The Rural Health Voice

RHC 156: Black Womb Care & Nutrition

How can disparities in birth outcomes be addressed? Femeika Elliot & Alexis Alsup joined RHV to discuss their work and the recommendations they have to improve maternal health. If you want to learn more from Femeika & Alexis, check out their chapter in the upcoming book: Medical Mistrust in Appalachia – https://utpress.org/9798895270486/medical-mistrust-in-appalachia/

RHV 155: Medical Mistrust in Appalachia

How did the push to standardize medicine impact public health?  Pharmacist and Herbalist Marybeth Babos joined us to discuss some of the history of medical mistrust. If you want to learn more about Medical Mistrust, pre-order the new book Medical Mistrust in Appalachia: Helping Patients and Providers Communicate with Cultural Humility, edited by Wendy Welch and VRHA Executive Director Beth O’Connor: https://utpress.org/9798895270486/medical-mistrust-in-appalachia/ [https://utpress.org/9798895270486/medical-mistrust-in-appalachia/]

RHV 154: Primary Care

What are the gaps in Virginia’s primary care workforce?  Hannah Shadowen and Alex Krist of VCU joined me to discuss their recent research on neighborhood differences in primary care. If you are a health professions or public policy student with an interest in rural health, apply to be a representative to the VRHA board of directors.  Applications for student board members are being accepted now: https://vrha.org/students/

RHV 153: Student Posters

Why would a medical student make a poster?  Brittany Blitstein and Ranjit Virk, Medical students at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine joined us to discuss their involvement in the Community Nourishment Project and what they learned. If you want to be part of the conversation about rural health, join VRHA and other rural health leaders from around the country at the National Rural Health Association’s annual conference: https://www.ruralhealth.us/events/schedule/annual-rural-health-conference

RHV 152: Insurance Affordability

What are the alternatives to traditional employer-based insurance? Justin Ayars of EqualityMD [https://www.equalitymd.com/] joined us to discuss concerns and solutions for affordable health care. If you want to be part of the conversation on rural health, check us out on Facebook and LinkedIn – https://www.facebook.com/VaRuralHealth/ [https://www.facebook.com/VaRuralHealth/] https://www.linkedin.com/company/virginia-rural-health-association [https://www.linkedin.com/company/virginia-rural-health-association]