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CHEC Yourself
by Community Health Education Center
CHEC Yourself is a collaborative project put together by the Community Health Education Center (hence the name "CHEC" yourself) at Salem Health Hospital in Salem, Oregon. It is intended for those looking to learn about health topics that include physical health, emotional resiliency, community health, and social/economic health. The aim is to discuss these issues in a way that does not just educate, but rather - provides tools listeners can use to design their own routines and rituals so that each person can design their own version of a good life.
Episodes
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Healthy Eating (and Living) for a Healthy Heart With Dr. Yadava
In our conversation with Cardiologist Dr. Yadava, we talk about: healthy habits that lead to a healthy heart how to remove perfectionism from our eating habits how nutrition continues to evolve (and how to approach eating with pragmatism and self-compassion)
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Donna Thomas - On Heart Failure
In today's episode, we meet Donna Thomas. Donna works in the field of cardiology. In our conversation, we focus on heart failure, and talk about: What heart failure is How to help prevent developing heart failure What we can do once we have been diagnosed with heart failure
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Heart Health - Overview and Introduction
In this episode, join Leah Burkhart as she unpacks some of the health behaviors known to reduce our risk of heart disease. She will also be introducing some of the upcoming topics that will be covered by a number of guest speakers in the upcoming weeks in honor of February's Heart Month. Examples...
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Stages of Change
In today's episode, we cover: The stages of change (which includes...) Pre-contemplation (I don't wanna) Contemplation (I'll think about it) Preparation (Let me get organized) Action (Look at me go!) Maintenance (I'm holding strong) Relapse (Oops) The value in practicing self-compassion as we try...
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Rewards
In today's episode, Leah Burkhart and Erin Clubb talk about the subject of rewards. They touch on: What makes for a healthy reward? How different people interpret what is actually rewarding. Intrinsic vs. extrinsic rewards and motivations How to prioritize pleasure and rewards for ourselves even...
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The Challenge of Change
It's that time of year...the time when many of us will be reflecting on the past year (yeah...that's right...a YEAR has gone by, already). We will also be thinking about what we want to bring in for the new year. Resolutions. Goals. Hopes. Dreams. In this episode, we will talk about the challenge...
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Pandemic Flux Syndrome
Question: Have you been feeling like you want to hide under a blanket and completely revamp your life...at the same time? Do you feel both hopeful as well as fearful? Do you feel like you basically have emotional whiplash? You might be navigating what researcher Dr. Amy Cuddy calls Pandmic Flux...
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Staying On Our Feet (Falls Prevention)
Join Leah Burkhart and Kelley Clark. Kelley is a physical therapist, and an exceptionally knowledgeable one here, at Salem Health Hospital. And our conversation centers around the importance of reducing the risk of and recovering from falls. As in…falling down. At first glance, that may seem like…
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Mindfulness
In today’s episode, we meet with Kate Swarm, a long-time practitioner and teacher of yoga as well as with Dr. Thye Schuyler, the director of the Sleep Clinic at Salem Health. Together, we talk about the subject of mindfulness. It’s a buzzword that’s floating around in a number of circles. You’ll...
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Snoring, Narcolepsy and the Power of 1 Percent Improvement
In Today's episode, sleep specialist Dr. Thye Schyler speaks to everything from the seemingly mundane or comical aspects of sleep (sooo…snoring)…as well as aspects of sleep disturbances that many people are not aware of like narcolepsy, for example. He also touches on the power of being willing…
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This is Fatherhood
Join Michael Finlay as he covers the challenges and rewards of fatherhood. Michael is a trained parenting education facilitator for Boot Camp for New Dads, Mind in the Making, The Incredible Years, and READY! for Kindergarten. He is also a Blogger for the Marion & Polk Early Learning Hub. In 2017...
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Liberty House
In today's episode, we speak with Kelley Parosa - program director at Liberty House. Liberty House is a child abuse assessment center serving Marion and Polk counties. Liberty House offers a safe, comfortable, child-friendly environment for children and their families facing concerns of abuse,...
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Resilience
In today's episode, Becky Ruppert speaks about resiliency. She talks about what resiliency is. Becky has a master's degree in both psychology as well as community health. She is also a registered nurse. In our conversation, she pulls from the knowledge of all three of her areas of expertise and...
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A Study on Happiness
Frieda Ryan-Anzur is a registered nurse and nurse manager at Salem Health Hospital. After completing Shawn Achor's book "The Happiness Advantage" at a hospital book club, she and her colleagues got together to formally test out whether his simple positive psychology tools can, in fact, make a...
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A Stroke of Insight
In today's episode, we meet Sarah Daniels. Sarah occupies the role of Stroke Navigator at Salem Health Hospital. When she is not busy tweaking workflows at the hospital to improve outcomes for those who fall prey to a stroke, she is educating the public on how to prevent a stroke, what to do when...
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Sleep: The Final Frontier
Dr. Thye Schuyler is a board-certified neurologist and sleep specialist. He is the Medical Director of the Salem Hospital Sleep Center, specializing in the treatment of all sleep disorders for adults and children. Topics covered include: sleep hygiene, sleep apnea, the importance of sleep for...
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Putting the Fun in Functional Fitness
Discussions about exercise almost always center, specifically, on "fitness"...as in "how much weight can you lift?" or "How much weight have you lost?" or "How fast can you run?" While there is nothing wrong with having concrete fitness goals, in this conversation, certified physical trainer Erin...
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Holistic Weight Management
Come meet Andrea Shoun (a fellow health educator at the CHEC). In this episode, we talk about: The idea of starting fresh in a New Year. The benefits of creating intentions and resolutions (regardless of what time during the year). The importance of stress management. We speak a little to the...
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The "How" of Success
We all know what it feels like to set up a goal and throw ourselves at its completion. For some reason, though, we often find ourselves falling short of our original vision. In today's episode, Leah Burkhart meets with Alyssa Gaiser to discuss her not-so-linear journey to the field of Health...
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The Story of the CHEC
Welcome to the very first episode of CHEC Yourself - a collaborative podcast aimed at helping listeners create their best lives and brought to you by the Community Health Education Center (hence the name "CHEC") at Salem Health Hospital in Salem Oregon. Join Leah Burkhart and Nancy Baldwin as…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
CHEC Yourself is a collaborative project put together by the Community Health Education Center (hence the name "CHEC" yourself) at Salem Health Hospital in Salem, Oregon. It is intended for those looking to learn about health topics that include physical health, emotional resiliency, community health, and social/economic health. The aim is to discuss these issues in a way that does not just educate, but rather - provides tools listeners can use to design their own routines and rituals so that each person can design their own version of a good life.
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Community Health Education Center
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