Smart Talk: Byrnes Health Education Center hits milestone

Health education in the community and in partnership with families

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  Scott LaMar has worked in both radio and television for more than four decades.
  
  Currently, LaMar is the Host and Executive Producer of The Spark program on WITF-FM, 89.5 & 93.3 in Harrisburg, Pa.
  
  Previously, LaMar was WITF TV’s Sr. Public Affairs producer and produced the station’s award-winning weekly public affairs TV program, Smart Talk.
  
  In addition to his on-air duties, LaMar has moderated political candidate debates, including those for candidates running for Pennsylvania governor and the U.S. Senate and was a regular contributor to BBC World News TV before and after the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
  
  LaMar often emcees or moderates local events and has gone as far as California to emcee a national event.
  
  The American Society of Civil Engineers honored LaMar with their national Excellence in Journalism award in 2020. He has been nominated for five Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards.
  
  LaMar and The Spark have been recognized throughout the Central Pennsylvania community including ADVOZ Lancaster’s “Dignity in Dialogue Award”, the South-Central Assembly’s “Regional Citizen Award” and was named a “Humanitarian Hero” by The Humane Society of the United States/Pennsylvania.
  
  A native of Coatesville, Pa., LaMar has also worked as a broadcast news anchor, sports play-by-play announcer and manager.
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Lourdes Garcia-Franqui and her daughter commemorate the third anniversary of Hurricane María in Roberto Clemente Park in Lancaster.

Airdate: Tuesday, April 13, 2021

The Byrnes Health Education Center is celebrating its 25th birthday this year. What started in York has reached out across the country and delivered seven and a half million health lessons to children and adults.

Much has changed when it comes to health and health education over the past 25 years. Back then, there wasn’t vaping or Obamacare — let alone a President Obama. On Tuesday’s program, we examine the health concerns that Americans had then and what are the issues that require or they want education on today.

Appearing on Tuesday’s Smart Talk to discuss the history of health education and what’s important today are Anne Bahn, President/CEO, Byrnes Health Education Center,
Jamie Reisinger, Vice President of Education, Byrnes Health Education Center, and Chris Baldrige, Executive Director, Harrisburg Public Schools Foundation along with the Center’s Founder
Susan P. Byrnes.

Five actions to help threatened and endangered species

How can an animal or plant recover enough to be taken off the endangered species list? A group of educators studied that question and found time on the list, money and being an animal with a backbone – a vertebrae — helps. Forty-six species have been removed from the endangered species list.

Researchers listed five factors that decision-makers can take to accelerate the recovery of imperiled species.

Millersville University Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Aaron Haines contributed to the research that centered on recovering species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and joins us on Tuesday’s Smart Talk.