Safety Nets: North Side Christian Health Center
Pediatrics is the focus in this report. Funding has greatly improved the care provided at the North Side Christian Health Center, as you will hear from the professionals who work there, and the families who bring their children for treatment.
Safety Nets: North Side Christian Health Center aired on Oct 07, 2009.
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Series: OnQ
Pittsburgh is hosting international performance and visual artists in this groundbreaking festival - and it gets better: these exhibits are "firsts" - North American premieres! OnQ contributor Beth Dolinar spotlights the artists and the local curators who brought them to town.
Original airdate: Oct 16, 2008
Housed in what used to be part of the Glenshaw Glass Factory is the new 6,500 square foot home of Boyd & Blair Vodka . The 2 men behind Boyd & Blair, Barry Young and Prentiss Orr are the entire staff and do everything from make the vodka to wax dip and hand-sign each bottle.
Original airdate: Oct 09, 2008
The Black Sheep Puppet Festival now in its tenth year, it is the longest running annual avant garde puppet festival in the country and world.
Original airdate: Oct 09, 2008
In honor of Pittsburgh's 250th Anniversary, Pittsburgh Glass Center celebrates the city's industrial roots with an exhibit featuring glass and steel. "Glass & Steel: Art Transcends Industry" features works ranging from jewelry to sculpture created by artists from Western Pennsylvania.
Original airdate: Jun 11, 2008
OnQ begins a new series focusing on everyone's goal of living longer and living better. While seniors face the increased likelihood of illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes, the population of people 65 is expected to grown in numbers by the year 2020. OnQ takes a look at this growing population and talked with a local geriatrician and an orthopaedic surgeon about what older people can do to stay physically fit as they age.
Original airdate: Jun 08, 2008
Hospital Corpsman First Class Richard Weinmann is the U.S Navy's equivalent to an LPN or a paramedic. In 2005 and 2007, he served two tours of duty in Iraq helping wounded Marines and Iraqi citizens. OnQ's Chris Moore reports on the life-saving work of this military medic.
Original airdate: Jun 05, 2008
