What can healthcare providers do to assure that LGBTQIA+ people have a safe and welcoming environment?  Artist KT Taylor joined RHV to discuss their research on rural communities. - Additional resources:  VRHA's Pride of Rural Virginia -

With all the talk about the COVID vaccine, have we forgotten about other vaccines?  Dr. Ferdaus Hassan, Medical Science Liaison with Sanofi Pasteur joined the Rural Health Voice to discuss meningitis and the need to get vaccinated.

What is the connection between workforce and health?  Marty Holiday, Executive Director of the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Board joined The Rural Health Voice to discuss their new initiative to get people back on a career path. -

Why is it important to talk to your family members about their health history?  Mindy Conklin joined The Rural Health Voice to discuss the efforts of her nonprofit “Hitting Cancer Below the Belt” and the risk factors you should consider for colorectal ...

What does the Black Death in the 1300s have to do with how we react to COVID today?  Historian Don Leech joined me to discuss The History of Conspiracies. - Don is a contributing author for the book Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories.

How can technology improve healthcare access?  Donna Dittman Hale, Executive Director of the Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance joined The Rural Health Voice to discuss plugging into telehealth. - Ms. Hale was one of the speakers at the recent Rural Healt...

How does racism contribute to poor health outcomes?  Dr. Kevin Harris from Virginia Commonwealth University joined me to discuss health inequities. - Dr. Harris was one of the speakers at our recent Rural Health Voice conference.

How will the recent changes in Congress and the Presidency impact rural healthcare?  Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association joined the Rural Health Voice to discuss his view of Capitol Hill.

What’s going on at the Virginia Department of Health to make improvements in our rural communities?  Dr. Norm Oliver, State Health Commissioner, Virginia Department of Health joined me to discuss the Virginia State Rural Health Plan. -

How does the way hospitals get paid reinforce healthcare disparities?  Dr. Amol Navathe joined RHV to discuss the need for payment reform and how the current system enables problems. - Dr. Navathe's editorial: https://www.nytimes.