October 21, 2013

GHC'S BETTER TOGETHER PROJECT

Guests:  Kevin Hayden, CEO and Al Wearing, Chief Insurance Services Officer, Group Health Cooperative -South Central Wisconsin


On this program, Kevin Hayden and Al Wearing describe GHC's "Better Together" Project which promotes health insurance and health care working together to better the health of the community.  Group Health Cooperative is one of the insurance providers offering insurance plans for individuals, families and small businesses on Wisconsin's Marketplace under the Affordable Care Act.  More information is available on www.GHCbettertogether.com.

 For information on all plans available through Wisconsin's Marketplace and the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, go to www.healthcare.gov or call 1-800-318-2596.

LEARN HEALTH LITERACY AT THE LITERACY NETWORK

Guests:   Beth Gaytan, Senior Director of English Language Instruction and her student, Laura

Beth Gaytan, Senior Director of English Language Instruction at the Literacy Network and her student, Laura, highlight how adults who have not accessed the health care system learn to do so confidently and appropriately thanks to "English for a Healthy Life" - one of many bridge-building courses taught at the Literacy Network.

For information on all the Literacy Network's classes and programs to improve adult literacy in Dane County, go to litnetwork.org or call 244-3911.

October 3, 2013

DISCOVER THE JOY OF SCIENCE AT THE WISCONSIN INSTITUTES FOR DISCOVERY


Guest:  Laura Heisler, Ph.D., Director of Programming, WARF, and the Institutes for Discovery's Town Center

On this program, Dr. Laura Heisler explores the wonders of science that visitors of all ages experienced at the recent third annual Wisconsin Science Festival which was held at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery and other sites around the state.  

Community education programs for children and all ages are held throughout the year at the Town Center of the Institutes for Discovery.  For more information and a schedule of programs and events, go to www.discovery.wisc.edu or call 608-316-4300.

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, HEALTH REFORM, AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT


Guests:  Rob Gundermann, Pubic Policy Director and Danielle Thai, Family Education Coordinator - Alzheimer's & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin
Alzheimer's Disease is an epidemic. It is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only one where there is no path to prevent or cure it.  Early diagnosis, however, can make a significant difference in managing the symptoms of the disease and providing a better quality of life for those diagnosed and their caregivers.

On this program, our guests discuss how benefits in the Affordable Care Act can help those diagnosed with cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's Disease.  They also present programs and services available through the Alzheimer's & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin to assist people with legal, financial, and daily living challenges.  You will learn what help is available now to people who ask the all too common question, "How do we deal with this?

More information is available at www.alzwisc.org or by calling 608-232-3400.