WHY RADIO?

We live in a society that is profoundly influenced by mass media, particularly television, movies and radio. This is shaping our knowledge, and perhaps more importantly, our attitudes about acceptable, affordable and successful health options.

In the current mass media environment, most of us, receive heavily biased information. Current approaches to health education often ignore the use of these strong communication vehicles. By presenting the latest health news via radio, a format easy to relate to we can motivate listeners to make intelligent new choices in healthcare. Increasing numbers of people have been paying out of pocket for the services of alternative and indigenous healthcare practitioners, with good results. Consequently, because so many of these alternative and potentially complementary modalities are so effective, people are starting to demand that they be included in their health insurance coverage. To answer that call, conventional medicine is increasingly including ‘integrative’ approaches, learning about alternative modalities, and combining these with standard care when appropriate.

Information about complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) has been mainstreamed for over 15 years, but has not trickled down in availability from the more affluent communities. Alternative healthcare is not just for the “fringe” anymore. Therefore, it is important for SHOC/ KUNM radio listeners to learn that numerous integrative approaches available. A radio program can accelerate the knowledge & accessibility of proven research information.

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Sage Health On Call / KUNM 89.9 FM provides a vital and strategic intercultural network, linking listeners to health advocates, practitioners, educators, medical providers, researchers, community organizers, and agencies in different cultural areas. The Integrative Health Weekly magazine will develop and maintain a long term commitment to health literacy, health justice, democracy and healthcare integrity.

About Us

Halima Christy, MA, NTS, Executive Producer of "Sage Health On Call"

Halima is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, and the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics. A holistic body/mind therapist for many years, Halima also facilitated support groups for children and adults with serious and catastrophic illness at Dr Gerald Jampolsky's Center for Attitudinal Healing in Tiburon, CA, and, at the Life Center in Santa Fe. Halima is the founding director of KidsReach, a Drug abuse prevention program forchildren ages 5-12; She also founded The Sage Health--On Call Group in Albuquerque - Our integrative health literacy media program.

Dr. John Claussen, Doctor of Chiropractic - Bear Canyon Health Circle
Bachelor’s degree - Colorado University in Biology and Chemistry
Doctor of Chiropractic from Sherman College of Chiropractic. Dr. Claussen practices gentle and traditional forms of chiropractic. He analyzes the
relationship between the skeletal, nerve and muscular systems and then gives adjustments based upon both findings and health history. The intent of his methods is to free the body from interference so it can function at its highest,
most efficient level. Dr. Claussen can be reached in ABQ at 505-888-1795 or chirofire@hotmail.com

Reuben Last, M.D. is a General Surgeon in Albuquerque, NM
Bachelor of Science from the City University of New York
Medical Degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians
And Surgeons. Residency in Surgery at University of New Mexico
And Vascular Fellowship at the University of Sydney in Australia.
He is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the UNM School of Medicine
Interest include studying the social influences of Medicine, and Community
Organizing. He is a Board Member of the Endorphin Power Company.

Dr. Bob Dubin; Doctor of Chiropractic, Placitas, NM
Dr. ‘Bob’ has been practicing Chiropractic for over 30 years. Over that time, he has been very active in the Chiropractic Association growth anddevelopment. He spent over 11 years on radio in the San Francisco BayArea, as a talk show host, interviewer and disc jockey, promoting Chiropractic and Alternative Health Care. Dr. Bob brings a sense of humor and a wealth of information to the airwaves, making sure everyone has a good time and a true learning experience.

Chester Brown Jr., Special Studies Department Coordinator, UNM
Chester Brown oversees the Educational Opportunity programs in three
New Mexico counties – Bernalillo, Torrance, and Valencia. Last year approximately 1,300 adults were at the Centers. The University of New
Mexico Office Of Special Programs/College Enrichment Program provides guidance and counseling for adult students who want to complete a GED
and/or enter or continue a program of post-secondary education.
• Information on college financial aid and admissions
• Assistance in completing college applications
• Personal counseling and Career Exploration
• Informational Activities, Tutoring and mentoring
àFor more information, call Chester D. Brown at 277-0276.


Aaron Kaufman, DO, Integrative Medicine Clinic, Albuquerque, NM
Dr. Aaron B. Kaufman has practiced 20 years in Albuquerque integrating mainstream family medicine with numerous alternative therapies including human identical hormone replacement, prolotherapy, neural therapy, herbs, homeopathic combination remedies, nutritional therapies
and osteopathic manipulative therapy. Dr. Kaufman Practices Integrative
Medicine at 8324 Constitution Pl NE. Albuquerque, NM 87110.
(505)256-3648


Robin Seydel, Managing Editor, NM COOP Newsletter

Robin Seydel has worked in Food Coops from Vermont to Arizona with a personal interest in a safe food supply for people, not profit. She has been a 20 year member of the Albuquerque Montanita Coop and is proud of its track record in, and spearheading the push for, "Living Wages" and Benefits for all employees, full and part time. She and has researched and written on toxins in the environment including the Mercury/Thimerisol containing Vaccines. She is currently the COOP membership team leader and is on the Board of the New Mexico Organic Consumers Association.

Welcome

Sage Health On Call - KUNM 89.9 FM

Sage Health On Call (SHOC) has been a monthly call-in talk show on KUNM-FM since May, 2001. For over five years, our purpose has been to provide an interactive forum introducing topics of integrative, environmental and indigenous health disciplines to the widest audiences possible.

SHOC provides bi-weekly informative radio programming promoting health literacy in the field of “Integrative Health Care”. Its mission is to improve knowledge, communication and experience of the collaborations forging between the world’s wisdom traditions and western orthodox medicine, and to provide our communities with clear and accurate information about realistic expectations and the process for accessing integrative healthcare.

Creative partnerships between nature based and conventional medicine practitioners are producing vital and often far less costly healthcare solutions. Sage Health programs present guests who are leaders in their field, speaking about their progress in healthcare. Guests and Topics serve culturally diverse sectors of both urban and rural communities. Sage Health is committed to building a strong health network that can inspire transformational improvements in personal and community healthcare.