Rural Health – CommonHealth

Preserving Rural Futures: A Hometown Hero's Quest for Better Healthcare

#40 Preserving Rural Futures: A Hometown Hero’s Quest for Better Healthcare

Posted 1 year ago Tagged community health center Martinsville primary care

Marcus Stone, CEO, Connect Health + Wellness In rural communities, access to healthcare is bigger […]

The Cost of Coal: Unpacking Black Lung Disease and Its Impact on Miners

#29 The Cost of Coal: Unpacking Black Lung Disease and Its Impact on Miners

Posted 2 years ago Tagged black lung disease coal miner health community health care lung health pulmonary disease Southwest Virginia

Dr. Drew Harris, Medical Director, Black Lung Program at Stone Mountain Health Services Vonda Robinson, […]

Mythbusting Misconceptions About Appalachia

#26 Myth-Busting Misconceptions About Appalachia

Posted 3 years ago Tagged Applachia community culture rural healthcare

Dr. Theresa Burriss Jane Sage, FNP Dr. Paige Billman On this episode of CommonHealth, Tracy […]

Voices From the Commonwealth: Katie Collett's Journalism Journey

#22 Voices From the Commonwealth: Katie Collett’s Journalism Journey

Posted 3 years ago Tagged chronic illness community community connection diverse journalism reporting rural journalism

Katie Collett In our latest episode, Tracy Douglas, VCHA’s CEO, welcomes WAVY-TV (Channel 10) morning […]

Demystifying Healthcare in Rural America: A Conversation With Beth O’Connor of the Virginia Rural Health Association

#17 Demystifying Healthcare in Rural America: A Conversation with Beth O’Connor of the Virginia Rural Health Association

Posted 3 years ago Tagged community healthcare Federally Qualified Health Centers healthcare rural health clinics rural healthcare

Beth O’Connor, Executive Director of the Virginia Rural Health Association What’s the difference between rural […]

Community: A Beautiful Thing, Featuring Dr. Betty Bibbins

#15 Community: A Beautiful Thing, Featuring Dr. Betty Bibbins

Posted 4 years ago Tagged black history month community community health desegregation healthcare

Dr. Betty Bibbins, Board President, Eastern Shore Rural Health Systems, Inc. Dr. Betty Bibbins serves […]

From Pharmacist to Policy Maker: Clearing Hurdles To Protect 340B

#11 From Pharmacist to Policy Maker: Clearing Hurdles To Protect 340B

Posted 4 years ago Tagged 340B covered entities drug pricing Federally Qualified Health Centers government pharmacy rural health Virginia

Otto Wachsmann, Virginia House of Delegates As a father, pharmacist and experienced business owner, Otto […]

Off the Reservation and Onto the Island – Eastern Shore Rural Health

#3 Off the Reservation and Onto the Island – Eastern Shore Rural Health

Posted 4 years ago Tagged Indian health Medicaid medicine migrant camps migrant health rural health small town life watermen

Matt Clay, CEO, Eastern Shore Rural Health In this episode, Eastern Shore Rural Health’s Chief […]

Why There? From Metro to Martinsville - Practicing Medicine in Rural Virginia

#2 Why There? From Metro to Martinsville – Practicing Medicine in Rural Virginia

Posted 4 years ago Tagged black doctors COVID-19 health education health literacy health risks Martinsville Medicaid rural health specialty care telehealth

Dr. Edna Ekuban-Gordon, Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness Edna Ekuban-Gordon, M.D., practices […]