The numbers tell us too many people experiencing the symptoms of heart attack and stroke are not taking themselves to the ER out of fear of the corona virus. I spoke to Main Line Health patient Gerry Gdanski, who almost died of a heart attack because of a reluctance to get to the hospital. The American Heart Association’s newest campaign - Don't Die of Doubt focuses on the importance of patients continuing to use 911 and emergency rooms during the pandemic.
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/dont-die-of-doubt


Families who never in their wildest dreams thought they’d need to go to a food pantry to feed their kids are doing exactly that because of lost jobs because of the pandemic. There are programs that provide help but not enough people know where to turn. I speak to Serina Gaston, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Nutrition Education Network about the rise in “food insecurity” and The SNAP Program which provides food assistance. We also talk about the BE Healthy PA website, a robust one stop shop which helps SNAP eligible people find food assistance programs, free nutrition classes and more.
https://www.behealthypa.org/

Mural Arts has a beautiful program called Emerge that is harnessing the poetry of some of our best spoken word artists to foster inspiration and hope during this pandemic and national reckoning on race. I speak to Greg Corbin, Mural Art’s Director of Restorative Justice, Poet/Pew Fellow Ursula Rucker and spoken word artist Saul Miller.
https://www.muralarts.org/artworks/emerge/