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Wellness Wednesday

by KYUK

Wellness Wednesday is a talk show about health and wellness throughout the Y-K Delta that features health care providers from Bethel, the Y-K Delta region and beyond. The program airs at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday with hosts from YKHC, Tundra Women's Coalition, and more.

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Episodes

  1. Excellent Health: Chronic Illnesses and Treatment

    This week, Nicholai Joekay is joined by Ellen Hodges, Lillian Okpaleke and Elizabeth Tressler to discuss the experience of chronic illness, the difference between short term and long term chronic illness and resources YKHC offers for symptom management.

  2. Vaccinations and Healthcare Provider Visits for the Fall Season

    KYUK's Wellness Programing Producer Valerie Rosqueta speaks with Bethel Family Clinic's Valerie White about vaccinations and healthcare provider visits that are common during the fall season.

  3. Peacetalk: Suicide Prevention Month

    Claire Snyder speaks with KYUK's Gabby Hiestand Salgado about Suicide Prevention Month. Since 2008, National Suicide Prevention Month is observed every September to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and share mental health resources.

  4. YK Fitness Center: Focusing on Fitness in the World of Social Media

    YK Fitness Center's Shane Iverson speaks with Jesuit Volunteer Leo Edmonds-Doberenz about how social media can affect people's perceptions of fitness standards, suggesting ways to personalize fitness goals.

  5. Discussing Screening for Colorectal Cancer

    Valerie Rosqueta talks with Kim Turner about colorectal cancer and the importance of colorectal cancer screenings.

  6. Introducing Valerie Rosqueta, Wellness Programing Producer

    KYUK's Wellness Programing Producer Valerie Rosqueta introduces herself and outlines her goals for the Wellness Wednesday show.

  7. Peacetalk: Art as Health and the YK Arts and Innovation Festival

    Taylor Finley, Laura Ellsworth, and Golga Oscar (Quki) look at the health benefits of making art. They also discuss the upcoming YK Arts and Innovation Festival occurring in September.

  8. Excellent Health: National Breastfeeding Month

    This week Nicholai Joekay is joined by Ellen Hodges and Ginger Wright to discuss the health benefits of breastfeeding, what to expect when breastfeeding a child, and resources YKHC offers for families.

  9. Growing the Violence Prevention Coalition

    Taylor Finley talks with KYUK's Gabby Salgado about TAAV's recent trip to Dillingham and their work with the Violence Prevention Coalition.

  10. Excellent Health: Fostering emergency response in our communities

    This week Nicholai Joekay is joined by Teresa Markham and Joe Okitkun to discuss the community health aide program. They also look at what YKHC is doing to address the need for swift response in emergent situations.

  11. Teens Acting Against Violence

    KYUK's Gabby Salgado talks with Taylor Finley from TWC about TWC's youth programming and the Teens Acting Against Violence group.

  12. Mind and body: The science of movement and mental health

    Listen to Wellness Wednesday from May 20, 2026

  13. Colon cancer screenings

    Dr. Sam Asgarian joins Gabby Salgado on Wellness Wednesday this week to discuss the different options for colon cancer screenings and why it's important to get screened.

  14. Peacetalk: Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Taylor Finley talks with Scotty Monteith from the Tundra Women's Coalition about National Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness month.

  15. Excellent Health: How to stay safe during flooding

    This week Nicholai Joekay is joined by YKHC's Chief of Staff, Dr. Ellen Hodges, and Brian Lefferts, Director of Public Health at YKHC, to discuss how to stay safe during flooding.

  16. Peacetalk: Women's History Month

    Taylor Finley talks with KYUK's Gabby Salgado about Women's History Month and the impact historic legislation has on women's rights today.

  17. Maintaining your health goals

    Community Parks and Recreation Director, Shane Iverson, talks with Jesuit Volunteer, Paul Jeannetti, about how to maintain your health goals and mental tricks to stay on track.

  18. Peacetalk: Protecting and empowering men and boys

    Taylor Finley talks with KYUK's Gabby Salgado about male victims of interpersonal violence. They break down the statistics, look at the stigma behind the lack of reporting, and talk about how to create open and safe communication.

  19. Mind Over M.A.Y.O: How teens manage stress

    On this episode of Mind over M.A.Y.O, Bethel Regional High School students talk about the different ways they manage their stress.

  20. Excellent Health with YKHC: American Heart Month

    This week Nicholai Joekay is joined by YKHC's Chief of Staff, Dr. Ellen Hodges, Exercise Physiologist, Simon Cone, and Manager of Therapy Services, Eliza Ellsworth to talk about heart health.

  21. Peacetalk: Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

    Taylor Finley talks with KYUK's Gabby Salgado about Teen Dating Violence Awareness month. They discuss the prevalence of teen dating violence in the region, how best to talk about it, and the resources offered around the state and country to teens and adults.

  22. Mind Over M.A.Y.O: Importance of working out

    On this episode of Mind over M.A.Y.O, Bethel Regional High School students Royce Akerelrea, Paxton Alexie, Adrian Amos, and Jackson Iverson talk about the importance of working out and how it can improve your physical and mental health.

  23. Recover Alaska: Dry January

    Recover Alaska CEO, Tiffany Hall, and SouthWest Alaska Arts Group Arts Coordinator, MaryCait Dolan, speak with KYUK's Gabby Salgado about Dry January.

  24. Safety plans around the holidays

  25. The Y-K Fitness Center on maintaining wellness

    Community Parks and Recreation Director, Shane Iverson, talks with Jesuit Volunteer, Paul Jeannetti, about what it means to maintain wellness throughout the year.

  26. Mind Over M.A.Y.O: Self-esteem on mind and body

  27. Excellent Health with YKHC: Five ways to keep you and your family in good health

  28. The Y-K Fitness center on how to stay motivated

    Shane Iverson and Paul Jeannetti, both from the YK Fitness Center talks about how to stay motivated to work out and to keep a routine, also giving updates on many services. For more information on the Y-K Fitness center, go to ykfitness.org or give them a call at (907) 543-0390

  29. Mind Over M.A.Y.O.: Subsistence and nutrition go hand in hand

    Bethel Regional High School students Ashlynn Lonewolf, Cadence Evon, and Melinda Simon speak about the ways Alaskan subsistence foods are building blocks for a nutritional diet.

  30. Learning more about dementia

    Former KYUK Wellness Programming Producer Ryan Cotter speaks with Yasmin Radbod, Steffi Kim, and Joy Anderson on the topic of aging and dementia.

  31. What to know about tuberculosis in the Y-K Delta

    Chris O'Hara, Public Health Nurse with the State of Alaska in Bethel, speaks with MaryCait Dolan on the prevalence of tuberculosis in communities across the Y-K Delta and how we can treat and prevent the disease.

  32. Peacetalk: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

  33. Mind Over M.A.Y.O: How substance misuse affects students

    BRHS JAG students Mary Clyde, Terrell Bell, Josiah Wiseman and Layla Rodgers speak about the impacts of substance misuse on the academic wellbeing of students.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Wellness Wednesday is a talk show about health and wellness throughout the Y-K Delta that features health care providers from Bethel, the Y-K Delta region and beyond. The program airs at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday with hosts from YKHC, Tundra Women's Coalition, and more.

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What is Wellness Wednesday about?

Wellness Wednesday is a talk show about health and wellness throughout the Y-K Delta that features health care providers from Bethel, the Y-K Delta region and beyond. The program airs at 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday with hosts from YKHC, Tundra Women's Coalition, and more.

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Wellness Wednesday is created and hosted by KYUK.
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