Exploring Rural Health

Rural Recovery Housing, with Ernie Fletcher and Erica Walker

Today’s podcast features an interview with Governor Ernie Fletcher, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Fletcher Group, and Erica Walker, Outreach and Engagement Specialist for the Fletcher Group. We discuss recovery housing in rural communities, and the different levels of support it can provide to clients.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/recovery-housing-sep-2023.
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Meals on Wheels and Rural Communities, featuring Carter Florence and Shon Gress

Today’s podcast features an interview with Carter Florence, DrPH, MPH, Vice President of Programs with Meals on Wheels America, and Shon Gress, CEO and Executive Director of Meals on Wheels Guernsey County. They tell us about the many benefits of the program, the impact of braided funding, and how rural stakeholders can get involved.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/meals-on-wheels-aug-2023.
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Rural Social Isolation, featuring Carrie Henning-Smith

Today’s podcast features an interview with Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, about social isolation’s impact of rural communities. We discuss some of its causes and potential solutions.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/social-isolation-jul-2023
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Rural Healthy People 2030, featuring Timothy Callaghan and Morgan Kassabian

Today’s podcast features an interview with Timothy Callaghan, PhD, an associate professor in the Boston University School of Public Health, and Morgan Kassabian, who contributed to the Rural Healthy People 2030 project while working with the Southwest Rural Health Research center. They detail some of their findings after completing their research for the Rural Healthy People 2030 initiative.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/rhp2030-jun-2023.
Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

Rural Hospitals and the New Rural Emergency Hospital Designation, with Janice Walters

Today’s podcast features Janice Walters, Chief Operating Officer of the Rural Health Redesign Center, home of the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Center. Walters explains how Medicare’s new Rural Emergency Hospital designation works, and how it can benefit some rural hospitals.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/reh-may-2023.
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Telehealth and the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, with Kathy Wibberly

Today’s podcast features Kathy Wibberly, Director of the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center. Wibberly explains the many ways in which rural access to telehealth has changed under the PHE, as well as the changes that will occur after the PHE ends.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/telehealth-apr-2023.
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Availability of Behavioral Health Providers and Services in Rural Areas, with Holly Andrilla

Today’s podcast features Holly Andrilla, Deputy Director of the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center. Andrilla provides us with an overview of several data briefs she recently published detailing rural availability of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, and counselors, as well as recent developments in access to medication for opioid use disorder.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/behavioral-health-mar-2023.
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Health Equity in Rural America, Part 2: The Two Georgias Initiative, with Lisa Medellin, Arlene Parker Goldson, and Tara Gardner

Today’s podcast features Lisa Medellin, Director of Programs for the Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Arlene Parker Goldson, health consultant for the Partnership for Southern Equity, and Tara Gardner, project coordinator for the Two Georgias coalition in Clay County, Georgia. Medellin tells us about the origins of Healthcare Georgia’s Two Georgias Initiative, Arlene Parker Goldson details the Partnership for Southern Equity’s efforts to assist TGI on a regional level, and Tara Gardner shares her experiences with the TGI coalition in Clay County, Georgia.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/two-georgias-feb-2023.
Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

Health Equity in Rural America, with Alana Knudson, Luciana Rocha, and Paula Swepson

Today’s podcast features Alana Knudson, Director of NORC’s Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, along with Luciana Rocha, Senior Research Scientist at NORC’s Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, and Paula Swepson, Executive Director of the West Marion Community Forum Inc. Knudson and Rocha provide us with an overview of rural health equity, and Swepson tells about the formation of West Marion Inc., the improvements they’ve made in their community, and the changes they want to make moving forward.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/health-equity-jan-2023.
Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

Health Insurance for Rural Communities, with Abigail Barker and Timothy McBride

Today’s podcast features Abigail Barker, Research Assistant Professor, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis; co-Investigator, Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis and Timothy McBride, Bernard Becker Professor, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis; co-Investigator, Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis. They discuss the various types of health insurance that are available to rural communities, as well as the uptake choices made by members of those communities.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/health-insurance-dec-2022.
Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.