Bermuda Health-Abets
This is a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living. With a mission of empowering, informing and motivating Bermuda residents to live well. Our guests will be experts, community partners and residents with lived experience who focus on, work with or live with all aspects of health, including social determinants of health.
Episodes
55 episodes
Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Future: Understanding Gestational Diabetes
Dear Listeners,November is diabetes awareness month. This is a time to raise awareness, promote prevention, and support those affected by the condition. There are several types of diabetes including Type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gest...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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46:34
Let’s Talk About Breastfeeding
Dear Listeners,August 1st -7th is World Breastfeeding Week observed annually. The aim is to highlight the benefits of breastfeeding, promote breast feeding as a healthy practice for babies and moms, support breastfeeding, promote support...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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32:11
Sharing Information about the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
Dear Listeners,Tune in as we continue to celebrate breast feeding awareness. This weeks captivating and informative episode of Bermuda Health-Abets, a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living is a discussion shar...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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29:43
Social Workers Discussion: Caring For Our Mental Health
Dear Listeners,Mental wellbeing is just as important as physical wellbeing. The World Health Organization defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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17:42
Keeping Your Environment Safe: The Role of the Environmental Health Officer
Dear Listeners,Have you ever wondered what those letter grades are when you go to eat at a restaurant, or if your tank water is safe to drink, or when you should clean your roof? If any of these questions have crossed your mind, then thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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22:40
Understanding Alzheimer's and Caring for Your Loved ones
Dear Listeners,At any given point Alzheimer's is a disease that can impact anyone whether it be persons with Alzheimer's, caregivers, family members, neighbors or family friends. As a result, it is all the more important to be awar...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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31:34
Falls Prevention: Expert advise on how to create a safer environment
Dear Listeners,Falls can be serious and lead to injury but falls can be prevented. This episode of Bermuda Health-Abets, a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living is dubbed "Falls Prevention: Expert ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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48:14
Building Healthy Relationships: Support, resources and understanding domestic violence
Dear Listeners,October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This is a time dedicated to raising awareness and identifying how we can join in the international efforts to "uplift the needs, voices and experiences of survivors". This year...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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42:47
Cataracts and Glaucoma: Two Prevalent eye Conditions in Bermuda
Dear Listeners,In Bermuda Cataracts and Glaucoma are prevalent eye conditions. Understanding these eye conditions can help us to learn about prevention, management and treatment options.This episode of Bermuda Health-Abets, a podc...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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37:21
Understanding Dyslexia
Dear Listeners,Dyslexia is more common than we may think. According to The reading Clinic "1 in 10 people is affected by dyslexia to some degree, with 4% being severely affected". The reading clinic also indicates that "dyslexia affects ...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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36:19
Ensuring the Right to Food and Advocating for Food Security
Dear Listeners,World Food Day is observed globally and annually on October 16th. The basic principle that guides this observance is the right to food with the aim of raising awareness and taking action against worldwide hunger and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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40:19
Stroke Awareness
Dear Listeners,World Stroke Day is Observed Annually on October 29th. The World Stroke Organization indicates the aim of World Stroke day is to improve awareness, focus on prevention, symptom awareness and the needs of stroke survivors. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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31:48
Enjoying Food with Diabetes: Understanding Food Labels.
Dear Listeners,November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes Awareness month is an international observance seeking to bring attention to diabetes. In 2014 a STEPS to a Well Bermuda survey discovered that 12.2% of the respondents had be...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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33:48
Let's Talk Diabetes Awareness and Prevention
Dear Listeners,Tune into another episode of Bermuda Health-Abets as we continue to observe Diabetes Awareness month. This episode of Bermuda Health-Abets, a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living, L...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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23:43
Breathing Easier: Understanding and Managing COPD
Dear Listeners,Let's breathe together! We know that breathing is essential for living and Open Airways indicates that Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the 4th leading cause of death worldwide and 75% of those affecte...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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33:37
Empowering Voices: Sexual Assault and The Role of Bermuda's SART team.
Dear Listeners,Our topic this episode is heavy but extremely necessary for the safety and protection of our community, Sexual Assault. There are resource in the community to assist persons who are affected. It is important to note as ind...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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38:14
Reducing HIV & AIDs Stigma: Supporting the Global Effort to reach zero transmissions
Dear Listeners,World AIDS day is observed every year on December 1st. The World Health Organization Emphasizes that "the world can end AIDS – if everyone’s rights are protected. With human rights at the center, with communities in the le...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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32:11
Understanding Gender-Based Violence: 16 Days of Activism Against GBV.
Dear Listener,Today I want to highlights a special episode of Bermuda Health-Abets. Every year November 25th marks the 1st day of the 16 days of activism against Gender Based-Violence. This is a cause that all members of the community ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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30:25
Mindful Manners: Navigating Etiquette for the Visually Impaired/Blind
Dear Listeners,Bermuda's community is extremely diverse, filled with people with different ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, different abilities, different beliefs and so much more. As we navigate through our society interacting, connec...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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40:02
Compassionate Conversations: Providing Grief Support
Dear Listeners,The holiday season is here. For many this is a time of jolliness, joyful occasions, and spending time with family but for some this may be a time of sorrowful memories, grief, sadness and loss. As we prepare for this holid...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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29:20
Understanding Prostate Cancer: From Screening to Survivorship
Dear Listeners,November aka "Movember" is the time where we raise awareness of men's health. More specifically this is a time where we shed light on the importance of prostate cancer awareness. According to the World Cancer Research Fund...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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41:15
Every Second Counts: Let’s Talk Stroke Awareness
Dear Listeners,Every year on October 29th World Stroke Day is observed. The purpose of this observance is to raise awareness around the importance of stroke prevention, treatment, and care. To promote the BE FAST (Balance, Eyes/vision - ...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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21:18
Success Beyond Vision: A Personal Account of Vision Loss, Overcoming Challenges and Navigating Life
Dear Listeners,World site day was on October 9th and is observed annually on the second Thursday of October. The aim of this observance is to raise awareness about vision impairment, blindness, and the importance of eye health. It is als...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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31:55
Bridging Knowledge and Experience: Real Talk on Postpartum Depression
Dear Listeners,We know that health and wellbeing is not just the absence of disease and it encompasses the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of individuals. Today, let's talk about mental health. Mental health is ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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36:03
Beyond Forgetfulness: Let's Talk about Alzheimer's Disease
Dear Listeners,September is World Alzheimer's Month. The purpose of this observance raise awareness, highlight prevention, dispel myths, promote early intervention, diagnosis, and support for affected individuals and their families. Berm...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:00:15