KRCB's Health Connections series
Housing and Health
When you think of health, housing may not be the first thing that jumps to mind. But where you live may actually determine a number of health outcomes. We explore the issue in the Roseland neighborhoo...
Building a Better Society
(Full length TV program - episode 106) More and more American wage earners cannot meet the demands of a rapidly increasing cost of living. While housing, food, fuel, education, and healthcare costs ac...
El Grupo de Padres de Roseland
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Roseland está situado en el corazón de Santa Rosa, California. Es una comunidad con energía vibrante, donde los residentes luchan económicamente para mantener a sus familias. El grupo de padres de Ros...
Early Childhood Education
(Full length TV program - episode 105) KRCB explores how children who receive quality early childhood education are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college. They have higher earnin...
Construyendo una Cultura de Salud
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(Learning Video in Spanish) The United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation on the planet, yet we have some of the worst outcomes in the developed world. Why is this? North Bay healt...
Finding Solutions to Homelessness: Bridging the Disconnect between Service Providers and the Business Community
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In Guerneville, California, the banks of the Russian River have become a gathering place for those facing homelessness. The homeless population in Guerneville is four times the per capita rate of San...
Adapting to Climate Change
The North Bay Climate Adaptation Initiative (NBCAI) formed to raise awareness of the impact of climate change on our region. Rainfall patterns are changing, temperatures are rising and critical infras...
Health Connections Special: ACEs - Adverse Childhood Experiences
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In this Health Connections Special, we explore the Adverse Childhood Experience Study, or ACE Study. The ACE Study found that the more adversity and trauma someone experienced as a child, the higher t...
Oscar Chavez - Community of Practice
28:28
Oscar Chavez, Assistant Department Director for the Sonoma County Human Services Department, describes methods of social engagement, organizing, and problem-solving to strengthen community resiliency.
Youth Voices
6:08
(Program Segment - Health Connections, Episode 102) Student filmmaker, Emma, speaks with her friends about stigma around mental illness and how young people can help to build a community of acceptance...
Building on Community Assets: Healthy Retail
7:56
The Healthy Retail Project is an innovative initiative in Sonoma County that is working to create a healthy food environment. In Windsor, a coalition of non-profit, government and community groups hav...
Roseland Parents' Club
9:16
The Roseland neighborhood is located in the heart of Santa Rosa, California. A group of Roseland parents understand that place matters, and they are working to make positive health changes for the fut...
Social Advocates for Youth: Addressing Fears and Gaining Buy-in for the Dream Center
How do people come together to create positive change in our community? Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) was founded in 1971 to serve homeless youth with housing and career development opportunities....
Encontrando Soluciones En Un Pueblo Pequeño ...
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Encontrando Soluciones En Un Pueblo Pequeño Para Las Personas Sin Vivienda: En Guerneville, California, a orillas del río de Rusia se han convertido en un lugar de reunión para los que se enfrentan la...
 SAY - Defensores Sociales de la Juventud
CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UN CENTRO DE SUEÑO ¿Cómo llegan a la gente para crear un cambio positivo en nuestra comunidad ? Defensores Sociales para los Jóvenes ( SAY) fue fundada en 1971 para servir a los jóvene...
Building a Culture of Health: One Neighborhood at a Time
11:37
(Learning Video) The United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation on the planet, yet we have some of the worst outcomes in the developed world. Why is this? North Bay health and educa...
Place Matters
27:00
(Full length TV Program - episode 104) An exploration of the conditions, struggles and efforts to improve the lives of Sonoma County's underserved, and the implications for all the county's residents....
Building Partnerships for Change
10:00
(Learning Video) Communities are learning to build collaborative partnerships in order to accomplish the goals we all have to support healthy living. Government, non-profits, corporations and communit...
Grow Your Own
7:14
(Program Segment - Health Connections, Episode 103) This segment from Community Health Connections examines the role of farming and gardening in our food system. It addresses why it is important to kn...
Cost Access
13:38
(Program Segment - Health Connections, Episode 103) Both hunger and a lack of healthy food options affect many people in our area, preventing them from having a good, nutritious diet. This segment fro...
We Tell Our Own Stories
6:55
(Program Segment - Health Connections, Episode 102) One quarter of Americans suffer from a mental illness in any given year. This segment of Community Health Connections features first person perspect...
Youth Link
7:11
(Program Segment - Health Connections, Episode 101) Young people tell their stories of how they found inspiration through an innovative North Bay program. Job training programs have been found useful...
Our Food System
26:46
(Full length TV Program - episode 103) All over the world, our area is hailed as a food mecca. While we may have some of the finest restaurants, wines, and produce, that is only one part of our food s...
Mental Health
26:46
(Full length TV Program - episode 102) One quarter of Americans suffer from a mental illness in any given year. This edition of Community Health Connections features first person perspectives of those...
First Teacher
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(Program Segment - Health Connections, Episode 101) Who was your first teacher? You may think back to grade school, or preschool, but the first teachers of all children are their parents. Today, paren...
Sustainability
5:49
(Program Segment - Health Connections, Episode 103) This segment from Community Health Connections talks about what different organizations in our area are doing to make our food system more sustainab...
Education
26:39
(Full length TV Program - episode 101) This first episode of "Community Health Connections" is about the importance of education as it relates to the individual, the family, and the larger society. Ou...
Forget Me Not Farm
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(Program Segment - Health Connections, Episode 102) One in five children in the United States has a diagnosable mental health problem. In this segment of KRCB's Community Health Connections, we visit...

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