Exploring Rural Health

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.
Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

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.
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.

Obesity in Rural America, with Jennifer Conner and Jason Lofton

Today, Jennifer Conner, DrPH, an associate professor with the Delta Population Health Institute at the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, and Jason Lofton, MD, a family physician in De Queen, Arkansas at the Lofton Family Clinic, discuss rural obesity and how rural patients can live their healthiest life.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/rural-obesity-nov-2022.    
Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

Family Physicians and Maternal Health in Rural America, with Julie Wood and Zita Magloire

Today, Julie Wood, MD, senior vice president of research, science and health of the public and Zita Magloire, MD, a practicing family physician in Cairo, Georgia, discuss the role of family physicians in rural maternal health.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/family-physician-maternal-oct-2022.    
Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

Obstetricians, Gynecologists, and Maternal Health in Rural America, with Anne Banfield

Today, Anne Banfield, MD, physician administrative and clinical director at Women's Health at Leonardtown in Maryland, and member of the foundation board of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, discusses the rural OBGYN workforce and the challenges of providing maternal care in rural areas.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/obgyn-workforce-sep-2022.    
Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

Palliative Care - More Than Just Hospice with Karla Weng and Pat Justis

Today, Karla Weng, Senior Program Manager for Stratis Health, and Pat Justis, Director of the Washington State Office of Rural Health, share their work on an initiative to expand access to palliative care in rural communities in Washington State, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.
The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/palliative-care-jun-2022.  
Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

Partnering for Rural Transportation with Alisa Druzba and Steve Workman

Today, we discuss the development of the New Hampshire Mobility Management Network with Alisa Druzba, director of New Hampshire Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, and Steve Workman, director of Transport New Hampshire.
For a transcript of this episode, along with a list of the resources we discussed, visit RHIhub: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/public-transportation-apr-2022
“Exploring Rural Health” is an RHIhub podcast.

Public Transportation’s Role in Rural Healthcare Access with Carol Wright Kenderdine

Today, we talk rural transportation with Carol Wright Kenderdine, the director of Easter Seals Transportation Group, and co-director of the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center.
For a transcript of this episode and a list of resources mentioned in this episode, visit RHIhub: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/public-transportation-mar-2022
“Exploring Rural Health” is an RHIhub podcast.

Insights on Educating the Rural Nursing Workforce with Jan Probst

A conversation with Jan Probst, PhD, Director Emerita at the Rural and Minority Health Research Center, who shares insights on the rural nursing workforce, informed by her work on Rural Nursing Workforce: Current Educational Characteristics and Options for Improvement, www.ruralhealthresearch.org/projects/100002393. She shares findings from that study, as well as recent developments impacting the education of the rural nursing workforce.
The transcript can be found at www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/rural-nursing-workforce-feb-2022.
Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.