Podcast
Hally Healthcast
Hosted by Carle Foundation Hospital Wellness · EN
Hally Healthcast is a monthly podcast focused on health and wellness. presented by Health Alliance™. Each episode explores a different topic with a medical expert, answering common questions, and probing popular myths. For more wellness tools, tips and resources visit hally.com
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June PTSD Awareness & Health Equity
Jun 1, 2025Tap to summarize“Welcome to Hally® Healthcast, the wellness podcast from Hally health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life.Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in expert doctors, therapists and specialists who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions.Today’s episode is all about post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD awareness AND health equity. June is PTSD Awareness Month, which makes this a timely topic, and our guest today is an expert in health equity – which is the idea that everyone should have a fair opportunity to achieve the best health possible, regardless of circumstances – so we should have a most unique perspective on both topics.Here with us is Taylor McInnis. She’s a health equity star ratings coordinator at Health Alliance Medical Plans in Champaign.”
Transcribe →All About Stroke Awareness
May 1, 2025Tap to summarize“Welcome to Hally® Healthcast, the wellness podcast from Hally health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life.Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in expert doctors, therapists and specialists who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions.Today’s episode is all about stroke awareness. May is National Stroke Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about this important health concern.Here with us is Megan Brown. She’s a registered nurse and quality nurse specialist at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Welcome, Ms. Brown, and thank you so much for being with us today and sharing your knowledge.”
Transcribe →Eye Exams and Early Intervention
Apr 1, 2025Tap to summarizeWelcome to Hally Healthcast, the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life.Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in doctors, specialists and other health experts who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions.Today’s episode is all about the importance of eye exams and early intervention to healthy vision. January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about eye health and vision care.Here with us is Bethany Wallen. She’s a registered nurse and a Medicare star ratings coordinator for Health Alliance in Champaign. Welcome, Ms. Wallen, and thank you so much for being with us today and sharing your knowledge.
Transcribe →Care Coordination and Health Coaching
Jan 16, 2025Tap to summarizeWelcome to Hally Healthcast, the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life.Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in doctors, specialists and other health experts who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions.Today’s episode is all about the importance of eye exams and early intervention to healthy vision. January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about eye health and vision care.Here with us is Bethany Wallen. She’s a registered nurse and a Medicare star ratings coordinator for Health Alliance in Champaign. Welcome, Ms. Wallen, and thank you so much for being with us today and sharing your knowledge.
Transcribe →Colon Cancer Screening
Jan 14, 2025Tap to summarizeWelcome to Hally Healthcast, the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life. Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in doctors, specialists and other health experts who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions. Today’s episode is all about the importance of colon cancer screening. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about this important topic. Here with us is Dr. Michael Smith. He’s senior vice president and chief medical officer at Health Alliance Medical Plans in Champaign. Welcome, Dr. Smith, and thank you so much for being with us today and sharing your knowledge.
Transcribe →Heart Health Month
Dec 3, 2024Tap to summarizeWelcome to Hally Healthcast, the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life.Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in doctors and other health experts who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions.Today’s episode is all about heart health. February is American Heart Month, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about this important topic.Here with us is Bradley Grissom. He’s a cardiology nurse practitioner at Carle at The Riverfront in Danville, Illinois. Welcome, Mr. Grissom, and thank you so much for being with us today and sharing your knowledge.
Transcribe →Seasonal Depression
Dec 1, 2024Tap to summarizeHere is the “podcast episode description” to use with this episode when it publishes across all podcast platforms on November 1st:Welcome to Hally Healthcast, the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life.Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in doctors, specialists and other health experts who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions.Today’s episode is all about seasonal depression. December is Seasonal Depression Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, S-A-D, and the various ways to identify and treat its symptoms.Here with us is Steve Edwards. He’s a licensed clinical social worker and the care coordination supervisor for Care Transition Intervention at Health Alliance in Champaign.
Transcribe →COPD and Pulmonary Rehab
Nov 1, 2024Tap to summarizeWelcome to Hally Healthcast, the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life.Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in doctors, specialists and other health experts who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions.Today’s episode is all about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, and pulmonary rehabilitation. November is COPD Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about COPD and how we can improve the lives of those affected by this disease – including treatments such as pulmonary rehabilitation.Here with us is Sarah Moore. She’s a respiratory care practitioner coordinator at Carle FoundationHospital’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation department in Urbana. Welcome, Ms. Moore, and thank you somuch for being with us today and sharing your knowledge
Transcribe →Importance of Annual Physical
Aug 1, 2024Tap to summarizeWelcome to Hally® Healthcast, the wellness podcast from Hally® health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life.Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in doctors, specialists and other health experts who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions.Today’s episode is all about the importance of an annual physical. August is back-to-school time when many of our youngsters may need to get their annual physical exam for school or athletic participation, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about this important topic.Here with us is Serena Curler. She’s an advanced practice registered nurse working in Population Health services at Carle Health. Welcome, Ms. Curler, and thank you so much for being with us today and sharing your knowledge and experience.
Transcribe →Juvenile Arthritis
Jul 1, 2024Tap to summarize“Welcome to Hally® Healthcast, the wellness podcast from Hally health – your partner in helping you live your healthiest life.Every episode on our podcast addresses a new topic important to your health and well-being, bringing in doctors, specialists and other health experts who offer advice and answer your most pressing questions.Today’s episode is all about juvenile arthritis. July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month, so it’s the perfect time to learn more about this major health concern.Here with us is Beth Jurkowski. She is a registered nurse and the HEDIS medical records review manager at Health Alliance in Champaign. Welcome, Ms. Jurkowski, and thank you so much for being with us today and sharing your knowledge and experience.
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