Who gets to make decisions on healthcare policy?  Mike Pruitt – Candidate for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, joined RHV to discuss how he wants to represent the area.

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What can you do to educate elected officials and other policy makers about oral health issues?  Ben Barber of the Virginia Health Catalyst joined RHV to discuss the Healthy Virginia Blueprint

Coming up:

October 17: Catalyst Annual Summit – Richmond

November 19-20: Rural Health Voice Conference – Wintergreen Resort

What do Virginia college students need to know about voting in the upcoming elections?  Eireann Maybach, VRHA intern joined RHV to discuss her perspective as a political science major.

If you want to be part of the conversation about rural health, join us September 17th in Danville for the National Rural Assembly and November 19 & 20 at the Wintergreen Resort for the Rural Health Voice conference.

Virginia Voters Website: https://cardinalnews.org/virginia-voter-guide/

Who should participate in a Clinical Trial and why?  Dr. Linda Duska and Claudette Grant from the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center joined RHV to discuss the myths and facts of clinical trials.

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What’s the newest way to find information to empower your rural community? Kristie Proctor and Chandler Vaughn joined RHV to discuss the Rural Opportunity Dashboard.

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What would you do if there was a way to reduce your risk of cancer by 40%?  Andrea Radford of the American Cancer Society joined RHV to discuss their new cancer risk screening tool.

How can you tell if a child has been exposed to lead?  Janine Kerr from the Virginia Department of Health joined RHV to discuss resources to address lead poisoning.

Resources:

EPA Lead-based Paint Professional Locator

Who is responsible for paying hospital bills?  Travis Gentry, CEO of Hyve Health joined me to discuss who the payers are and the concerns with holding payers accountable.

What happens when a free clinic decides to offer more than just clinical services?  Andrea Ahonen, CEO of GoochlandCares joined RHV to discuss how and why they handle logistics for a multitude of services.

If you want to be part of the conversation about rural health, take our survey: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fomniinstitute.co1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_1MS77GHAwRZYoMS%3Flink%3Dsm%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExdWlwcjFqSUFDRzFLR2RHVQEeFmMOHc5mWFnYJcDEUQsIHFvn5sxJDGOxvwH_sMGyqdfv9qVv9G6B_jxM__E_aem_2mMwwhQGFneaHo06Penoqw&h=AT3ArZOljfhkUqB6N4JiGUvtMF7rWonGXL1tCXT72ZMD8G6Ucl5Snoobi7ZNcbsKv3TbkCeNeRmLcPdF1o751pt5PMGDtOZT0bx2stvF7ZD3-5IfAlHVx7z39bljgDd63B3QZ0fnDJwJMA&__tn__=-UK*F&c[0]=AT2ZCG_ksVUvdvk1u7q0p6k7-1EIdconD7Vj1ckf6rgMphaZHqM0DeZTbgxcalRVU2EuJHCZEfVZEek2oOlHHNEhHq4_RpoBFVr_qqg9-9-1qEC8MkocSSCoffEeA9YdWQjUzvm6vyAj8-HW-mW-RMCUUz0hOOPAA4ohYeLv2MESZgEusxd1pn8JJeDMXVrQOYY4n0Mxt94mTMFdGcJug6R35Qw

What are some of the benefits and concerns for telehealth? Kathy Wibberly, PhD of the MidAtlantic Telehealth Resource Center joined RHV to discuss telehealth use and policy.

If you want to be part of the conversation about rural telehealth, join MATRC and VRHA this summer at the Bridging Rural Communities event.