Pediatric & Women's Health Features '97

TELEVISION NEWS FEATURES

from the CWRU-TV News Service (September/October 1997)

From the CWRU-TV News Library, these medical features are available together on a single BetaCam or 3/4-inch format tape. All features contain voiceover on a separate channel, should you wish to feature your own reporter, and script copy. Most include extra B-roll and sound bites. The features are free for unrestricted news use, and all broadcast permissions are granted. Call 1-800-368-CWRU (or send e-mail to xx307@po.cwru.edu) to request hardcopy.

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CHOOSING DAY CARE (2:11) -- A CWRU psychologist and a Cleveland-area day care consultant offer valuable advice to parents choosing day care for their young children.

SOT #1: Donald Freedheim, Ph.D., CWRU professor of psychology

SOT #2: Barbara Kurtz, exec. director, Early Childhood Options

DAY CARE BURNOUT (1:41) -- According to CWRU psychologist Donald Freedheim, very young children in day care occasionally need a break from their routine. Freedheim tells parents what they can do to help their children in day care.

SOT: Donald Freedheim, Ph.D., CWRU professor of psychology

KIDS IN CARS (1:55) -- A Case Western Reserve University psychologist explains that planning and attitude can be the difference between a good or bad experience when traveling with children. Great advice for the millions of Americans planning to travel the nation's highways this summer.

SOT: Elizabeth Short, Case Western Reserve University, psychologist

CHILDHOOD DENTAL FEARS (1:25) -- CWRU psychologists have found a relationship between how well children play, and how they cope with a variety of new situations, including going to the dentist.

SOT: Sandra Russ, CWRU Psychologist

MOTHERS' DENTAL HEALTH (2:07) -- Medical science is getting a better understanding of an old wives' tale that says women lose a tooth for each child that they have. Dr. Roma Jasinevicius explains that the cause of this phenomenon is now believed to be the stress of motherhood.

SOT: Roma Jasinevicius, D.D.S., CWRU Assistant Professor of Dentistry

CARDIAC BYPASS WOMEN (2:23) -- Even though 27 percent of cardiac bypass operations are performed on women, most cardiac rehabilitation programs are designed for middle-aged men. That's why nursing professor Shirley Moore is redesigning cardiac rehabilitation to meet women's needs.

SOT#1: Shirley Moore, CWRU Assistant Professor of Nursing

SOT#2: Sister Margaret Ann Kelley, cardiac rehabilitation patient

For additional information on timely, newsworthy features at Case Western Reserve University, contact Tom Shrout (trs2@po.cwru.edu) or Jeffrey Bendix (jxb34@po.cwru.edu) at 1-800-368-CWRU or 216-368-4440.