In The Studio - Women's Health: Heart Disease

Submitted by Autumn Labbe-Renault on Thu, 04/27/2017 - 2:32pm
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Autumn Labbe-Renault hosts Amparo Villablanca, Prof. of Cardiovascular Medicine, and Heather Caswell, Women's Heart Health Advocate.

womenshearthealth.ucdavis.edu

topics discussed include: National Women's Health Week May 14-20, women's heart health and the work being done by UCDavis Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program.

Recorded 03/30/17.

Panel Discussion on Pending Homeless Initiatives

Submitted by Jeff Shaw on Thu, 04/27/2017 - 10:21am
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The Davis Chamber of Commerce presented a Panel Discussion on Pending Homeless Initiatives.

Featured speakers included City of Davis Mayor Robb Davis, City of Davis Chief of Police Darren Pytel, Communications and Strategy Manager Homeless Coordinator for Yolo County Tracy Dickinson, Davis Community Meals Executive Director Bill Pride, and faith organization representative and Board President of Davis Opportunity Village, Martha Teeter.

Each panelist gave a brief update.   Davis Chamber of Commerce CEO Christina Blackman facilitates a Q&A session afterwards.

The Gatherings Initiative: Connecting Communities for Action on the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Submitted by Jeff Shaw on Fri, 04/21/2017 - 3:43pm
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The Gatherings Initiative: Connecting Communities for Action

On the Affordable Care Act

Opening Remarks:

Overview of the Status of the ACA with Congressman John Garamendi

With Panel Discussion: Don Saylor, Yolo County Supervisor, & Panel Moderator; Dr. Ron Chapman, Yolo County Health Officer; Anthony Wright, CEO, Health Access: California's Health Consumer Advocacy Coalition; Robin Affrime, CEO, CommuniCare Health Centers; Millie Braunstein, Board Member, NAMI- Yolo

Public Forum on Pesticide Use by the City of Davis

Submitted by Jeff Shaw on Fri, 04/21/2017 - 3:05pm
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The City of Davis and the Davis Natural Resources Commission - Hazardous Materials Subcommittee hosted a forum on pesticide use in Davis.

Date & Time: Wednesday, December 7th at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Location: Davis Senior Center, 646 A St.

The forum discussed current herbicide and insecticide use by the City in public parks, greenbelts, City-owned open spaces and farm lands, City facilities, streets, and sidewalks as well as providing information on why pesticides are used and alternatives to reduce or eliminate continued pesticide use.

In The Studio - The Shift to Cycling

Submitted by Jeff Shaw on Thu, 04/20/2017 - 2:24pm
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Maria Contreras Tebbutt hosts Zane McDonald, UCD Institute of Transportation Studies.

thebikecampaign.com

topics discussed include: coming to Davis as someone who has been dependent on cars and trucks, and falling in love with using a bicycle for transportation.  What the UCD Institute of T. Studies does, what the researchers are doing and learning and the S.T.E.P.S. program.

In The Studio - California Raptor Center

Submitted by Diane Dedoshka on Tue, 04/18/2017 - 5:06pm
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Matt Blake hosts Michelle Hawkins, BS, VMD, Director and Julia Cotton, Volunteer Outreach Cooordinator; both of the California Raptor Center.

californiaraptor.org

topics discussed include: open house Saturday May 6th, 9-3, demonstrations 10-noon on fascinating features of raptor biology + ecology, 2 birds on set, why they are there, the impact when they come in contact with humans, the work done at the raptor center.