The Rural Health Voice
Latest Episodes
RHV 67: Travel Nurses
What are the benefits and drawbacks of being a Travel Nurse? Destiny Davidson joined RHV to discuss the path of her nursing career and advocate for incentives to encourage providers to consider rural
RHV 66: Faith in Vaccines
What’s the role of churches in rural communities when it comes to caring for health? Pastor Allen Jessee of Highlands Fellowship Church joined the Rural Health Voice to discuss faith and health. - If
RHV 65 Nursing while Black
Our guest lives and works in rural Virginia, and is a nurse. However, we are withholding her name due to her concern of retaliation from her employer for sharing her job experience. - If you want to
RHV 64: Staunton Pride
Why is it important for rural healthcare providers to consider the specific needs of their LGBTQ patients? AnhThu Nguyen joined me to discuss the important work of Staunton Pride, the Shenandoah LGBT
RHV 63: Unite Virginia
What’s a great way to make sure people in your community get access to all the services they need? Laura Thompson, Community Engagement Manager from Unite Virginia joined me to discuss their new serv
RHV 62: Mental Health
How can we address mental health on a community level? Sabrina Burress, Executive Director of the ARROW Project joined me to discuss how they are identifying and addressing the needs in Staunton, Aug
RHV 61: Transgender Health
How can rural healthcare providers serve everyone in their communities? Ivy Hill with the Campaign for Southern Equality and Gender Benders joined me to discuss why your zip code shouldn’t restrict y
RHV 60: Medical School
What does it take to be a leader when you are a medical student? Caroline Morgan, 3rd Year Medical student at Eastern Virginia Medical School joined me to discuss her experience. - If you are a health professions student in Virginia and are intereste...
RHV 59: Delegate Sam Rasoul
Why would someone running for Lt. Governor bother to visit far Southwest Virginia? Delegate Sam Rasoul joined The Rural Health Voice to discuss the importance of serving all Virginians. - The Rural Health Voice and the Virginia Rural Health Associati...
RHV 58: Stimulants
How are substance use disorders related to stimulants different or similar from opioids? Dr. Richard Rawson, Research Professor at Vermont Center for Behavior and Health joined me to discuss stimulants and how we can do a better job with treatment.