Conversations on Health and Well-Being

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Caption: Kristin DeArruda Wharton
Kristin DeArruda Wharton 

Kristin DeArruda Wharton is a resident of Cook County, Minnesota and a current fellow with the Bush Foundation. In 2017, DeArruda Wharton approached WTIP with the idea of creating a series of interviews focused on topics relevant to not just health professionals, but anyone who is facing issues related to their own health, and that of their loved ones.

Kristin DeArruda Wharton is a Cook County resident and a current fellow with the Bush Foundation. In 2017, DeArruda Wharton approached WTIP with the idea of creating a series of interviews focused on topics relevant to not just health professionals, but anyone who is facing issues related to their own health, and that of their loved ones.


6 Pieces

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Caption: Teresa Borak. WTIP file photo.
The years 2018 and 2019 will be remembered for the retirement of many longtime community leaders on the North Shore. Among those retiring this yea...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2019
  • Length: 19:10
Caption: Kristin DeArruda Wharton
Cook County, Grand Portage and the North Shore are home to amazing people with amazing stories. In this episode, host Kristin DeArruda Wharton spe...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:41
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Morphine, fentanyl, the opioid epidemic. What are opioids and how have they caused a nationwide crisis of deaths and addiction? What is the respons...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2018
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: North Shore Hospital
Death and dying, these are topics not openly discussed in the dominant American culture. And yet, each of us will deal with death and ultimately f...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kristin DeArruda Wharton
Food as medicine and some of the hottest topics in rural health care, including birthing centers in remote areas of Minnesota, were the topics of a...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:50
Caption: Kristin DeArruda Wharton
In March 2017 the Bush Foundation announced a list of 24 fellowship winners who were selected based on their records of achievement and extraordina...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2018
  • Length: 01:02:53