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ETV to Broadcast Slate of Health Programming in September

For Immediate Release
August 5, 2009

Columbia, SC…Beginning Sunday, Sept. 20, in coordination with the PBS Special Report on Healthcare Reform, ETV will launch an illuminating week-long series of health-related programs that addresses issues specific to Palmetto State residents.

During the week, ETV will spotlight new locally produced programs, including shows from ETV’s regional stations, as well as new editions of The Big Picture, Making it Grow!, and Connections.

• Cancer Is, produced at ETV Upstate in Spartanburg, explores views on current treatment and recovery options for cancer patients, as shared by doctors and survivors.

• Diabetes: High Risk, produced at ETV Carolinas in Rock Hill, talks with adults, children, senior citizens, and families about their experiences with Diabetes, including coping and preventative strategies. The program also engages local medical professionals and examines efforts to educate their communities about healthy lifestyle choices.

• The Big Picture takes a look at healthcare reform in South Carolina, with insight from community hospitals, insurance groups, physicians and other healthcare providers.

• Making It Grow! will partner with natural food store Earth Fare for an inside-look at the benefits of local, natural, and organically produced foods.

• Connections asks the question: Is western medicine the only answer to health care? Many alternative forms of healing have thousands of years of history supporting their effectiveness. This program examines the possible confluence of western and eastern medicines.

Also premiering is the new PBS Special Report on Healthcare Reform. This 90-minute-long unprecedented collaboration between “The NewsHour,” “NOW” and “Tavis Smiley” investigates the cost of healthcare reform and how it might change the way Americans live.

• The NewsHour team looks at the economics of healthcare reform. Will reform actually bring down medical costs for the country, as the Obama administration is alleging? And what is the impact on the family pocketbook?

• NOW correspondents explore the issue of how reform may change the way we live, including how portability of healthcare coverage might change the job sphere, and how life may change for the "sandwich" generation of boomers who may have their own healthcare coverage, but are also responsible for aging parents and children.

• Tavis Smiley delves into the issue of childhood obesity, particularly within communities of color. This reporting will frame the debate between the current "sickness" model of care and the proposed "wellness" model, with new incentives for families, caregivers and the medical profession to keep people healthy.

Below is the schedule of programs for Sept. 20-Sept. 25.

Sunday, Sept. 20
5 p.m. – EdAware: Move More Everyday
5:30 p.m. – EdAware: Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
6 p.m. – Living Smart: Childhood Obesity

Monday, Sept. 21
7 p.m. – Cancer Is
7:30 p.m. – Diabetes: High Risk

Tuesday, Sept. 22
7 p.m. – Making It Grow! – Local, Natural, and Organic Foods

Wednesday, Sept. 23
7 p.m. – P.O.V. – Critical Condition
8:30 p.m. – RX for Change

Thursday, Sept. 24
7 p.m. – Heartbeat to Heartbeat: Women and Heart Disease
7:30 p.m. – The Big Picture: Healthcare Reform in South Carolina
8 p.m. – Good News: How Hospitals Heal Themselves
9 p.m. – PBS Special Report On Healthcare Reform
10:30 p.m. – Second Opinion: Taking Care of Your Healthcare: Mind-Body Connection

Friday, Sept. 25
7 p.m. – Living After Stroke: Conversations with Couples
7:30 p.m. – Connections: Alternative and Allopathic Medicine in the African-American Community

South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.

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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.