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SBH Bronx Health Talk

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SBH Bronx Health Talk episodes

  • Episode 107: Preparing For a Baby
    The Bronx has one of the highest rates of maternal morbidity and mortality in New York City.
    Compared to their White counter parts, Black and Hispanic women receive prenatal care later in their pregnancies. Delayed prenatal care is associated with increased rates of preterm delivery, low birth weight, and congenital malformations. SBH OB/GYN attending, Dr. Paris Thomas discusses the importance of prenatal care and how one can best prepare for pregnancy.
     
    Host: Faith Daniel
    26 min
  • Episode 106: Get into shape by biking

    More people than ever are biking.  It's a great way to get into shape -- and enjoy the sights as you pedal by.  Ken Podziba, president and chief executive office of Bike New York, offers his thoughts on the benefits of biking.  

    Host: Steve Clark

    12 min
  • Episode 105: Weight Management is a Life Long Journey

    The Bronx has some of the highest rates of obesity related conditions including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers.  Bronx resident and Community Organizer, Clarisa Alayeto, and Dr. Guido Macchiavello, SBH’s Director of Ambulatory Care Internal Medicine, discuss the importance of weight management as a means of improving wellness.

    Video: https://youtu.be/UraD1r8JbkE

    Host: Faith Daniel

    38 min
  • Episode 104: Is the pandemic over?

    Acknowledging how far we've come in the fight against Covid-19, Dr. Ed Telzak, chair of the Department of Medicine at SBH and an infectious disease specialist, takes a measured look at that state of the pandemic today and where it may be headed.  

     

    Host: Steve Clark

    28 min
  • Episode 103: Ready to break a sweat?

    If you haven’t exercised in a while, you can always find an excuse.  Exercise has taken on even greater importance during the pandemic as studies show that people are snacking more and gaining weight and stress levels have also increased.  Albert Jovel and Daniel Bonilla from the Healthplex Fitness Center discuss how to get back into the gym. 

    Video: https://youtu.be/VDmgvrvqTEw

    Host: Steve Clark

    29 min
  • Episode 102: The Importance of Mentorship

    Dr. Jacqueline Witter, Vice President of Nursing and Dr. Sarah Jamison, Emergency Medicine Physician, discuss the importance of mentorship within the Black community and highlight the precedence of diversity, inclusion and equity as core aspects of a career in education and the workplace.

    Video: https://youtu.be/QjQAcmIwuQ0

    Host: Faith Daniel

    34 min
  • Episode 101: Have the winter blues?

    If so, you could be suffering from a medical condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (or SAD).  SBH psychiatrist Dr. Katarzyna Liwski discusses what you need to know about SAD and how you can get help for it.

    Video: https://youtu.be/eS960Xu40lc

    Host: Steve Clark

    15 min
  • Episode 98:The scales don’t lie.

    Obesity is a growing problem in the Bronx and throughout the country, particularly among younger people.  This is a problem that the pandemic has only made worse.  Losing weight is more than following a fad diet says Dr. Guido Macchiavello, director of ambulatory medicine at SBH.  He discusses the problem of obesity here on this episode of SBH Bronx Health Talk.

    Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7bx7pb/obesitytranscript.pdf

    Video: https://youtu.be/t9Ao1JvTcbY

     

    Host: Steve Clark

     

    32 min

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