Youth in custody tell their stories of water with STEMCAP

  • May 29, 2024
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With help from Connor Estes and Ways of Water, they create artwork about the Great Salt Lake and water issues. Nursing scientist Lisa Taylor-Swanson on advances in menopause care, including culturally competent health care providers in UT. Plus, Mary Dickson with a RECA update.

Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community!

Downwinder Mary Dickson is back with the latest on the push to get Congress to support for S.3853 - Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act.

RadioACTive's own Connor Estes with another edition of Ways of Water. This time, youth in custody share their work exploring the Great Salt Lake's dwindling size and other water issues with STEMCAP. Associate Director Laura George joins the conversation. 

  • Part of the STEM Community Alliance Program at the University of Utah, STEMCAP forges multidirectional educational and learning exchanges between Youth-In-Custody, STEM professionals, and art communities.

Nursing scientist Lisa Taylor-Swanson on advances in menopause care, including culturally competent health care providers in IRL and online. She's helped increase access for women to medical care, education, and self-care education during peri- and post-menopause. In addition, she's working on three local pilots:

  • MENOGAP – delivered by a prescribing provider (MD, ARNP, PA) and a group acupuncturist. Medical care, health education, integrative health education for self-care, and acupuncture – all delivered in a group format. Social support – both from providers and other women. Offered at Sugar House Health Center. Developed in close collaboration with an ethnically and racially diverse Community Advisory Board. Meets Monday nights at U Health Sugar House, 1280 E Stringham Ave. If interested, email menogap-sg@umail.utah.edu.

  • Waning Moon – designed by and with American Indian/Alaska Native women in collaboration with Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake. Health education, integrative health education for self-care, referrals to healthcare providers. Delivered by a nurse at UICSL.

  • Mujeres en la Transición – designed by and with Hispanic and Latina women. Health education, integrative health education for self-care, referrals to healthcare providers. Delivered by a Community Health Worker.

Looking for that parody song Lara played tonight? It's called Menopause Rhapsody - Bohemian Rhapsody Parody Song for Every Queen, by Shirley Serban out of New Zealand. Mad props to Shirley for "relyriced" version of the Queen classic.

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments, or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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