorf, All it Takes Founder joins the program to discuss her non-profits latest free tool to help educator and students navigate the world we are facing.  Finally, Kristen Pratt, FosterMore Leadership Team  Member joins the program to discuss a new work place initiative to help get more foster families to help the kids in need in our country.

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February is American Heart Month.  Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in America.  Joining the program first to discuss this and more is Dr. Ashley Zinda, UPMC Cardiologist.  Then Mark Eckhardt, CEO of Common and creator of One Million Truths to talk about how he's using AI and your information to identify solutions that address racial and ethnic conflict. And finally, Mike White of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation joins the program to discuss the results of the most recent and largest transgender survey.

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Today kicks off Highway Safety Law Awareness Week and joining the program to give us some important refreshers for roadway safety are Trooper Megan Frazer, Public Information Officer with the Pennsylvania State Police and Fritzi Schreffler, Safety Press Officer with the PA Department of Transportation 

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