About Health Dialogues

Overview
Health Dialogues, a special series from KQED Public Radio's The California Report, engages listeners in an ongoing discussion of California health care issues that are important to the underserved: children, low-income residents, minorities, people with disabilities, immigrants, and rural and migrant worker communities in particular. The series seeks to generate and facilitate dialogue between communities, health care providers and policy-makers.

Programming
The centerpieces of the Health Dialogues series are monthly, one-hour shows. On KQED Radio, the program airs on the Thursday following the third Tuesday of each month, and again on the following Saturday at 2pm. Hosted by Scott Shafer, the programs include special reports, moderated discussion with a panel of experts, and conversations with Californians who have been affected by the health issue being discussed.

Staff
• Gabriel Coan - senior online editor
• Shuka Kalantari - outreach coordinator
• Erika Kelly - researcher
• Suzie Racho - director
• Raul Ramirez - executive producer
• Scott Shafer - host
• Sarah Varney - health reporter


Carriage
Tune in to Health Dialogues radio broadcasts on KQED Public Radio and other public radio stations across California. The first monthly radio broadcasts of Health Dialogues are on the Thursday following the third Tuesday of each month. All other radio broadcasts follow that Thursday.

Area Station Airtime Alturas KCHO 93.5 Tue 8pm Bieber KCHO 91.9 Tue 8pm Big Sur KUSP 105.9 Fri 2pm Burney KFPR 91.9 Tue 8pm Calexico KQVO 97.7 Fri 10am Carmel KAZU 90.3 Sun 9pm Chester/Westwood KCHO 89.7 Tue 8pm Chico KCHO 91.7 Tue 8pm Coachella Valley KPCV 90.3 Sun 8pm El Centro KVBO 88.7 Mon 6pm Fort Bragg KZYX 88.1 Thu 7pm Gridley/Oroville/Paradise KCHO 91.1 Tue 8pm Hayfork KCHO 94.3 Tue 8pm Hesperia KVCR 88.1 Fri 7pm Hollister KUSP 89.1 Fri 2pm Hoopa KIDE 91.3 Wed 6pm La Jolla KPBS 89.1 Fri 10am Laytonville KVUH 88.5 Mon 6pm Los Gatos KUSP 90.3 Fri 2pm Martinez/Benicia KQED 88.1 Thu 8pm, Fri 2am, Sat 2pm Mendocino Coast/Anderson Valley KZYX 90.7 Thu 7pm Mineral KCHO 90.7 Tue 8pm Monterey KAZU 90.3 Sun 9pm Mt. Shasta/Dunsmuir/Weed KFPR 91.9 Tue 8pm Pacific Grove KAZU 90.3 Sun 9pm Palo Colorado Canyon KUSP 91.3 Fri 2pm Pasadena KPCC 89.3 Sun 8pm Paso Robles/King City KUSP 91.7 Fri 2pm Red Bluff KCHO 105.5 Tue 8pm Redding KFPR 88.9 Tue 8pm Redlands KUOR 89.1 Sun 8pm Ridgecrest KVCR 88.7 Fri 7pm Running Springs KVCR 88.1 Fri 7pm Sacramento KQED 89.3 Thu 8pm, Fri 2am, Sat 2pm Salinas KAZU 90.3 Sun 9pm Salinas KHDC 90.9 Mon 6pm San Ardo KBDH 91.7 Fri 2pm San Bernardino KVCR 91.9 Fri 7pm San Diego KPBS 89.5 Fri 10am San Francisco KQED 88.5 Thu 8pm, Fri 2am, Sat 2pm Santa Cruz KUSP 88.9 Fri 2pm Santa Cruz, downtown KUSP 89.3 Fri 2pm Santa Rosa KQED 88.3 Thu 8pm, Fri 2am, Sat 2pm Susanville KCHO 90.7 Tue 8pm Ukiah/Willits KZYX 91.5 Thu 7pm Weaverville KCHO 89.5 Tue 8pm Yreka KFPR 90.7 Tue 8pm Yuba City KCHO 107.1 Tue 8pm

About The California Report
Distributed by satellite from the KQED Public Radio studios in San Francisco, The California Report provides daily coverage of issues, trends and public policy decisions affecting California and its diverse population. It is carried by more than 30 public radio stations from Arcata to San Diego. Many local station reporters are regular contributors to the program.

Tapes and CDs
You can purchase an audiocassette or compact disc of a Health Dialogues program. Please send a check for $16, made out to "KQED Radio," to:

Tape Requests
KQED Radio
2601 Mariposa Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Please include a note that specifies "Health Dialogues" and the date of broadcast. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Underwriting
Health Dialogues is made possible by a grant from The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation. The mission of The California Endowment is to expand access to affordable quality health care for underserved individuals and communities and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians.