CELEBRATE CHILDREN: RON DAYNE SPEAKS OUT IN SUPPORT

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GUESTS: Jim Leonhart, President, Celebrate Children Foundation
             Ron Dayne, Celebrate Children Spokesperson/Supporter

The Celebrate Children Foundation is helping build the best child care programs for children from birth to age five in communities across Wisconsin.

"Almost three quarters of Wisconsin kids attend child care centers and preschools while their parents work," states Jim Leonhart, Foundation President. "Research shows brain development is so rapid during the preschool years that high quality child care and education can be tied directly to kindergarten readiness, better high school graduation rates and ultimately, the quality of our future workforce and economy."

Jim Leonhart is joined by former Badger and Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne, 2012 Champion for Children, who also shares his thoughts about the Rose Bowl! To learn more about becoming a Champion for Children, go to www.celebrate-children.org.

DEPRESSION: NOT TO BE IGNORED

 

Guest:  Jerry Halverson, MD, adult psychiatrist and Medical Director for Adult Services, Rogers Memorial Hospital

Are your sadness, anger, fatigue, negative feelings just moments we all go through at one time or another, or are they symptoms of depression? Depression can change or distort the way you see yourself, your life, and those around you. It is also a disease that can be treated and should not be ignored.

Dr. Jerry Halverson shines new light on depression, what the causes are, and how people with depression and/or anxiety orders can overcome this debilitating disease and live full, productive lives.

For more information on depression and the Adult Partial Program for Depression and Anxiety Disorders at Rogers Memorial Hospital, go to www.rogershospital.org.

PRESERVE YOUR FAMILY STORIES: A HOLIDAY GIFT

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GUEST: Sarah White - author, writing coach President of the National Personal Historians Association

Stories are a wonderful way to bond with family members. Nurture your family ties, and build your memories as a gift to share over the holidays.

Sarah White gives tips for helping families and extended families connect across time and space. Depending on age, cultural differences, or separation, everyone has the opportunity to personalize their family stories and have fun together over the holidays.

Ideas range from playing Family History Detective, telling "Behind the Stuff" stories, creating a Photobook, making a Video Story or a Family Time Capsule, or learning about the family person you were named after.

For more information, contact Sarah at www.firstpersonprod.com.

UW RESEARCH ON AGING BRAIN AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

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GUEST: Sanjay Asthana, MD, Director, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

It is estimated that as many as 5.3 million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's disease, and that number is expected to grow to as many as 16 million by 2050. Finding effective treatment and prevention strategies and eventually finding a cure is a challenge that scientists around the world are confronting - including at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

The NIH-funded Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center is one of the nation's leading research centers providing scientific research, resources and expertise in Alzheimer's disease and related illnesses. Dr. Sanjay Asthana, director of the Wisconsin ADRC shares highlights from their Annual Public Lecture: Your Aging Brain and Alzheimer's Disease: What's Normal and What to Worry About.

More information is available at adrc.wisc.edu. If you are interested in participating in research or have questions, contact the Wisconsin ADRC at (608) 263-2582 or email: adrc@medicine.wisc.edu.

CONSUMER REPORTS SPEAKS OUT ON HEALTH REFORM

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GUEST: Nancy Metcalf, Senior Program Editor - Health, Consumer Reports

On this program, Nancy Metcalf unravels the confusion surrounding health reform and how it affects our families. She answers questions on access to health care through the health insurance exchanges, Medicare, and insurance requirements for small and large businesses.

Consumer Reports has followed the journey of health reform from the consumer's perspective and lays it out in consumer-friendly language in two free guides.

To download these free guides: Health Reform: Seven Things You Need to Know and Medicare: Six Things You Need to Know Now, go to www.ConsumerReportsHealth.org/freeguides.

THE CANDIDATE: WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN - AND HOLD - THE WHITE HOUSE

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GUEST:  Samuel L. Popkin, Author - Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego

Superior, Wisconsin native, Samuel Popkin, and author of The Candidate: What It Takes to Win - and Hold - the White House explains the behind the scenes intricacies of what goes on inside a campaign, and what makes one succeed while another fails.

Samuel Popkin served as a consultant to the Carter, McGovern, Clinton '92, and Gore Campaigns.  He was also a consultant to the CBS News Election Units from 1983 to 1990.

Reflecting on his own experience of playing the role of Ronald Reagan in Jimmy Carter's reelection campaign, he talks about the 2012 debates and the different strategic approaches between incumbents, challengers and successors.  This program is peppered with personal tales including the importance of having "the Nancy influence" at play in every Presidency.

THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE

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GUEST: Lisa Lamkins, Advocacy Director, AARP Wisconsin

On this program you will hear the facts about Medicare and how its preservation is structured under the Affordable Care Act.

Lisa Lamkins explains the new preventive screenings benefits and annual wellness exam included in Medicare with no deductible and no co-pay. She also describes the closing of the prescription drug doughnut hole in Medicare Part D. You can continue the conversation on Medicare at www.earnedasay.org.

Find Consumer Reports Free Guides on "Health Reform: Seven Things You Need to Know Now," and "Medicare: 6 Things You Need to Know Now," at: http://www.consumerreports.org/health/insurance/one-year-health-reform-guide-5-11/index.htm

LET'S TALK TREATMENT FOR OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

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GUEST: Bradley Riemann, PhD - Clinical Director, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Center, Rogers Memorial Hospital

Those affected by OCD find it hard to fully enjoy the experiences of everyday life. It can be overwhelming, but a path to recovery is possible and empowering.

Dr. Bradley Riemann describes just what obsessive-compulsive disorder is and the successful evidence-based treatments available today. Through inpatient, residential and day treatment programs, you'll hear how Dr. Riemann and his staff use a graduated exposure hierarchy and cognitive-behavioral therapy approach to help patients address their obsessions and eliminate the compulsive behaviors from their lives.

For more information and an initial screening at no charge, go to rogershospital.org or call 800-767-4411.

A TIPPING POINT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

Guests: Colleen Butler, Racial Justice Director 
              Kathy Obear, President, Alliance for Change

The YWCA's Racial Justice Summit will address issues connected to matters of race, justice and equity for all in Wisconsin and the United States. No, the problem is not solved!

Colleen Butler and Summit guest speaker, Kathy Obear, describe how differences in skin color, religion, appearance and ethnicity still separate people from opportunities to become highly productive members of society. How do you evaluate your community, your organization, candidates and legislation to ensure that all voices are being heard and respected? These are the questions that are on the table.

The Racial Justice Summit and Post-Summit Action Institutes will be held Oct. 15-16 at Monona Terrace. Go to www.ywcamadison.org for ongoing information on racial justice and opportunities for action and advocacy.

VISION: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

 


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Guests:  Marshall Flax, Certified Low Vision Therapist and Orientation and Mobility Specialist - Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Martha Glowacki, Director, James Watrous Gallery - Curator, "About Seeing" Exhibit

On this program, you will enter the complicated world of the art and science of seeing. Marshall Flax joins with Martha Glowacki to explore the intricacies of seeing, the creativity that can emerge, and the help that is available for those visually impaired.

Thursday, October 18, from 9 am-2:30 pm, the public is invited to learn about the latest advances in and treatments for macular degeneration at a free "Macular Degeneration Symposium: Innovations 2012" at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.  Advance registration is required.  Find details at www.WCBlind.org.

For those intrigued by the art of seeing, the "About Seeing" Exhibit with presentations continues at the James Watrous Gallery in the Overture Center.  More information is available at www.wisconsinacademy.org/gallery/about-seeing.

A suggested book on the challenges of seeing is "Cockeyed" by Ryan Knighton.