The human-pet bond: Exploring the health benefits | Episode 69

Humans and animals can form a bond that’s essential to the health and well-being of both. Studies show pet ownership can help prevent heart disease. Many healthcare organizations have therapy dogs brought in regularly to visit with patients.

In Episode 69, my guests, veterinarian Jeni Waeltz, DVM, CPC, from The Welcome Waggin' In-Home Veterinary Care, and Cynthia Brooks, administrator of Animal-Assisted Therapy at Edward-Elmhurst Health, and I discuss the ways pets can improve our mental and physical health.

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Creative arts therapy: Healing through art & music | Episode 68

Creative arts therapy offers engaging ways to boost awareness of the arts and promote healing. It can help increase our awareness of ourselves and others, help us cope with stress and trauma, and enjoy the life-affirming pleasure of making art.

In Episode 68, my guests, music therapist Sarah Clewett, MA, MT-BC from the Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA), and art therapist Valerie Maty, DAT, ATR-DC, LCPC, SEP, RPT, CADC from Labyrinth Counseling and Consulting Center, and I discuss how the process of making art can result in a lot more than just a finished product to display on a shelf.

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Health equity: Inclusive and accessible healthcare matters | Episode 67

Healthcare is a basic human right. We all deserve to be able to function at our best, to take care of ourselves and our families. Unfortunately, health disparities exist everywhere, in all communities.

In Episode 67 of Health 360 with Dr. G®, I am joined by guests, Hiral Patel, DC, System Director of Innovation, Activation, & Enablement at NorthShore-Edward-Elmhurst Health and Co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee at Edward-Elmhurst Health, and Karen Ayala, executive director of the DuPage County Health Department, to discuss why health equity matters to everyone and how healthcare organizations can address it.

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