This week, Sam talks with Brandon Jones, Executive Director of the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH)! He will discuss how his organizations serves the community!

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2024 U.S. Childhood, Adolescent, and Adult Immunization Schedules. Updates can be found at CDC: Vaccines and Immunizations. As a reminder, the schedules summarize final recommendations that were previously adopted and made official by the CDC director. Therefore, these schedules are effective immediately.
This week, Sam talks with Brandon Jones, Executive Director of the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH)! He will discuss how his organizations serves the community!
This month’s Fresh Air, Inc. Board of Directors meeting takes place on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023, at 7:00 pm.
Please Note
This is a virtual meeting; participants can participate online or by phone.
If you have questions about the meeting or wish to add an agenda item, please email board@kfai.org before the meeting. In addition, the Board roster, contact information, previous board minutes, and financials are available at kfai.org/board.
KFAI Board meetings are open to the public, and everyone interested will be encouraged to attend. The meeting begins promptly at 7 pm.
Meeting Details
Monday, November 27, 2023, starting at 7:00 pm (CT).
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcemgqTksH9Mi4MeC2_uO1UPXSAoYLRFv
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
The packet of public documents (including the agenda) for this month’s meeting can be found at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MqHjhOy2gNggK3buuMSMtTD4_odRwx4i
Mike Robbins, a former professional baseball player whose career was ended with an injury to his pitching arm in the middle of his third season, Focus on the Good Stuff is a conversation filled with passion, authenticity, and humor. This interview offers a step-by-step way for overcoming negative influence and obstacles, creating a truly grateful approach to life, and establishing an environment that can support success and peace of mind.
Health Notes airs Mondays – 7:00-8:00pm
Chris Morris is an internationally recognized naturopathic physician, author, cleric and business leader. Realizing that he wanted to find a way to serve humanity in a more profound way, Chris entered the field of alternative medicine in 1983 after a career as a professional athlete and business executive.
Chris brings a unique perspective to healing and personal growth with his degree in mathematics and physics along with his 30 year study of metaphysics and personal development.
Chris will talk about moving from a linear model of healing to a heart model – following the flow of nature and eating with nature for wellness. Another important Health Notes Conversation.
Health Notes Airs Mondays 7:00-8:00PM
This week, Dr. Stuart Bloom sits done with Sam and Charlene to discuss the topic of breast cancer
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Up until now, insurance status hasn’t affected how or if someone got a COVID shot. Doses were purchased in bulk by the federal government and made available to everyone, for free. But since the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ended and the latest booster released, vaccines have been commercialized, costing up to 130 bucks a pop.
“COVID vaccines are very expensive. So for people who have no health insurance to have to pay for the vaccine, many of them wouldn’t do it,” says Cristina Flood Urdangarin, the Community Outreach Manager for St. Mary’s Health Clinics.
KFAI’s Ryan Dawes reports on a new program aim at connecting uninsured adults with a free COVID-19 vaccine.
If you are uninsured, you can find a dose at vaccines.gov (select “Bridge Access Program Participant) or visit kfai.org/clinic.
“With the dramatic increase in prescription opioid abuse, managing pain and addiction—particularly for people in recovery—has become a major medical issue in our society. Mel Pohl is addiction medicine’s leader in this complex area. He has provided guidelines that improve clinical outcomes and decrease consequences for these multi-problem patients. This conversation will be valuable in understanding this complex issue of pain and addiction.”