HeyJaredThe Rural Health Voice
The Rural Health Voice is the podcast of the Virginia Rural Health Association. Leaders at the local, state, and national level are interviewed on their perspective of current rural health issues.The Rural Health Voice is sponsored by the Virginia State Office of Rural Health…
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- 6
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- Sep 18, 2026
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RHV 164: Alpha-gal Syndrome (opens the original)
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What do tick bites and federal policy have in common? Sharon Forsyth of the Alpha-gal Alliance Action Fund joined us to discuss the resources they have available. On September 24, 2025, Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) became reportable to the Virginia Department of Health. Learn more about AGS and its impacts in Virginia during a special breakout session at the 2026 Rural Health Voice Conference . Alpha -Gal Alliance https:// alpha galalliance.org/ VDH Fact Sheet https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/epidemiolo
RHV 163: Evaluation (opens the original)
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What is the importance of evaluating rural health programs? Michael Meit, director of the ETSU Center for Rural Health and Research , joined us to discuss the benefits and complications of rural health evaluation. If you want to be part of the conversation about rural health, join VRHA at the Rural Health Voice Conference this November – https://vrha.org/conference2026/
RHV 162: Virginia Relay (opens the original)
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What is Virginia Relay and how does it help both patients and providers? Brittany Howard of the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing joined us to discuss the services they provide. If you want to be part of the conversation about rural health, check out VRHA’s upcoming Rural Health Voice Conference in Danville, VA on November 18 & 19 – https://vrha.org/conference2026/
RHV 161: Appalachian Center for Hope (opens the original)
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What is needed to support recovery? Shauna Tilson from the Appalachian Center for Hope joined us to discuss their plan to address substance use disorders in Southwest Virginia. If you want learn more about the history and causes of Medical Mistrust and how to address it, check out the book Medical Mistrust in Appalachia .
RHV 160: Community Health Workers (opens the original)
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What does it take to become a Community Health Worker? Leslie Clark from the United Way of Virginia’s Blue Ridge joined us to discuss CHW training and services. During this episode we discuss the use of CHW’s to decrease medical mistrust. If you would like to learn more about this topic, check out the new book Medical Mistrust in Appalachia: Helping Patients and Providers Communicate with Cultural Humility , edited by Wendy Welch and Beth O’Connor.
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