Line One: Your Health Connection

Host Tara Loyd and guests discuss approaching difficult conversations about sex, bodies and boundaries with children and adolescents.

Cancer affects us all — from close family members and friends to co-workers and colleagues. On this Line One, hear about the unique challenges of navigating cancer in Alaska and diving into why more people seem to be receiving diagnoses at younger ages.

Cigarette smoking has dropped dramatically over the past several decades, but nicotine addiction has not gone away. Today's products can deliver a lot of nicotine in forms that are easy to use, easy to hide, and hard to quit. And new chemicals that mimic nicotine are raising fresh questions, which guests from the American Lung Association address on this Line One.

Hear from experts and practitioners who are implementing the Crisis NOW model, which aims to make it possible for people in a behavioral health crisis to get the right care, in the right setting, when they need it — just like what we expect for individuals experiencing a physical health crisis.

Join host Anne Hillman and expert guests as they discuss restorative justice programs and therapeutic courts in Alaska. This episode of Line One: Your Health Connection is supported by a grant from Mat-Su Health Foundation.

Getting outside can bring a lot of joy – and anxiety. Hear how to experience the physical and mental health benefits of the great outdoors while managing the worry that sometimes tags along.

With upcoming changes to Medicaid eligibility, learn how to navigate your healthcare coverage and cash pay options.

Learn more about the program that has been educating Alaska’s future physicians for more than five decades.

Pregnancy comes with a lot of emotions — and not just for the person who is carrying the child. Anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions are common among parents both during and after a pregnancy. So what should you know about it?

For older adults, risk factors such as social isolation and chronic pain can cause severe depression — and when you add the element of cognitive decline and the early stages of dementia or Alzheimer's, those risk factors multiply. As September marks National Suicide Prevention Month, this Line One focuses on a critical but often overlooked public health issue: the mental health of our aging population. When we talk about suicide prevention, the conversation frequently centers on younger demographics, but the reality is that older adults are profoundly vulnerable.