Your Family's Health

Today’s topic is doctors that provide help when they aren’t even in the same room!!! It’s called TELEHEALTH... and it has a huge role in providing access to healthcare for underserved population. Our guest today is Dr. Shelley Cooper, who is the CEO and Founder of Diversity Telehealth, and their expertise is in telemedicine and remote patient monitoring.

Joan Buckley talk with Leslie Wilkes, author of two children’s books, and the Founder and CEO of the non-profit organization WLL Enterprise Inc. WLL Enterprises is a nutritional center which helps provide low income families the means to lead healthier lives through education, fitness & nutrition.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks about Attention Disorders, including Attention Deficit Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyper-Activity Disorder. Our guest today is Dr. Kevin Ross Emery, who is an ADD and ADHD Field Expert, a Mentor, the Host of “The Dr. Kevin Radio Show”, and a Best- Selling Author of “Managing the Gift of Your ADD/HD Child.”

Joan Buckley from the Nursing Department talks mental health care with our guest, Dr. Andrew Malekoff, Executive Director & CEO of the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center in Roslyn Heights, where he has worked for 42 years. He is a published author whose books include the textbook, Group Work with Adolescents. He has been editor-in- chief of the professional journal Social Work with Groups'...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nursing Department talks about male sexual health and prostate cancer. Our guest today is Doctor Dudley Seth Danoff. He is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Male Sexual Health. Dr. Danoff is a graduate of Princeton University and Yale University Medical School. He has taught on the clinical faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine for more than twenty-five years an...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nursing Department talks about workouts and personal training, with our guest Brian Heltzer, a certified personal trainer and exercise fitness specialist from the Academy of Applied Personal Training Education at Hofstra University. He works as a full-time personal trainer at Lifetime Athletic in Garden City and has private personal training clients at the Friedber...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nursing Department talks about vaping, and the impacts vaping has on your health, with guests from The Rockville Center Coalition for Youth... Ruthanne McCormack, Project Coordinator... and Pam Stark, who is a retired Nassau County Police Department detective who also works with the Seafield Center.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nursing Department talks about being a cancer survivor with Ron Coury. Ron is an Entrepreneur and Author of Tenacity: True Life Story; which is his story about being a Las Vegas businessman, a Marine, and a former Brooklynite who survived corruption and esophageal cancer to achieve the American Dream

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nursing Department talks about a way to achieve a better and healthier body. Our guest today is Michael Matthews. He is the author of two books... Bigger Leaner Stronger, and Thinner Leaner Stronger, and a cookbook called The Shredded Chef. He has helped thousands of people achieve their health and fitness goals.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nursing Department talks about the Power of Food by welcoming back to our show, Dr. Robert Dell’Amore, who is a professional chef educator and culinary skills professional who teaches nutrition through his innovative and BOCES award-winning program called, “The Power of Food, Culinary Skills for Optimal Health.”

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nursing Department talks about the New Rules of Pregnancy with Dr. Jaqueline Worth, who is the co-author of ‘The New Rules of Pregnancy.’ Her book explains everything about pregnancy and guides woman through labor, delivery, and the beginning of motherhood. Dr. Worth has been an OB-GYN for nearly 20 years, now working at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nursing Department talks with today, we’re talking about how parents can safely travel when they’re traveling with infants and young children. Our guest today is Dr. Harvey Karp, best-selling author of the book ‘Happiest Baby on the Block.’

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nursing Department talks with Dr. Rajeev Vohra, Chief of Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospital. We talk about different options you have if you are considering weight loss surgery, as well as what might happen if you regain the weight after one of the various surgery options.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nursing Department talks with Mandy H. Breslow, President and Founder of Indie Living Inc., who creates comfortable, affordable "smart" apartments and provide on-site opportunities for socialization, education and recreation for individuals with Autism and related disabilities. Mandy received her Master’s degree in Social Work from Adelphi University and a Master’s...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nursing Department learns about how the marijuana business is shaping up in the states that legalized it for medical and recreational use, with our guest, Hillary Peckham, COO of Etain Health, one of the country’s cultivators and distributors of medicinal marijuana.

Joan Buckley talks about what you SHOULD be eating, and what you SHOULD NOT be eating, when it comes to heart health. Our guest today is Stefani Pappas, a Registered Dietitian with a practice right here in Nassau County, specifically in Great Neck. She provides practical and evidence-based nutrition information to clients and readers on a daily basis.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks about the health benefits of Acupuncture – and we will even do a demonstration on the air! Our guest is Nan Gilbert, a licensed New York acupuncturist with certification in Chinese herbology. She has over 16 years’ experience in traditional Chinese medicine.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks about Low Vision Awareness & the National Eye Institute. If you’ve been suffering from vision issues, listen to Dr. Mark E. Wilkinson, an optometrist and a Clinical Professor with the University of Iowa. He is also Chair of the Low Vision Subcommittee of the National Eye Health Education Program at the National Eye Institute. He is the author of research articles publ...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks with Dr. P.K. Newby, who is a nutrition scientist, gastronome, and author who has been studying, teaching, and inspiring healthy and sustainable eating for 25 years. She was one of the best undiscovered cooks on ABC’s The Taste, where she created globally inspired, plant-based cuisine, and she is an Adjunct Associate Professor and award-winning educator at Harvard. He...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks about how to improve cardiac function, boost cardiovascular performance and build a healthier, more efficient body, with our guest, one of the authors of Exercises for Cardiac Recovery, William Smith. Mr. Smith works for a nationally recognized healthcare system in the New York area providing health and wellness services. His focus is in special populations and how he...

Honolulu, Hawaii resident David Ulrich speaks with Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard about his new book Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice in Photography. Ulrich is co-director of the Pacific New Media Foundation as well as a professor. Coming inches to death, David was involved in an accident that took one eye from him. Although this was a life changing event, he does not perceive it as a...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard speaks to Dr. Albert Granger, the founding partner of Premier Endodontics of Long Island, where he shares a thriving practice with three locations on Long Island. Dr. Granger is the Director of Endodontics at the Harlem Hospital General Practice Residency Program; graduate of Howard University of Dentistry, and former Assistant Professor at Columbia University College of De...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard speaks with Dr. Joan Buckley about her PhD dissertation scale that is simple, cost efficient and able to measure adiposity (fat tendencies) accurately in African American children ages 2 to 4 years. Child obesity is linked to numerous physiological, psychological and social conditions such as: decreased quality of life, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, sleep...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and WHPC student Tova Zaretsky talks with Tom Gibson, author of “Lost In The System.” They discuss the challenges and triumphs of having family members with hearing impairments, something that affects Tova’s family as well. Tom’s book chronicles the story of how his son Max, a deaf child with a cochlear implant, overcame the odds and learned to read after the school distric...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks to Dr. Robert Dell’Amore, a professional chef educator who teaches nutrition through his BOCES award-winning program, “The Power of Food, Culinary Skills for Optimal Health.” He developed an interactive ‘immersion’ approach to teaching nutrition and a healthy lifestyle through sensory stimulation. His goal is to change people’s lifestyle and view of a healthy and deli...