The Rural Health Voice

The Rural Health Voice


Latest Episodes

RHV 87: Opioid Abatement Authority
November 14, 2022

What is Virginia doing with the millions of dollars it will receive from the opioid lawsuits? Tony McDowell, Executive Director of the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority joined RHV to discuss how th

RHV 86: Medicaid Dental Reimbursement
October 20, 2022

What are the benefits from Virginias increase in dental Medicaid? Dr. Scott Miller, Virginia Dental Association Foundation joined me to discuss how the increased benefits improved access for many ru

RHV 85: Health Sciences
October 07, 2022

What type of person should consider a career in health sciences? Dr. Sallie Beth Johnson, Chair of the Department of Public Health and Healthcare Leadership at Radford University Carilion joined me t

RHV 84: All of Us
September 02, 2022

Why have some people been left out of medical research? Dr. Karriem Watson, Chief Engagement Officer of the All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health joined RHV to discuss why a

RHV 83: Finding your Passion
August 19, 2022

What type of person should be a healthcare provider? Melissa Zook, MD joined me to discuss her passion for serving the community. - If you want to hear more from Dr. Zook, she will be speaking at the

RHV 82: RISE for Youth
August 08, 2022

How does Virginias Juvenile Justice system impact health? Valerie Slater, Executive Director of RISE for Youth joined RHV to discuss the need to reform Virginias juvenile prisons. - Join the Rural

RHV 81: Food Insecurity
July 22, 2022

Why dont people make better choices when buying and preparing their food? Dr. Tori Makal, from University of Virginia's College at Wise and Dr. Wendy Welch from the SWVA Graduate Medical Education C

RHV 80: Veterans Health
July 08, 2022

We just celebrated Independence Day and Rural America has a proud history of volunteering for military service. How can we return the favor and take of our Veterans? Paul Crews, Executive Director o

RHV 79: VCU Massey Cancer Center
June 17, 2022

What health disparities are related to cancer in our rural communities? Dr. Robert Winn, Director of the VCU Massey Cancer Center and Dr. Maria Thompson, Director of Community Engagement in Research

RHV 78: Hospital Staffing
June 06, 2022

What staffing challenges are rural hospitals experiencing? Portia Brown, Vice President at Valley Health Page Memorial Hospital joined RHV to discuss how hospitals are dealing with workforce shortage