Healthier You: A Vanderbilt Health & Wellness Podcast is designed to help Vanderbilt faculty and staff live their healthiest lives. Join us for a short, 10-minute monthly episode packed with all the latest tips and resources you need on a variety of health and wellness topics.
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Season 1, Episode 6: Addressing and Overcoming Seasonal Allergies
Join our host Julie Hurst, MSN, FNP, MPH, as she chats with Basil Kahwash, MD, all about seasonal allergies. Find tips for addressing allergies, learn when to get tested for specific allergens, and discover resources to help you stay up to date when various allergens may be increasing in your region.
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| Julie Hurst, MSN, FNP, MPH | Basil Kahwash, MD |
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Season 1, Episode 5: Nutrition and Aging
Join our hosts as we chat with Sarah Ferguson, MPH, RDN, LDN, about nutrition for brain health and healthy aging.
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| Lydia Gardner | Rachel Bowman | Sarah Ferguson |
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Season 1, Episode 4: Harassment: It's Not Just 'Part of the Job'
Join our host, Lydia Gardner, Communications Specialist with Health & Wellness, as she chats with Heather Kamper, LCSW, from the SHARE Center, about workplace violence and sexual harassment trends in healthcare, and resources available at VUMC.
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| Lydia Gardner | Heather Kamper, LCSW |
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Season 1: Episode 3: How to Establish Connections and Community
Join our host, Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, ACM-SW, with Work/Life Connections-EAP as she interviews Makenzie Parks, LCSW, also from Work/Life Connections-EAP, on ways we can establish connections and community this Valentine's Day.
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| Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, ACM-SW | Makenzie Parks, LCSW |
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Work/Life Connections-EAP
Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, ACM-SW
Makenzie Parks, LCSW
Season 1, Episode 2: What You Need to Know about Weight Loss
Join our host, Rachel Bowman, NBC-HWC, CHES, Health Educator with Health Plus, as she chats with Sahar Takkouche, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center in Wilson County and associate chief medical officer for Wilson and Sumner County regions, about everything you need to know about weight loss.
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| Rachel Bowman, NBC-HWC, CHES | Sahar Takkouche, MD |
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Rachel Bowman, NBC-HWC, CHES
Season 1, Episode 1: Ways to Make our Holiday Season More Restful
Join our host, Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, ACM-SW, with Work/Life Connections-EAP as she interviews Julie Burton, LCSW, MHCC, also from Work/Life Connections-EAP, on ways we can manage stress to make our holidays more restful.
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| Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, ACM-SW | Julie Burton, LCSW, MHCC |
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Work/Life Connections-EAP
Julie Burton, LCSW, MHCC
Megan Bergfeld, LCSW, ACM-SW
