Exploring Rural Health

"Exploring Rural Health" is a podcast from the Rural Health Information Hub. In each episode, we’ll provide you with engaging and useful information about current issues facing rural healthcare, and talk to the people who are coming up with solutions. We’ll learn about various aspects of rural healthcare, from quality and access to programs and services. Join us each month, as we discuss new research, program implementation, and funding, here on Exploring Rural Health!

Exploring Rural Health is a health podcast hosted by Rural Health Information Hub, with 41 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Rural Health Information Hub hosts Exploring Rural Health, a health show with 41 episodes published.

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  Episode #46

  Recovery Is Possible: Continuity of Care from Incarceration to Community, with Kelsea O’Leary

  Aug 4, 202641 min

  Today’s podcast features an interview with Kelsea O’Leary, Behavioral Health Program Manager for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She tells us about how the Recovery Is Possible program’s physicians and social workers team up to ensure continuity of care for tribal citizens, during and after incarceration. Part 3 in a 3-part series featuring the 2026 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Innovation Tank finalists, with Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s work winning second place. The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/choctaw-care-continuity-aug-2026 Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

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  Episode #45

  Virtual Roads to Real Recovery, with Amanda Kennedy

  Jul 7, 202622 min

  Today’s podcast features an interview with Amanda Kennedy, manager of the Mercy Virtual Substance Use Recovery Program. She tells us about Mercy’s award-winning RCORP-funded virtual outreach program and the obstacles they have overcome to provide seamless care to patients with substance use disorder. Part 2 in a 3-part series featuring the 2026 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Innovation Tank finalists, with Mercy vSURP’s work winning third place. The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/recovery-care-jul-2026 Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

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  Episode #44

  Preventing Death and Permitting Recovery, with Ray Antonacci and Sarah Czarnecki

  Jun 2, 202633 min

  Today’s podcast features an interview with Lincoln County Ambulance District Chief Ray Antonacci and Battalion Chief Sarah Czarnecki. They tell us about an award-winning RCORP-funded initiative allowing them to administer buprenorphine to incarcerated individuals experiencing opioid withdrawal symptoms. The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/jail-opioid-treatment-jun-2026 Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

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  Episode #43

  New Insights on the Rural Public Health Workforce, with Casey Balio and Betty Bekemeier

  May 5, 202631 min

  Today’s podcast features an interview with Casey Balio, PhD, research assistant professor at the East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health and Research, and Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. They share new insights about the rural public health workforce from their recent article published in the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/public-health-workforce-may-2026 Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

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  Episode #42

  Workplace Violence Prevention: Impacting Providers and Patients, with Kathy Griffis

  Apr 7, 202624 min

  Today’s podcast features an interview with Kathy Griffis, Chief Operating Officer of Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, TX. We learn about how they have developed routines and protocols to reduce violence and ensure safe healthcare environments for their staff and patients. The transcript and a list of resources and organizations mentioned in the episode can be found at: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/workplace-violence-apr-2026 Exploring Rural Health is an RHIhub podcast.

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