A Healthier Tomorrow

A Healthier Tomorrow

Hosted by: Will Rucker & Ciara Owens

Health is about more than doctor visits and diagnoses. It's about the neighborhoods we live in, the relationships we build, the opportunities we have, and the choices we make every day. Welcome to A Healthier...

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What If Healthcare Came to YOU? | The Future of Community Health

What if the healthcare you need isn't at a hospital—but right around the corner at your neighborhood church? Imagine walking into a church on a Saturday morning and leaving with something that could change your life:...
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Are We Teaching Kids to Be Healthy ALL WRONG? | Childhood Obesity & Healthy Habits

What if we're teaching kids to be healthy in all the wrong ways? We tell children to eat their vegetables, put down their screens, and get outside. But what if the secret to raising healthier kids isn't about telling...
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Beyond the Therapy Room: Embracing Lifelong Mental Health Journeys

What if you're not ā€œjust tiredā€? What if your mind has been trying to tell you something? We celebrate pushing through. We praise people for being strong. We say, ā€œI’m good,ā€ even when we’re running on empty. But at...
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The Facts About School Vaccinations: What Every Parent Needs to Know

What happens when vaccines work so well that we forget what they were protecting us from? Measles. Polio. Whooping cough. Diseases that once terrified families have become unfamiliar to many of us—not because they...
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Redefining Youth Education: Brave Conversations and Empowerment

Can a fashion show help save lives? What do ballroom culture, high fashion, and HIV prevention have in common? More than you might think. In this episode of A Healthier Tomorrow, hostsĀ Will Rucker and Ciara OwensĀ sit...
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Vision Zero: The Bold Plan to Eliminate Traffic Fatalities by 2050

Why do 10% of Las Vegas roads account for 60% of crashes—and what can we do about it before another life is lost? In this episode of A Healthier Tomorrow, hosts Will Rucker and Ciara Owens are joined by Lia Grimaldi,...
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Breathing Easy: How Smoke-Free Living Transforms Communities

What if one of the most important factors affecting your health isn't your doctor... but your address? Most people think health begins in a hospital or doctor's office. In reality, it starts much closer to home. In...
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The Leadership Prescription for Personal and Professional Health with Dr. Maia Carter

Health doesn't just happen in exam rooms - it happens in boardrooms, leadership meetings, and community spaces. Dr. Maia Carter joins A Healthier Tomorrow to explore why leadership may be one of the most overlooked...
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How to Hack a Mosquito: The Science of Saving Southern Nevada

Did you know the world's deadliest animal is thriving right here in the Las Vegas desert? Ā  From deploying natural predators like bats to the strategic release of genetically modified mosquitoes, discover the...
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Family Fitness and Fun: Celebrating National Minority Health Month

What would happen if everything you thought was helping you relax… was actually keeping you trapped? In this episode of A Healthier Tomorrow, we uncover how menthol tobacco is engineered to hook communities, why what...
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The Hidden Salt Trap: Are You Eating Your Way to Hypertension?

Join hosts Will Rucker and Ciara Owens as they explore heart health in this informative episode. Featuring guests Angel Garcia, Amineh Harvey, and Daidre Gamboa from Dignity Health and Southern Nevada Health District,...
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Everyone Has a Status: The Facts About HIV in Las Vegas (And Why Testing Matters) on A Healthier Tomorrow

Everyone has a status—and knowing it can save lives.Ā  Clark County continues to see HIV diagnosis rates higher than the national average, with disproportionate impact on Black and Hispanic/Latinx communities. Yet...
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