Your Family's Health

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Gerard, along with nursing students Samantha Scalese and Tiffany Yu, continue their interview with Edie Littlefield Sundby, about her book, “The Mission Walker: I Was Given 3 Months to Live.” Edie’s remarkable story began with her determination to beat cancer, and it continued with intense research as she took action. After losing a lung, her gallbladder, and 60% of her liver to s...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard, along with nursing students Tiffany Yu and Steven Hines, interview Dr. Shuvendu Sen, MD, on his book, “Why Buddha Never Had Alzheimer’s.” Dr. Sen is Director, Medical Education, and Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Raritan Bay Medical Center at Meridian Hackensack University, and has been named to America’s Best Physicians. Dr. Sen c...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Gerard, along with nursing students Samantha Scalese and Steven Hines, interview actress, TV personality, model and author, Karen Duffy, on her New York Times bestselling book, Backbone: Living with Chronic Pain Without Turning into One.

Jeanine Cook-Gerard from the Department of Nursing along with nursing students Steven Hines and Tiffany Yu talk today to Pilar Jennings, PhD, about her book, “To Heal a Wounded Heart.” Dr. Jennings is a psychoanalyst with a focus on the clinical application of Buddhist meditation

Jeanine Cook-Gerard from the Department of Nursing talks with John Maslowski, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fibrocell, about the rare genetic skin disease Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB). John describes Fibrocell’s main objective - to find a cure for RDEB and announces that the FDA is now allowing the second phase of this clinical trial in which Fibrocell will be enrol...

CTom Batiuk spent several years as a middle school art teacher before creating the comic strip Funky Winkerbean in 1972. In 1999, Lisa Moore, one of Funky’s friends and a main character, discovered she had breast cancer. Batiuk, unsure about dealing with such a serious subject on the funny pages, decided to go ahead with the story line.

Jeanine Cook-Gerard from the Department of Nursing talks with Susan Levin, counselor and author of “Unlocked: A Family Emerging from the Shadows of Autism” discusses her experiences with her autistic son, Ben, sharing her past feelings of isolation, self-hate, & even moments of hatred toward her own child in response to his behaviors, as well as the impact on her marriage and younger daughter.

Jeanine Cook-Gerard from the Department of Nursing talks with Zoran Hochstätter, author and educator of PureBioEnergy (PBE). PBE is a non-medical treatment that’s been helping individuals with a wide range of debilitating health conditions who are discovering dramatic health benefits. PBE adds energetic information to the biofield, affecting the cellular andmolecular aspects of health and creating...

Jeanine Cook-Gerard from the Department of Nursing talks with Jillian Pransky, a certified yoga therapist, guest teacher and author of “Deep Listening: A Healing Practice to Calm Your Body, Clean Your Mind, and Open Your Heart.” She discusses specific techniques to help receive and respond to ourselves and others. She offers deep listening tools as a means to recover from injuries, illness and str...

Jeanine Cook-Gerard talks with Aaron E. Glatt, MD, Chair, Department of Medicine; Chief, Infectious Dsease & Hospital Epidemiologist at South Nassau Communities Hospital. He speaks about the necessity of immunizations throughout life. Dr. Blatt emphasizes the overwhelming scientific evidence pointing to the benefits of vaccinations in the fight against the spread of deadly childhood diseases.

Gaslighting is a psychological term used to make the other feel uncertain in her perceptions, memories, and beliefs. The author speaks about her own experience navigating the healthcare system on behalf of her child with disabilities. Within her book, she identifies twenty-four gaslighting strategies that she has been exposed to. The author uses the word "unintentional" because she is not ascribin...

Dr. Donald Russ, PT Therapist at South Nassau Community Hospital is today's guest with Jeanine Cook-Gerard. Dr Russ is one of the leading experts on Preventing Falls with the elderly. In this broadcast he emphasizes the need for a safe assessment of the home with an Occupational Therapist

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and Shannon Scannapieco from the Department of Nursing interviews entrepreneurs Michelle Villella, Christine Bonanno, & Carol Gilbert, founders of Fairy Lice Mothers; a lice removal service on Long Island. The ladies speak about their journey from friendship to business partners and their mission to educate and provide a service of eliminating this common community health c...

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and Shannon Scannapieco from the Department of Nursing interview Michael Reid about his career as a paramedic within the NYC911 system and emergency medical technicians. He recently completed a 10-year term as Director of the NYS fire fighter’s association FASNY.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and Shannon Scannapieco from the Department of Nursing interviews Mary from Rockland County about Food Addicts Anonymous Program. Mary speaks candidly about her life’s journey, challenges and victories with her food addiction.

Joan Buckley talks with Dr. Kenneth Druck to talk about “Outrageous Aging: Your Best Years Ever, Reimagined”. Biases, societal myths and stereotyping are discussed along with the financial, physical, emotional issues that concern everyone’s future as they age.

Professor Joan Buckley joins Rabbi Daniel Cohen as he talks about his truly visionary and possibly life changing new book, “What Will They Say About You When You’re Gone”. By taking the subject forward to our death he asks the simple question, “What fives words would you want engraved on your headstone after you die?"

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard interviews Dr. Parsa Karimi, PT, DPT who has been specializing in orthopedic & sports physical therapy since graduating in 2003. His first of many books to come, is entitled “How to Choose the Right Physical Therapist,” which highlights the secrets of his orthopedic treatment philosophy which has yielded positive results for his patients for nearly 15 years.

Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Department of Nursing interviews Shelley Uram, MD, (Phoenix, AZ,) a Harvard-trained, and board certified psychiatrist. Dr. Uram introduces her book, ‘Essential Living: A Guide to Having Happiness and Peace by Reclaiming Your Essential Self.’

Joan Buckley from the Department of Nursing, interviews Jim Green, the Producer of Community Programs at 90.3 WHPC and a member of the NCC community since April 30, 1973. He describes changes in radio listening through the advancement in technology around the world and here at Nassau Community College. He explores the days that SiriusXM became popular, streaming capabilities became available, and...

Joan Buckley and Jeanine Cook-Garard discuss the care and treatment of problems related to ear, nose, and throat disorders with Dr. Michael Setzen, an Otolaryngologist, P.C. Dr. Setzen has a special passion and expertise for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Office Balloon Sinus Dilation, just to name a couple of the treatments he performs that make every day better for many people.

Jeanine Cook-Garard and Joan Buckley from the department of nursing, meet with Danielle Skelly, a Family Support Specialist for the AGAPE program of Long Island. AGAPE is a program within the Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition that provides free support, information, and educational resources to all adoptive families and relative caregivers who have custody or guardianship of a child. AGAPE foll...

Joan Buckley, Jeanine Cook-Garard, and Caleb Garard talk with Dr. David Hanscom, a leading orthopedic spine surgeon and the author of ‘Back in Control: A Surgeon’s Roadmap out of Chronic Pain.”

Joan Buckley and Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard interview Larry Aaron about Zen and scuba diving through the eyes of someone that's joined both experiences. He has the ability to connect what's good and peaceful in one world, and join it with the beauty of the ocean as an accomplished scuba diver.

Joan Buckley talks with Dr. Marc Adler, Associate Chief Medical Officer for NYU Winthrop Hospital, about changes in healthcare and how they have transformed the services available for families in their own community today.