A Moment with Marley

About A Moment with Marley

Your trusted source for health tips and timely updates from the City of Meriden Health and Human Services Department. A Moment with Marley provides expert insights on disease prevention, family wellness, and updates from our Public Health Clinic. Whether you’re a lifelong resident or new to town, we’re here to keep you informed, empowered, and connected.

Publisher

Meriden DOH

Category

health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jul 2025

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Health Literacy

   In this episode of A Moment with Marley, we are talking about health literacy. October is Health Literacy Month. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are 3 main types of health literacy: Personal health literacy is one's ability to find, understand, and use health information and services to make decisions about health and well-being. Examples include understanding instructions from your healthcare provider, understanding medication labels and prescription instructions, or being able to navigate the often complex healthcare system. Organizational health literacy is how organizations equitably enable individuals to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Examples include simplifying the process to schedule appointments, using the Teach-Back method to ensure patient comprehension, and providing communications in the appropriate language, reading level and format. Digital health literacy, as defined by the World Health Organization, is the ability to seek, find, understand, and appraise health information from electronic sources and apply the knowledge gained to address or solve a health problem. Examples include accessing an electronic health record, communicating electronically with your health care team, discerning reliable online health information, and using health and wellness apps. An article from the National Library of Medicine notes that nearly 9 out of 10 adults struggle with health literacy. Even people with high literacy skills may have low health literacy skills in certain situations. For example, someone who is stressed and sick when they’re accessing health information may have trouble remembering, understanding, and using that information. Health literacy involves more than reading — it also includes specific skills, like calculating the right dose of a medicine, following directions for fasting before a surgery, or checking a nutrition label to make sure an item is safe for someone with a food allergy. People with low health literacy skills may have trouble doing these things. People with low health literacy skills are more likely to: Have poor health outcomes, including hospital stays and emergency room visits Make medication errors Have trouble managing chronic diseases Skip preventive services, like flu shots People with higher health literacy skills are more likely to make informed health decisions. That means they’re more likely to be healthy — and even to live longer. Here at your Department of Health and Human Services, we take pride in communicating clearly with people to help them find and understand health information to better inform their decision making. We also create and provide plain language health materials in a minimum of English and Spanish, and review health materials (like vaccine information sheets) with community members to help make sure they understand the information and any actions they need to take. Questions? Give our Public Health Clinic a call at 203-630-4234 or speak with your healthcare provider. If you like this podcast, please subscribe to "Meriden Health Talk" our second podcast with additional public health messages.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Meriden Early Start - Upcoming Events

   In this episode of A Moment with Marley, we have two of our Parent Ambassadors from Meriden Early Start talking about some upcoming opportunities for families in our community! First, we’re hosting our Growing Together Parent-Child Workshop on October 31 from 10:00 to 11:30am at the Meriden Public Library. Growing Together is a fun and welcoming opportunity for caregivers and their little ones to learn, play, and grow together. The program is geared toward families with children under the age of five, but older siblings are always welcome to join us too! Our Parent Ambassadors will be there to meet families, share what they do, and talk about how we support the community. We’ll also have information about Meriden Early Start programs and other helpful resources. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is required, so be sure to visit the Meriden Public Library website to reserve your spot. We hope to see you there! We also want to invite you to our Meriden Early Learning Connection Community Table Meeting. This is an inclusive forum where community organizations, parents, and other local stakeholders come together to share ideas, listen to one another, and work toward common goals that support children and families in our community. Our next Community Table Meeting will be held on October 27 at 10:00am at the Meriden Public Library. Whether you're a parent, caregiver, community organization, or someone who wants to learn more about supporting families in Meriden, we would love to have you join us. We hope to see you at one, or both, of these upcoming events! From all of us at Meriden Early Start, thank you for being part of our community. Primero, tendremos nuestro Taller para Padres e Hijos “Growing Together” el 31 de octubre, de 10:00 a 11:30 de la mañana, en la Biblioteca Pública de Meriden. “Growing Together” es una oportunidad divertida y acogedora para que los padres, cuidadores y sus pequeños puedan aprender, jugar y crecer juntos. El taller está dirigido a familias con niños menores de 5 años, pero los hermanos mayores también son bienvenidos. Nuestros Embajadores de Padres estarán allí para conocer a las familias, compartir lo que hacen y hablar sobre cómo apoyamos a la comunidad. También ofreceremos información sobre los programas Meriden Early Start y otros recursos útiles. Habrá refrigerios ligeros. Es necesario registrarse, así que asegúrese de visitar el sitio web de la Biblioteca Pública de Meriden para reservar su espacio. ¡Esperamos verlos allí! También queremos invitarlos a nuestra Reunión Comunitaria de Meriden Early Learning Connection. Este es un espacio inclusivo donde organizaciones de la comunidad, padres, cuidadores y otros miembros de la comunidad se reúnen para compartir ideas, escucharse unos a otros y trabajar juntos para alcanzar metas que apoyen a los niños y las familias de nuestra comunidad. Nuestra próxima reunión será el 27 de octubre a las 10:00 de la mañana en la Biblioteca Pública de Meriden. Ya sea que usted sea padre, cuidador, represente a una organización comunitaria o simplemente quiera aprender más sobre cómo apoyar a las familias de Meriden, ¡nos encantaría contar con su participación! Esperamos verlos en uno ¡o en ambos! de estos próximos eventos. De parte de todos nosotros en Meriden Early Start, ¡gracias por ser parte de nuestra comunidad!

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Flu Shots Available for Everyone

   In this episode of A Moment with Marley, we are talking about flu shots! It’s that time of year again – it’s time to get your annual flu shot! The Connecticut Department of Public Health recommends everyone 6 months of age and older to get a yearly flu vaccine with rare exceptions. The best time to get the flu shot is before the end of October, because it takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies that protect against the flu to develop in the body. Flu vaccination has many important benefits. It can reduce your chances of getting the flu, decrease visits to the doctor due to illness, and help prevent missed days at work or school. And, if you do get sick after being vaccinated, the vaccine can help make your illness less severe and reduce the risk of serious complications, like pneumonia and flu-related hospitalization. At our Public Health Clinic flu shots are FREE for Meriden residents, 18 and younger, regardless of health insurance status. We also have flu shots for adults. New this year, through the Connecticut Vaccines for Adults Influenza Pilot Program, we are able to offer free to flu shots to adults 19 years and older who are underinsured or not insured. For those with insurance, we accept Connecticare, Cigna, Aetna, Medicare and Medicaid. Please note that FluBlok is not part of the adult influenza pilot program; this vaccine is $40 and is payable by cash or check. Regular hours of our Public Health Clinic, located at 165 Miller Street, is Monday through Friday from 8:00am – 4:30pm. We know life can get busy, so we are extending our hours until 6:00pm on the following dates: October 13 and 27 November 10 and 24 December 8 and 29 To schedule an appointment please call our Clinic at (203) 630-4234.

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