Hosted by Dr. David Derose

Title: “Commercial Determinants of Health” Guest: Eric Crosbie, Ph. D., M.A., Assistant Professor, School of Community Health Sciences; University of Nevada, Reno Description: For years, public health professionals have been talking about “social determinants of health.” However, few are discussing health’s commercial determinants. Dr. Eric Crosbie pulls back the curtain on how big business is imp...

Title: “Seizure First Aid and More” Description: Dr. David DeRose shares insights from the American Public Health Association’s first virtual annual meeting, including life-changing insights on the recognition of, and first aid for, seizures. For further information: epilepsy.com; AIANL.org; or opa.hhs.gov/adolescent-health for the Youth Listening Session Toolkit

Title: “Sharing While Learning” Guest: Michael D. Stocker, MD/MPH Class of 2022; Louisiana State University Description: Medical student, Michael Stocker demonstrates how you don’t have to be an expert to make a big difference in people’s lives. Michael shares insights from his health work with indigenous peoples in North America and Africa years before obtaining a medical degree. For further info...

Guest: Clint Padgett, President and CEO, Project Success Inc., author of “How Teams Triumph: Managing By Commitment.” Description: Tribal organizations and Native-owned businesses find themselves in the same challenging environment that confronts other workplaces. Clint Padgett helps listeners tap into strategies that build social relationships, increase workplace efficiency and mitigate stress. F...

Title: “Whole Person” Medical Care Guest: John Torquato, MD; Board-certified Family Practice Specialist Description: What happens when a physician steps away from medicine-for-profit to sacrificially help his patients—and train others to do the same? Dr. John Torquato shares his inspiring story from the Pacific Northwest. For further information: drtorquato@fmcclinic.org

Guest: Jeff Kegarise, OD, Optometrist, Co-author, “One Patient at a Time: The K2 Way Playbook for Healthcare & Business Success” Description: Are new technologies jeopardizing our eye health? Can simple strategies help preserve your vision? Optometrist, Jeff Kegarise, answers these questions and more about eye health—as well as providing insights into running a successful health care office or non...

Title: “Helping Your Loved Ones Navigate Addiction Treatment” Guest: Susan Burrowes, author of “Off The Rails: One Family’s Journey Through Teen Addiction.” Description: Where do you turn when a loved one is struggling with addiction? Susan Burrowes shares the lessons she learned in helping her teen-aged daughter access a variety of addiction services. Today’s program draws from Susan’s award-winn...

Guest: Chris Sernaque, Host of “Current Topics in Science” and “Pilate’s Interview” Podcasts Description: A better understanding of your own personality can help you at home, in your workplace, at tribal council meetings, and more. Chris Sernaque explains the importance of personality tests and walks listeners through an actual test that provides individualized personality insights. For more info:...

Title: “Good News About COVID-19” Guest: Greg Steinke, MD, MPH, Hospitalist; Co-author, “Thirty Days to Natural Blood Pressure Control” Description: Dr. Greg Steinke has been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. In today’s show, he shares some of the best news about the worldwide battle with this novel virus. His presentation will take you far beyond COVID-19, as Dr. Steinke helps listener...

Title: "Simple Steps to Health Improvement" Guest: Eddie Ramirez, MD, Executive Director, AWHN Description: Dramatically improve your own health and the health of your community by applying the simple practices shared by physician and researcher, Dr. Eddie Ramirez. For More Information: DrEddieRamirez.com; iThriveSummit.com; & FitFamilyRun.com Bonus video content is found at: https://youtu.be/cjkn...

Title: “Nutrition Research Validates Native Wisdom” Guest: Albert Sanchez, PhD; Weimar Institute, Weimar, CA Description: Today's interview features one of the world’s pioneers in protein research, Dr. Albert Sanchez. Dr. Sanchez shares his own journey in medical research including how he and his colleagues showed the superiority of plant proteins--the centuries-old foundation for many indigenous...

Title: “From Omaha Beach to Nuremberg” Guest: Fawn Zwickel, co-author of “From Omaha Beach to Nuremberg: A Memoir of World War II Combat and the International Military Tribunal” Description: Gain new insights into surviving and thriving following trauma, mistreatment and racism, as Fawn Zwickel tells the amazing story of her grandfather, Daniel Altman. (Altman was a Jewish-American soldier who exp...

Title: “Caring for Our Elders in the Face of Financial Uncertainty” Guest: Ande Frazier, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of myWorth LLC; author of “Fin(anci)ally Free: 11 Conversations To Have With Yourself About Life, Money, and Worth” Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a myriad of health and financial challenges—many of which impact our elders with particular force. Learn secrets of financia...

Title: “Personal and Organizational Success in a Post-COVID-19 World” Guest: Jim Guilkey, PhD, President of S4 NetQuest and author of “M-Pact Learning: The New Competitive Advantage — What All Executives Need To Know” Description: Learn how to thrive in our ever-changing world from a nationally-recognized expert in instructional design and learning strategies. Dr. Guilkey will give you practical p...

Title: “Dental Health for Difficult Times” Guest: Rick Mars, DDS, general dentist and author of "The Big Smile: The Principles of Modern Dentistry – for Dentists and Patients" Description: COVID-19 has challenged dental practices and patients alike. Learn from Dr. Rick Mars how you can avoid oral health issues while dental offices are closed. Don’t have a dentist? Dr. Mars will give you pointers o...

Title: “Why Good Leadership is More Important Now Than Ever” Guest: Deke Copenhaver, Principal, Copenhaver Consulting, LLC; Former Mayor of Augusta, GA; Author of The Changemaker: The Art of Building Better Leaders. Description: As the world deals with job losses and health challenges, everyone needs to realize they are leaders—at least in some capacity. Deke Copenhaver provides listeners with ins...

Title: “Avoiding Fear During a Struggling Economy” Guest: Steve Baker, Vice President of The Great Game of Business, co-author of GET IN THE GAME: How To Create Rapid Financial Results And Lasting Cultural Change. Description: Business Expert, Steve Baker, asserts we have entered a “Black swan” economy, with a catastrophic downturn that caught most analysts by surprise. In this week’s show, Baker...

Title: “Native Youth Helping Native Youth” Guests: Tommy Ghost Dog, Jr. (Burns Paiute/Oglala Lakota), Roger Peterson, Michelle Singer (Navajo) Description: Join members of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board as they share innovative projects designed to enhance whole person health among Native youth. For more information: visit HealthyNativeYouth.org or WeRNative.org; text “Youth News”...

Title: “Native Food Sovereignty” Guests: Nora Frank-Buckner, MPH (Nez Perce) and Jenine Dankovchik Description: Gain insights into Native food sovereignty from members of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health board. You will enjoy their insights into community gardening, how to get location-specific agricultural guidance, and more. For More Information: NFrank@NPAIHB.org; www. NPAIHB.org; trib...

Title: “Protecting Native Children on Our Roads” Guests: Tam Lutz MPH, MHA (Lummi), and Candice Jimenez, MPH (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) Description: Historically, Native children and youth have fared far worse in motor vehicle accidents than children from majority populations. Learn how the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board has been working with tribes to help address this dis...

Title: “Help for Coronavirus and Other Chronic Diseases” Guest: N/A Description: Coronavirus continues to grab daily headlines. However, there is more good news about how to safeguard yourself and your family. Dr. DeRose shares insights that few are covering. Today’s potentially life-changing show also features a free one-month program calculated to help you decrease your dependence on medications...

Title: “Lifestyle Programming: It Takes a Team” Guests: Jackie Jewel Esposo, Honora Kalama, and Tracy Ann Hao Description: Intensive lifestyle change programs have power to change lives, but it takes a multidisciplinary team to have the greatest effect. This week’s show, recorded on-site from Molokai’s Keawanui location especially highlights the power of music therapy and group support when it com...

Title: "An Interface Between Indigenous Practices and High-Tech Medicine" Guests: Jesseca Kalawe-Oswald, Wholistic Nutritional Counsellor and CHW; Seth Baum, MD; Laureen Irvine, and Becky Takashima Description: Today’s show features Seth Baum, MD, whose cutting-edge insights on cardiovascular medication therapies are set against indigenous lifestyle approaches used in the innovative Hawaiian lifes...

Title: “Keawanui: The Power of Vision” Guests include: Mercy and Ua Ritte (Native Hawaiians), Community Organizers; Jacqueline Jewel Esposa, RN Description: Native Hawaiians, Mercy and Ua Ritte, begin with a vision to restore an ancient fishpond on the island of Molokai. They end up transforming human lives through an innovative lifestyle program. From their journey gain inspiration and a vision t...

Title: “Molokai Residential Lifestyle Program” Guests: Traceylin Crouch, RPT; Lani Mahelona, Massage Therapist; Michael Arce Description: A Native Hawaiian woman changes lives on the island of Molokai by offering a one-month lifestyle change program. Gain inspiration to help yourself, your family and your tribe from one of the Molokai program participants and two of the volunteer staff. For more i...