Healthbeat Brooklyn
About this original series
Each month, Healthbeat Brooklyn explores a different healthcare issue and how it affects the lives of people in Brooklyn. Story ideas are suggested by an advisory committee made up of more than a dozen key figures in the borough’s health care system. Under their guidance, the show looks at the impact of specific illnesses while also addressing such topics as prevention, healthy lifestyle, access to primary care and healthcare disparities across economic strata. HealthBeat Brooklyn’s mission is to bring free information about these important issues to all Brooklynites, particularly underserved residents who traditionally have had limited access to health care.Healthbeat Brooklyn is a part of Brooklyn Independent Television, a community media program of BRIC Arts|Media|Bklyn and can be seen Mondays at 2:30pm & 10:30pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12pm & 8pm on Brooklyn's BCAT TV Network: Time Warner 56, Cablevision 69, RCN 84 and in all five boroughs on Verizon 44.
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# Episodes
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Rating
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Episodes of Healthbeat Brooklyn
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Healthbeat Brooklyn Eps. 63
Original air date: 5/1/2012 Obesity Under the Knife: As a nation, we’re putting on pounds like never before, and the number of overweight, obese, and morbidly obese Americans is rising rapidly. But being fat goes way beyond extra-large clothing and airline seats that squeeze – it leads to very serious medical issues, from heart disease and diabetes to arthritis. Why are we getting fatter? If losing weight on one’s own isn’t working, should we consider surgery? Care to meet someone who’s had th...
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Release date
May 2, 2012
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Runtime
29:04
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Healthbeat Brooklyn Eps. 62
We revisit the Wellness for Life program at Brooklyn Hospital Center and learn to read nutrition labels like a dietician. Host Monica Sweeney, MD, and Michael Lanigan, MD, Medical Director at the Urgent Care Center at Downstate Bay Ridge talk about children and common allergies. Screening for bone density is easy and available – at Brooklyn Heights Imaging we see a patient get screened and find out what else you can do to keep your bones strong. We'll also introduce a vibrant young woman who c...
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Release date
Apr 9, 2012
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Runtime
28:26
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Cervical Cancer: Healthbeat Brooklyn
The statistics say the average age that women get cervical cancer is in the mid to late-40’s. Meet a vibrant young woman – a DJ, no less – who years before that contracted HPV (the virus that can lead to cervical cancer) and developed the disease. Now she’s determined to help other younger women avoid what she went through. For more information about I’m Too Young for This! visit www.stupidcancer.com and for more information on Tamika & Friends at www.tamikaandfriends.org . From Brooklyn Indep...
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Release date
Apr 9, 2012
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Runtime
06:09
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Bone Density: Healthbeat Brooklyn
Millions of Americans – mostly women, but not exclusively – are at risk of developing osteoporosis, a disease that makes bones more fragile and can lead to falls and fractures. Screening for bone density is easy and available – at Brooklyn Heights Imaging, we see a patient get screened and find out what else you can do to keep your bones strong. For more information about Brooklyn Heights Imaging, visit www.brooklynheightsimaging.com. From Brooklyn Independent Television’s HealthBeat Brooklyn,...
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Release date
Apr 9, 2012
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Runtime
05:55
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Children And Allergies: Healthbeat Brooklyn
: Why does it seem like so many kids have food allergies these days? If your child is one of them, there’s a lot to learn from this discussion between Host Monica Sweeney, MD, and Michael Lanigan, MD, Medical Director at the Urgent Care Center at Downstate Bay Ridge. For more information about the Urgent Care Center at Downstate Bay Ridge, visit www.downstate.edu. From Brooklyn Independent Television’s HealthBeat Brooklyn, episode 62. Original airdate 04/05/2012. http://www.bricartsmedia.org/b...
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Release date
Apr 9, 2012
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Runtime
09:21
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Wellness For Life, Part 2: Healthbeat Brooklyn
We follow up with Velma, who – with the help of the Wellness for Life program at Brooklyn Hospital Center -- is trying to lose weight and get off her diabetes meds. After Velma goes food shopping and learns how to read the nutrition labels, she shows off some of the clothes she’s hoping to be able to wear soon. For more information about the Wellness for Life program at Brooklyn Hospital Center, visit www.tbh.org. From Brooklyn Independent Television’s HealthBeat Brooklyn, episode 62. Original...
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Release date
Apr 9, 2012
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Runtime
05:14
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Healthbeat Brooklyn Eps. 61
Original air date: 3/6/2012 Kings County Hospital Center, an audiologist shows how he tests an adult as well as a three-week-old baby for hearing loss. Plus, an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist also talks about surgical procedures and new cochlear implant technology. Dr. Louis Mudannayake, Medical Director of the Cobble Hill Health Center joins host Monica Sweeney, MD, in our studios to explain the state of geriatric medicine in our culture. A group of Brooklyn moms started a good-neighbor policy...
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Release date
Mar 12, 2012
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Runtime
29:36
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I Said, “Get Your Hearing Checked!” : Healthbeat...
When’s the last time you had an examination for your hearing? Too many of us take it for granted, so at Kings County Hospital Ctr, an audiologist tests an adult as well as a three-week-old baby. An Ear, Nose & Throat specialist also talks about surgical procedures and new cochlear implant technology. For more information about getting a Comprehensive hearing exam at Kings County Hospital Center, visit www.nyc.gov/kchc. From Brooklyn Independent Television’s HealthBeat Brooklyn, episode 61. Ori...
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Release date
Mar 12, 2012
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Runtime
05:54
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Our Place: Healthbeat Brooklyn
Where do Orthodox Jewish youth go when they stray from the fold and get involved with alcohol or drugs? In many cases, their families and the community won’t even acknowledge the problem. In Midwood, we find an organization that offers these young men a safe haven, food and recreation, counseling, and training. [Re-air] For more information about Meals for Moms, send an email to nicole.fabri@clearenergybrokerage.com From Brooklyn Independent Television’s HealthBeat Brooklyn, episode 52. Origi...
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Release date
Mar 9, 2012
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Runtime
06:55
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Our Elders and Their Meds: Healthbeat Brooklyn
Are seniors being given too many drugs, both prescription and OTC? Definitely, says Dr. Louis Mudannayake, Medical Director of the Cobble Hill Health Center. He talks to host Monica Sweeney, MD, about what he sees among the patients at his facility, but they also talk about the broader state of geriatric medicine in our culture. For more information about geriatric medicine at Cobble Hill Health Center, visit www.cobblehill.org From Brooklyn Independent Television’s HealthBeat Brooklyn, epis...
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Release date
Mar 9, 2012
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Runtime
09:54
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