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Audio Podcast Series - Healthcare 411 - Program Directory


Program Description:

Healthcare 411 on Radio is a free weekly radio series. The spots are :60 seconds in length and designed to wrap around a :30 second ad spot or PSA. The series is produced by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, and contains consumer oriented health care information based on the latest research studies. The topics will be relevant and broad in scope and feature interviews with leading medical authorities. The spots are ideal sponsorship opportunities for local hospitals, medical practices and health care organizations.

Program Demos:
    
ListenDownloadTranscript07-01-2009 -- Participating in a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
ListenDownloadTranscript06-24-2009 -- Study Finds Fewer Families Can Afford Health Insurance
ListenDownloadTranscript06-17-2009 -- Comparing Ostoearthritis of the Knee Treatments
ListenDownloadTranscript06-10-2009 -- Basic Health Tips for Men
ListenDownloadTranscript06-03-2009 -- Ask Questions!
ListenDownloadTranscript05-27-2009 -- Quitting Tobacco - Talk with Your Doctor
ListenDownloadTranscript05-20-2009 -- Patient-Centered Medical Home - What You Need to Know
ListenDownloadTranscript05-13-2009 -- National Women's Health Week
ListenDownloadTranscript05-06-2009 -- Screening Teens for Clinical Depression
ListenDownloadTranscript04-29-2009 -- Better Hearing and Speech Month
ListenDownloadTranscript04-22-2009 -- Off-label Drugs - A Common Practice
ListenDownloadTranscript04-15-2009 -- Consumer Guide Compares Type 2 Diabetes Treatments
ListenDownloadTranscript04-08-2009 -- AHRQ’s Comparative Effectiveness Research - What it Means for You
ListenDownloadTranscript04-01-2009 -- Aspirin Every Day - Is it Right For You?
ListenDownloadTranscript03-25-2009 -- Personal Health Records
ListenDownloadTranscript03-18-2009 -- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
ListenDownloadTranscript03-11-2009 -- Help Choosing a Nursing Home
ListenDownloadTranscript03-04-2009 -- Toolkit Helps Reduce Medication Errors in Hospitals
ListenDownloadTranscript02-25-2009 -- Choosing Long-Term Care
ListenDownloadTranscript02-18-2009 -- Peanut Safety
ListenDownloadTranscript02-11-2009 -- How to Manage Chronic Diseases
ListenDownloadTranscript02-04-2009 -- Medical Handoffs
ListenDownloadTranscript01-28-2009 -- IOM Report on Resident Work Hours
ListenDownloadTranscript01-21-2009 -- What You Should Know Before Surgery
ListenDownloadTranscript01-14-2009 -- Obesity - Prevention and Treatment
ListenDownloadTranscript01-07-2009 -- How to Ensure High Quality Health Care
ListenDownloadTranscript12-31-2008 -- Getting Medical Tests: Ask Questions!
ListenDownloadTranscript12-24-2008 -- Play it Safe with Children and Medicine
ListenDownloadTranscript12-17-2008 -- Care Transitions - What You Need to Know
ListenDownloadTranscript12-10-2008 -- Weight Loss Surgery - How it Can Affect Pregnancy
ListenDownloadTranscript12-03-2008 -- How to Find Good Information Online
ListenDownloadTranscript11-26-2008 -- Patient Safety: Managing Your Health Care Risks
ListenDownloadTranscript11-19-2008 -- How to Stay Healthy When the Economy is Not
ListenDownloadTranscript11-12-2008 -- Screening for Colorectal Cancer
ListenDownloadTranscript11-05-2008 -- Health Insurance Gaps for America's Kids
ListenDownloadTranscript10-22-2008 -- Hospital Stays: Reducing Your Risks
ListenDownloadTranscript10-15-2008 -- Prescriptions: Play it Safe
ListenDownloadTranscript10-08-2008 -- Understanding Your Health - Healthfinder.gov
ListenDownloadTranscript10-01-2008 -- Tips for Men on How to Stay Healthy
ListenDownloadTranscript09-24-2008 -- Blood Clots - Prevention and Treatment
ListenDownloadTranscript09-17-2008 -- Women - Stay Healthy at Any Age
ListenDownloadTranscript09-10-2008 -- How to Deal with a Difficult Diagnosis
ListenDownloadTranscript09-03-2008 -- Rising Obesity Rates
ListenDownloadTranscript08-27-2008 -- Prostate Cancer Screening Not Recommended For 75+
ListenDownloadTranscript08-20-2008 -- Navigating the ER - Using Urgent and Emergency Care
ListenDownloadTranscript08-13-2008 -- Staying Healthy at 50+
ListenDownloadTranscript08-06-2008 -- Reducing Your Risk of Surgical Errors
ListenDownloadTranscript07-30-2008 -- Prostate Cancer Consumer Guide
ListenDownloadTranscript07-23-2008 -- New Osteoporosis Guide
ListenDownloadTranscript07-16-2008 -- Hearing Screening for Newborns
ListenDownloadTranscript07-09-2008 -- How to Choose a Doctor
ListenDownloadTranscript07-02-2008 -- Safer Surgery – Reducing Your Risk of Infections
ListenDownloadTranscript06-25-2008 -- New Warfarin Guide
ListenDownloadTranscript06-18-2008 -- Health Literacy Limited in Many Americans
ListenDownloadTranscript06-11-2008 -- Give Dad the Gift of a Healthy Reminder
ListenDownloadTranscript06-04-2008 -- How to Choose a Health Plan
ListenDownloadTranscript05-28-2008 -- Five Days to Tobacco Free
ListenDownloadTranscript05-21-2008 -- Personal Health Records
ListenDownloadTranscript05-14-2008 -- National Women's Health Week
ListenDownloadTranscript05-07-2008 -- Quit Smoking - What Really Works
ListenDownloadTranscript04-30-2008 -- Comparing Hospitals to Get Quality Care
ListenDownloadTranscript04-23-2008 -- New Guide Compares Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
ListenDownloadTranscript04-16-2008 -- No Symptoms, Don't Screen for COPD
ListenDownloadTranscript04-09-2008 -- Be a Superhero Take Care of Your Health
ListenDownloadTranscript04-02-2008 -- How to Create a Pill Card
ListenDownloadTranscript03-26-2008 -- 2007 State Snapshot Report
ListenDownloadTranscript03-19-2008 -- How to Evaluate Treatment Advice
ListenDownloadTranscript03-12-2008 -- Prostate Cancer Treatments
ListenDownloadTranscript03-05-2008 -- Our Nation's Health
ListenDownloadTranscript02-27-2008 -- Myths About Health Care Quality
ListenDownloadTranscript02-20-2008 -- Medication Safety
ListenDownloadTranscript02-13-2008 -- Medical Tests
ListenDownloadTranscript02-06-2008 -- African American Healthcare Disparities
ListenDownloadTranscript01-30-2008 -- Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
ListenDownloadTranscript01-23-2008 -- Treating Osteoporosis
ListenDownloadTranscript01-16-2008 -- Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis
ListenDownloadTranscript01-09-2008 -- Type 2 Diabetes Medication Guide
ListenDownloadTranscript01-02-2008 -- Steps You Can Take To Prevent Medical Errors
ListenDownloadTranscript12-26-2007 -- Health Literacy
ListenDownloadTranscript12-19-2007 -- Comparing Blood Pressure Medications
ListenDownloadTranscript12-12-2007 -- Health Care Quality - Know It When You See It
ListenDownloadTranscript12-05-2007 -- Tough Questions to Ask Your Doctor
ListenDownloadTranscript11-28-2007 -- Antidepressants
ListenDownloadTranscript11-21-2007 -- Managing Asthma
ListenDownloadTranscript11-14-2007 -- Kids and Cancer
ListenDownloadTranscript11-07-2007 -- Long-term Care Insurance
ListenDownloadTranscript10-31-2007 -- Knee Osteoarthritis
ListenDownloadTranscript10-24-2007 -- Health Insurance for Young Adults
ListenDownloadTranscript10-17-2007 -- Heart Bypass vs Angioplasty
ListenDownloadTranscript10-10-2007 -- Cholesterol Levels
ListenDownloadTranscript10-03-2007 -- No Choice for Health Insurance
ListenDownloadTranscript09-26-2007 -- Asthma and Minorities
ListenDownloadTranscript09-19-2007 -- Health Insurance Booklet
ListenDownloadTranscript09-12-2007 -- Peptic Ulcers
ListenDownloadTranscript09-05-2007 -- Hospitalizations
ListenDownloadTranscript08-29-2007 -- Choosing a Hospital
ListenDownloadTranscript08-22-2007 -- Dizzy from Consumer Health Ads
ListenDownloadTranscript08-15-2007 -- Oral Diabetes Medications
ListenDownloadTranscript08-08-2007 -- Urinary Tract Infections in Children
ListenDownloadTranscript08-01-2007 -- Uterine Fibroids
ListenDownloadTranscript07-25-2007 -- Diabetes Awareness
ListenDownloadTranscript07-18-2007 -- Dietary Counseling for Weight Loss
ListenDownloadTranscript07-11-2007 -- Renal Artery Stenosis