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Professor Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nassau Community College Nursing Department discusses health issues concerning all of us.
19 NOV 2024 · Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns about sleep apnea and other sleep disorders - and how we can all get a better night’s sleep! She talks with Dr. Praveen Rudraraju, the director for Center for Sleep Medicine at Northwell Health and Phelps Hospital.
12 NOV 2024 · Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns what an orthopedist does and how they can help when you suffer an injury to your bones, muscles, joints, ligaments, or tendons. She speaks with Dr. Ajay Padaki, an orthopaedic surgeon at Northwell Health who specializes in the treatment of shoulder, hip, knee and elbow injuries. His focus is on both minimally-invasive, advanced arthroscopic treatment for joint preservation in addition to total joint replacements and fracture surgery.
5 NOV 2024 · Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns about Hewlett House, a community learning resource center for cancer patients and their families here in Nassau County. They are a safe haven for cancer patients and their families, and their services are provided without the support of government or other nonprofit foundations. Hewlett House is operated by 1 in 9, a nonprofit that’s been fighting breast cancer since 1990. She speaks with Geri Barish, the Executive Director of 1 in 9’s Hewlett House.
29 OCT 2024 · Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard and her brother, Dr. Ian Cook, talk about Healthy Aging - including Geriatric and Palliative Care. They talk with Dr. Maria Torroella Carney, the Chief of Division Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and the Medical Director of Continuing Care, at Northwell Health. She is also a Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and the co-author with Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling and Charles Kenney of a book called, The Aging Revolution.
22 OCT 2024 · Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns about how to care for someone suffering from dementia, and also how to care for the caregiver - something that is sometimes overlooked! She speaks with Dr. Macie P. Smith, who is nationally known for her work on dementia-competent practices and family caregiving matters. Her work has been published in national and international professional journals. She is a Licensed Gerontology Social Worker and an Alzheimer's and dementia educator with experience coordinating care for aging and vulnerable populations. Dr. Smith is also the author of “A Dementia Caregiver Called to Action.”
15 OCT 2024 · No one likes to think back to the dark COVID days of 2020 - but there was one day that was brighter than others. December 14th, 2020 - the day that the first person outside of a trial got the first dose of the Covid-19 Vaccine from Pfizer. That person was Nurse Sandra Lindsay from Northwell Health - and Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks with her to discuss that amazing day, as well as her brand new book called FIRST IN LINE: How COVID-19 Placed Me on the Frontlines of a Health Care Crisis.
8 OCT 2024 · Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks about suicide awareness and prevention with Dr. Vinay Saranga, a psychiatrist, and founder of The North Carolina Institute of Advanced NeuroHealth.
1 OCT 2024 · Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns about sports medicine and rehabbing from sports-related injuries. She speaks with Dr. Kevin Cipriano, a specialist in Sports Medicine as well as Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. He has been a team physician for the Division 1 Georgia Tech and Division 3 Emory University athletic programs, as well as the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Braves, and Atlanta Dream. He is currently a physician at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, part of Northwell Health.
24 SEP 2024 · Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks with Nailah Garard, a local farmer, cultural anthropologist, and land conservationist from Long Island, NY. She recently received a Master of Arts in Religion at Yale Divinity School (YDS) and a Master of Environmental Management at Yale School of Environment (YSE). She is the founder of Succotash Gardens, a community food resilience hub on her family’s church land in Roosevelt, NY where her team is developing a food forest garden and community-supported agriculture (CSA). She is also Jeanine's daughter! Together they talk about the importance of Environmental Health.
17 SEP 2024 · Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard learns how hypnosis has been found to help with various health concerns, including the ability to stop smoking, stress management, and even weight control. She speaks with Terry Biener, a certified clinical hypnotherapist, who has been helping adults, teens and children make significant life changes since 1992. She is the owner of Easy Changes Hypnosis, located in Valley Stream, NY.
Professor Jeanine Cook-Garard from the Nassau Community College Nursing Department discusses health issues concerning all of us.
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