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It could be the burning sensation you feel moments after your finger touches the hot stove, the dull ache in your right temple after a long day at work or the sharp twinge you feel in your lower back after you’ve lifted a heavy piece of equipment…it’s pain.
From the beginning of time, our bodies were designed for sudden bursts of stress. In today’s culture, there is a need to meet deadlines, balance work and home life, avoid the aggressive driver on the freeway.  Life’s little worries can become wildly out of control and cause daily, chronic stress.
The health statistics are pretty grim …men lead in 9 out of the top 10 causes of death - living about 6 years less than women. But, this isn’t just a man’s issue…think about the impact on the mothers, sisters, wives and daughters left behind.
Bird Flu. Seasonal Flu. Avian Flu. Pandemic. Preparedness or paranoia?
Your first grade teacher...your first new car...the first time you held your child...we all have memories we hold near and dear to our hearts. Imagine if these moments slowly started to disappear as if they never happened. It's scary. It's confusing. It's Alzheimer's.
Statistics show approximately one out of every two men and one out of every three women will have cancer at some point in their life. But new technologies, scientific advances, and medicine have given rise to a new understanding of the disease....Cancer is no longer a death sentence.News
HealthSmart Program Info
Meet the Host
Heather Muha
Host, WITF-TV HealthSmart
Heather Muha is proud to be the host of HealthSmart...but she spends an even greater amount of time behind the camera. Heather is also the writer and producer for the series as well as WITF's Short Form Journalism topics and a reporter for Smart Talk.
Heather was born and raised in Indiana, where she attended Purdue University and received a B.A. in Telecommunications. While at Purdue, she was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority and the Golduster Dance Team.
After college, Heather began her career as a Segment Producer for WXIN-TV in Indianapolis. She also filled in as an entertainment reporter and traveled frequently to Los Angeles and New York to interview celebrities. Heather made her live reporting debut on Fox 59 Morning News where she launched the upbeat series, "How Cool Is Your School."
Having spent her whole life in the Midwest, she loves seeing new faces and visiting new places here in Pennsylvania.
When Heather is not at work, she plays competitive volleyball, runs, rollerblades - pretty much anything athletic and outdoors! She just completed her first triathlon with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training.
Heather is also a big advocate for animal adoption and rescue and couldn't imagine her world without her "purebred mutt", Sady.
Download Heather's Profile in PDFQ and A
ABOUT HEALTHSMART
Perspective. Insight. TV for the greater good. That's HealthSmart. WITF's Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominated, in-studio, locally produced 30-minute health show features the medical topics that are on everyone's mind.
Local experts give practical advice on how to beat the odds and live healthier and happier, everyday. And local survivors share their touching stories to help our audience understand various diseases and conditions. Intended to appeal to health-conscious viewers, HealthSmart targets anyone who is looking for practical "real life" ways to live healthier every day. The focus of the series is on useful information that can be incorporated into daily life.
GENERAL QUESTIONS
-How can I submit a story idea?
HealthSmart welcomes suggestions from our viewers and we review all letters, emails and ideas. We produce 4 new programs each season. Story ideas can be sent to:
Producer, HealthSmart
WITF
4801 Lindle Road
Harrisburg, PA 17111
You may also contact Heather Muha, producer and host of HealthSmart.
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- How do I get a videotape/DVD of the program?
HealthSmart programs generally are available for DVD purchase. Please contact:
WITF-TV at 717-704-3000
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- Can I use this (image / content / feature) from your web site on my web site?
Unfortunately, this is generally not possible. We have rights for the images and the video clips that we use in our reports. Those rights are exclusive to WITF for Web distribution and do not extend to publication on any other Web site.
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- Can I make a copy of your site's pages/material?
If you're using it for educational purposes (i.e. you're teaching a class) you can download a copy as long as you don't modify any pages. (Please let us know so we can keep track of how our Web site content is being used.) Otherwise, no.
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- How do I comment about a specific program?
All of our online articles have a "Comment" section. This section allows you to send in your comments about a program and we publish many of these comments on the Web site so that others can read them.