YKHC Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges and YKHC Public Health Director Brian Lefferts joined us on Wednesday, Sept. 1 to discuss the current COVID-19 trends: increasing hospitalizations, rising case counts, and regional vaccination rates.

Diabetes Prevention and Control Outreach Specialist Emory Johnson and Exercise Physiologist Miles Rice from the YKHC Diabetes Prevention and Control Department join us this week to talk about stressors and how they affect our bodies. They also explain changes to the Zombie Run, and how you can get involved.

YKHC Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges and YKHC Director of the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering Brian Lefferts join us for Wellness Wednesday. In this episode we discuss schools reopening, the changing nature of what it means to be a close contact, and immunocompromised individuals.

This week, Bethel Family Clinic (BFC) behavioral health team members Jen Peeks, Blaine LaChance, and Paula Jones join us to discuss mental health resources and all things self-care.

During July's edition of Peacetalk, we join TWC's Annie Mae Lee for a discussion on what we can do to provide support for members of the LGBTQ community, as well as for those battling addiction and struggling with mental illness.

YKHC Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges and YKHC Director of the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering Brian Lefferts discuss the Delta variant, Y-K Delta case trends, and answer listener call-in questions about vaccines.

This month, TWC's Annie Mae Lee is joined by Maya Morris, the children's advocate at TWC. They discuss childhood trauma, and how to de-escalate stressful situations for children.

YKHC Diabetes Prevention and Control Outreach Specialist Emory Johnson is joined by YKHC Exercise Physiologist Miles Rice to discuss exercise, heart health, and getting your muscles moving as we enter fishing season.

In part two of our COVID-19 Vaccines and Our Community special, we're joined by Esther Green, Henry Hunter Sr., and Jamin Crow to discuss why they chose to get vaccinated. Microbiologist Dr. Brian DeHaven also answers listener questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.

This episode is part one of a two part series on the COVID-19 vaccine and our community. Today, microbiologist Dr. Brian DeHaven and YKHC Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges explain the COVID-19 vaccine. From vaccine production and testing to current vaccination trends in the Y-K Delta, this episode looks to answer a lot of the questions and soothe some of the fears you may have about receiving your COVID-19 vaccine.