Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the impact on adult health and well being

by Rona | Apr 22, 2015 | Announcements, Appearances, KPFA, Radio Shows

On April 27th I hosted the radio show  “About Health”  on KPFA, 94.1 FM You can listen to the show online at https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=111818

My gratitude to our guests and to the listeners and callers.

Learn about the research and clinical application of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study.

“This study is one of the largest investigations ever conducted to assess associations between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. The study is a collaboration between the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) and Kaiser Permanente’s Health Appraisal Clinic in San Diego.” —Center for Youth Wellness

My guests were

Janine Greer, MA., Health Educator at the Center For Youth Wellness in San Francisco and Dr. Zea Malawa, Pediatrician at the Bayview Child Health Center in San Francisco.

Resources

• To read about the ACE Study go to  http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/

“More than 17,000 Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) members undergoing a comprehensive physical examination chose to provide detailed information about their childhood experience of abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction. To date, more than 50 scientific articles have been published and more than100 conference and workshop presentations have been made.” —Center for Disease Control

• To get up-to-date information about ACEs throughout the country go to ACEs Connection at  http://www.acesconnection.com/.

“This community of practice uses trauma-informed, resilience-building practices to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and to change systems to stop traumatizing already traumatized people.” 

• Or to get your ACE Score go to http://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/

• To watch a passionate talk by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, founder and CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness go to the TEDMED talk NADINE BURKE HARRIS TEDMED or copy and paste: http://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime?share=177f62a390 

The Center for Youth Wellness has set a goal of one million views to demonstrate the momentum behind the movement.  

My gratitude to Vince Felitti, MD for his passionate and hard work. It’s about time that more people are benefiting from his groundbreaking research.

Dr. Felitti was working with people who were overweight, and he discovered that 55% of the people he surveyed reported to have suffered child sexual abuse. Take a listen to his story of how this research started:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=20&v=Me07G3Erbw8

How to Reduce Stress and Find Your Sweet Spot

by Rona | Apr 10, 2015 | Announcements, Appearances, KPFA, Radio Shows

On Monday, April 13th, I hosted the radio show “About Health” on KPFA 94.1FM.

If you missed the show you can listen to it at https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=110979

My guest was Christine Carter, PH.D, author of “The Sweet Spot: How To Find Your Groove At Home and Work”

Christine is a sociologist and senior fellow at the UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and the author of the book Raising Happiness. We’ll discuss the latest neurological and psychological research on positivity, productivity, performance, and the concept that by doing less we can actually accomplish more. Her current work is related to living a healthier and happier life at home and at work.