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Your Family's Health

Your Family's Health

By: 90.3 WHPC
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Professor Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nassau Community College Nursing Department discusses health issues concerning all of us.Copyright 90.3 WHPC Science
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  • Autism, and AutiServe Consulting
    May 6 2025
    Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks about autism, because a new report shows that rates of autism diagnoses have increased. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was determined to find the cause of the rise, including what he calls the ”environmental exposures" behind the rise. Jeanine talks with Raina Townsend, the CEO & Founder of AutiServe Consulting, an Educational Consulting Business based in Melville that provides support and guidance to special needs children and their families, while expanding community resources.
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    28 mins
  • Children & Mental Health
    Apr 29 2025
    Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns about children’s mental health. From anxiety and depression to the impact of social media and school stress, we learn about the signs, the science, and the support systems every family should know. She speaks with Kathy Rivera, the CEO and Executive Director of the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, a not-for-profit children’s mental health agency on Long Island that is dedicated to restoring and strengthening the emotional well-being of children from birth through age 24 and their families.
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    28 mins
  • Melanoma and Skin Cancers
    Apr 22 2025
    According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 5-and-a-half million cases of non-melanoma skin cancer are diagnosed each year in the US. Many of those cancers are highly preventable. In addition, though, about 100 thousand news cases of melanoma are diagnosed each year, making skin cancer the most common cancer in the US. Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks with Dr. Bhuvanesh Singh, surgical director of the Skin Cancer Program at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. A board-certified otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon with extensive experience in oncological and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Singh has published over 190 articles in major journals, is a co-editor of two medical textbooks, and has received numerous research grants.
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    29 mins

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