Growing Rural

The Rural and Minority Health Research Center's mission is to illuminate and address the problems experienced by rural and minority populations in order to guide research, policy, and related advocacy.  In this episode, we speak with, Jan Eberth, PhD, Deputy Director of the research center to discuss its impactful work in rural communities, current projects, and other topics.

Episode Show Notes: 

Rural and Minority Health Research Center

Current Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Projects at the RMHRC

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Rural Health Research Gateway

National Cancer Institute

SC Best Chance Network

Screening for Lung Cancer- US Preventive Services Task Force

A statewide program providing colorectal cancer to the uninsured of South Carolina

A special episode discussing the real and potential impact of COVID-19 in rural SC with Michele Stanek, MS, and Megan Weis, DrPH, associate director and director of community engagement at the SC Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare.

Show Notes: 

SC CRPH Resource Listing

SCORH Resource Listing

SCHA Resource Listing

SC AHEC Resource Listing

Rural Health Daily Digest

‘It Really Is the Perfect Storm’: Coronavirus Comes for Rural America’ by Eric Scigliano

'COVID-19 may hit rural residents hard, and that spells trouble because of lack of rural health care' by Kevin Bennett

Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Counties with COVID-19 Cases animated map

RUPRI Data Briefs

This week we discuss the importance of storytelling, arts, and culture in rural communities with Susan Duplessis, Director of Community Arts Development at the South Carolina Arts Commission.

About The Art of Community: Rural SC initiative of The South Carolina Arts Commission

Community Arts Development Program

The Art of Community: Rural SC Brochure

Films:

'A Tale of Two Cities'  on Blackville and Estill, SC, featuring Nevada teaching artist, Markus Tracy

'Public Transformation: Denmark, SC' - a film by Ashley Hanson and Nik Nerburn of Minnesota

Artist: 

About Artist Markus Tracy

About CREATE: Rural SC, a program of The Art of Community: Rural SC

Community Arts Development

Film: What is CREATE: Rural SC?

About The SC Promise Zone

https://scpromisezone.org/

President Obama's Promise Zone Initiative

Other Resources and references

SouthArts

NEA Our Town Program

ArtPlace America

National Rural Assembly

Daily Yonder: https://www.dailyyonder.com/topics/rural-assembly/rural-womens-summit/

Creative Placemaking  

Article: 'The Soul of the South'  by Paul Theroux

A conversation with author of The Deep South by Paul Theroux

Partners in this work

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies

Rural LISC: https://www.lisc.org/rural/

USDA Rural Development

The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

SC Office of Rural Health 

South Carolina Assoc. for Community Economic Development

National Consortium for Creative Placemaking

Today we are examining the rural education workforce from a talent-centered perspective with Henry Tran, PhD, Director of the Talented Centered Education Leadership Initiative.

Show Notes: 

The Talent Centered Education Leadership Initiative (TCELI) 

CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION 

Best Practices in Creating Employee Engagement 

Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention & Advancement (CERRA)

SC Annual Educator Supply and Demand Reports

National Rural Education Association 

Journal of Education Human Resources

More Article information from Henry Tran, PHD

Tran, H., & Dou, J. (2019). An Exploratory Examination of What Types of Administrative Support Matter for Rural Teacher Talent Management: The Rural Educator Perspective. Educational Leadership Review, 20(1), 133-149. Retrieved from https://www.icpel.org/uploads/1/5/6/2/15622000/elr_volume_20_1__fall_2019.pdf

Tran, H. & Smith, D. (2020). What Matters most for Recruiting Teachers to Rural Hard-to-Staff Districts: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Employment Related Conditions. American Journal of Education. In Press. Retrieve from https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/708252

Tran, H., Hardie, S., Gause, S., Moyi, P., & Ylimaki. (2020). Leveraging the Perspectives of Rural Educators to Develop Realistic Job Previews for Rural teacher Recruitment and Retention. Rural Educator. In press.

Tran, H., Smith, D., & Fox, E. (2018). The Perspectives of Potential and Current Rural Teachers for Rural Teacher Recruitment and Retention in South Carolina. University of South Carolina’s Center for Innovation in Education Report. Can be accessed at https://www.usccihe.org/s/SC-Rural-Teacher-Staffing-Report.pdf

Tran, H., & Smith, D. (2019). Insufficient money and inadequate respect: What obstructs the recruitment of college students to teach in hard-to-staff schools. Journal of Educational Administration, 57(2), 152-166. Retrieved from https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JEA-07-2018-0129/full/html?casa_token=DPTGrwiDSLAAAAAA:qYn3Vq_MqiW4UyrWL8mi1u47dnmXW0-yMbOpZEx6M5rXfsBBPiFZgv7Wx86WFR0vJLQHduCWlU1nQHETe1j5n_Il_igydIFUa2a1H74se6lk77H0_hY

Harrison, T., & Tran, H. (2020). How Can Higher Education Engage with Rural Communities to Address Teacher Shortages? In Tran, H., Smith, D., & Buckman, D. (Eds.), Stake Holder Engagement: Improving Education through Multi-Level Community Relations. Maryland: Rowman and Little Field.

Today we are discussing healthy food access in rural South Carolina with Food Share SC Co-Founder, Beverly Wilson, and outreach coordinator, Gabriel Wilhelm.

Learn about Food Share SC and their various program offerings and opportunities to volunteer here 

SC Office of Rural Health Annual Conference 

Clemson Cooperative Extension 

Orangeburg County Library 

SC Rural Health Action Plan 

Today we are speaking with the Executive Director of the South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium (SC AHEC),  Ann Lefebvre, MSW, about building and supporting a robust healthcare workforce in rural and undeserved South Carolina.

South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium

• Health Professions Student Programs

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

National Student Clearinghouse 

SC Office for Healthcare Workforce 

Health Professional Shortage Areas 

Today we are discussing oral health in rural SC with Dr. Amy Martin, professor and director of the Division of Population Oral Health at the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.

MUSC Division of Population Oral Health

American Dental Association

Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas

SC Office of Rural Health Revolving Loan Fund

DHEC Division of Oral Health

South Carolina Dental Association

Ryan White Dental Programs

Duke Endowment Carolinas Oral Health Initiative

HPV and Oral Health

Today we are speaking with the CEO of the South Carolina Office of Rural Health, Graham Adams, PhD about rural healthcare trends in South Carolina.

SC Office of Rural Health 

Rural Hospital Closures in 2019

New free-standing emergency department in Fairfield County 

 SC Rural Health Action Plan

Volvo opens factory in Ridgeville,SC 

SC Arts Commission’s Art of Community Rural SC Program 

SC Hospital Association

SC Area Health Education Consortium 

SC Primary Care Association 

Rural and Minority Health Research Center