HeyJaredMissouri Health Talks
Missouri Health Talks travels throughout the state gathering conversations between Missourians about issues of access to healthcare.
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- Aug 27, 2026
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The Poplar Bluff Nurse Extern Program allows nurses ‘to grow their career.... while they're right here at home.' (opens the original)
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Poplar Bluff Regional sits just above the Bootheel and for the last few years has been running a nurse externship program where student nurses get hands on experience working in the hospital. Ashlee Dunn oversees the program. She grew up in nearby Bollinger County and spoke about the benefits of training nurses from the community — in the community.
The Caruthersville Community Garden is 'more than a garden. It's a source of fresh food, education, even physical activity.' (opens the original)
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Laveta Lockridge and Job Green work at the Lincoln University Extension office in Caruthersville. This year, they started a community garden as a way to educate folks on nutrition, as well as provide them with free, fresh produce in an area where that can be hard to get.
Oral health is 'a really important part’ of cancer patient’s quality of life (opens the original)
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Dr. Ashley Popejoy is a spokesperson for the American Dental Association and a pediatric dentist in Southwest Missouri. She spoke about the many oral health complications that can come from cancer treatment and how a medical team can help.
When fighting cancer, ‘your mental health and your spiritual health affect how well you handle the treatment.’ (opens the original)
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Registered Dietician Merri Leach and Social Worker Sarah Spoonemore work together at the Mosaic Medical Center in St. Joseph. They spoke about the importance of wraparound care for cancer patients, and focusing on a patient’s mental health, social wellbeing, financial stability, nutrition and more.
Pediatric cancer: The balance of survivorship and long-term side effects (opens the original)
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Dr. Tyler Severance is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at University of Missouri Healthcare, which means he works with kids who have blood and cancer disorders. He spoke about some of the short and long-term impacts cancer treatment can have on kids
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