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Resources by Type: Audio

Supporting People with Disabilities in Rural Communities, with Rayna Sage and Catherine Ipsen
An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Rayna Sage, PhD, and Catherine Ipsen, PhD, co-directors of the Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities at the University of Montana. Focuses on the challenges facing rural people with disabilities and services and support systems that enable them to achieve and maintain quality of life.
Date: 01/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Final Frontier: IPC Challenges in Rural Health Care
Podcast interview with Dr. Michael Stevens, West Virginia University Health System's Healthcare Epidemiologist. Addresses difficulty in accessing mentoring in infection prevention and control (IPC) in rural facilities, and disconnects between local needs and upper-level mandates. Includes transcript.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organizations: American Medical Association, CDC's Project Firstline
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A National Staffing Emergency in Rural Health Care
Podcast episode featuring a discussion with three rural hospital executives from Colorado, Wisconsin, and Michigan regarding workforce shortages in rural hospitals. Describes factors driving workforce challenges; recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies; approaches to introducing healthcare careers to youth and the community; and the role of technology in meeting healthcare needs.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Keeping Rural EMS Reliable and Sustainable, with James Small
An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring James Small, Rural EMS Outreach Director for the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health. Focuses on rural emergency medical services workforce and funding shortages, and how rural EMS can be maintained and expanded.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Extra Episode - Women Who Impact with Lisa Davis in Recognition of National Rural Health Day
Podcast episode featuring a discussion with Lisa Davis, Director of the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health and Outreach Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration at Pennsylvania State University. Covers Davis's career, the impact she sees from her work, advice for others, and current projects.
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: Impact! Communications, Inc.
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Extra Episode - Women Who Impact with Michelle Mills in Recognition of National Rural Health Day
Podcast episode featuring a discussion with Michelle Mills, Chief Executive Officer of the Colorado Rural Health Center. Covers Mills' career, the impact she sees from her work, advice for others, and current projects.
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: Impact! Communications, Inc.
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Extra Episode - Women Who Impact with Alana Knudson in Recognition of National Rural Health Day
Podcast episode featuring a discussion with Alana Knudson, Director of the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis. Covers Knudson's career in rural health research, the impact she sees from her work, advice for others, and current projects.
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: Impact! Communications, Inc.
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The Evolution of Rural Emergency Hospitals as a New Model of Care
Podcast episode with Laura Appel, executive vice president of the Michigan Health and Hospital Association, and Christina Campos, CEO at Guadalupe County Hospital. Discusses the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation, the conversion process, meeting eligibility requirements, and the benefit of REHs to rural patients and communities.
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Extra Episode - Women Who Impact with Karen Madden in Recognition of National Rural Health Day
Podcast episode featuring a discussion with Karen Madden, Director of the Center for Health Care Policy and Resource Development and Director of the New York State Department of Health's Charles D. Cook Office of Rural Health. Covers Madden's career, the impact she sees from her work, advice for others, and current projects.
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: Impact! Communications, Inc.
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Improving Maternity Care for Indigenous Populations
Podcast episode featuring a discussion with Tina Pattara-Lau, M.D., maternal and child health consultant with the Indian Health Service Office of Clinical and Preventive Services, and Johnna Nynas, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology specialist at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. Describes common disparities and systemic barriers Indigenous people experience in maternity care and ways hospitals and healthcare organizations can address these challenges and provide culturally-focused care.
Date: 11/2023
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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