Growing Rural

This week we sat down with Katie Gaul, director for the SC Office for Healthcare Workforce (OHW). We discuss the diversity of people and jobs, the importance of early skill recognition and how to foster trust between communities and the healthcare industry.

For more information about Mme. Gaul, the OHW, and other topics discussed in this episode, please see the links below:

More About Katie Gaul

More About the SC Office for Healthcare Workforce

PDF documents about the SC Rural Incentive Grants can be found here and here

More about Black Men in White Coats

We had the pleasure to sit with Dr. Elizabeth Crouch, Deputy Director of the Rural and Minority Health Research Center and an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health, to discuss rural-urban differences, positive childhood experiences (PCEs) and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). 
 

LINKS:

More about Dr. Crouch from the Arnold School and the Rural Health Research Gateway

More about the Rural Health and Minority Research Center

More about the Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare

• https://mchb.hrsa.gov/maternal-child-health-initiatives/home-visiting-overview (Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program) 
• https://mchb.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/mchb/MaternalChildHealthInitiatives/HomeVisiting/pdf/programbrief.pdf (Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program 
• https://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/4434 (Rural–urban differences in exposure to adverse childhood experiences among South Carolina adults) 
• https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-qxqet-f2a1a4 (Season 2, Episode 2 -Union County Libraries: More than Just Literacy) 
• https://www.instituteforchildsuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Positive-Childhood-Experiences-11-AM-Crouch.Probst.pdf (Positive Childhood Experiences Before and During COVID-19)

We had the pleasure to sit down with English professor and Southern food historian David Shields to discuss the heritage of food and how it unites us.

Find out more about Dr. Shields and Dr. Carter.

We spoke with former CEO of SC Community Loan Fund Anna Lewin to discuss entrepreneurial spirit, investing in people and communities, and the importance of paying it forward.

 

Links:

Anna Lewin on LinkedIn

SC Community Loan Fund Website

SC Community Loan Fund Facebook

SC Community Loan Fund Twitter

We had the pleasure to sit down with Kathy Schwarting, CEO of Palmetto Care Connections (PCC), to discuss the key role telehealth plays in rural communities. PCC improves access to quality healthcare for South Carolinians by assisting medical providers and communities through services and education.

You can find out more about Kathy Schwarting here. More information about Palmetto Care Connections can be found on their website and Facebook page.

We were fortunate to speak with Marc Himes of the SC Center for Fathers and Families and Derrick Dease of the Man 2 Man Fatherhood Initiative about the importance of fatherhood and resources for fathers.

 

SC Center for Fathers and Families:

    Marc Himes on LinkedIn

    SC Fathers and Families

    Father 365

    Facebook

    YouTube

    Phone: 1-844-4SC-DADS (1-844-472-3237)

 

Man 2 Man:

    Derrick Dease on LinkedIn

    Man 2 Man

    Facebook

    YouTube

    Phone: 843-479-4177

We had the pleasure to speak with Jamison Kerr, Director of ArtFields SC, about rural togetherness through art and shared experience.

ArtFields 2021 will occur April 23 – May 1 in Lake City, SC.

 

About ArtFields:
https://www.artfieldssc.org/
https://www.facebook.com/ArtFieldsSC
https://www.instagram.com/artfieldssc/
https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtFieldsLakeCity/featured

About Lake City:
https://www.visitlakecitysc.com/
http://www.lakecitysc.gov/234/The-Arts

We had the privilege to sit down with Angel Bourdon of Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas and Kathryn Johnson of Livewell Kershaw to discuss community coalitions and how to reach rural communities.

 

About Our Guests:

    Angel Bourdon (LinkedIn): https://bit.ly/30paoqG

    Kathryn Johnson (LinkedIn): https://bit.ly/3qwh40M

About Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas:

    SC Office of Rural Health: https://bit.ly/30rOOBZ

    SC Hospital Association: https://bit.ly/3ryUBl1

    NC Healthcare Association: https://bit.ly/38qE76Z

 

About Livewell Kershaw:

    Facebook Page: https://bit.ly/38shcbE

    SC Office of Rural Health: https://bit.ly/3qFfWs1

 

About the Duke Endowment:
    Main Site: https://bit.ly/3rBcgsy

 

About the Rural Libraries and Health Innovations Program:

    Main Site: https://bit.ly/30s8HZz

We had the pleasure to sit down with Lari Gooding, CEO of Allendale County Hospital, a critical access hospital in here in South Carolina.

More About Lari Gooding:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/larigoodingmba
https://hstrial-wwebadmin.homestead.com/index.html

More about Allendale County Hospital:
https://www.achospital.org/
https://www.facebook.com/achospital/
https://www.allendalecounty.com/government/allendale_county_hospital.php

More about UofSC Salkehatchie:
https://www.sc.edu/about/system_and_campuses/salkehatchie/index.php

In this episode, we sit down with Julie Smithwick of the Center for Community Health Alignment and Romaine Stevens, a Community Health Worker with the SC Office of Rural Health. We discuss the importance of building trust and the impact of Community Health Workers in rural communities.

 

Arnold School of Public Health:
 https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/public_health/index.php
 https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/public_health/research/research_centers/chw/index.php

SC Office of Rural Health Family Solutions:
 https://scorh.net/
 https://www.facebook.com/scruralhealth/

Community Health Alignment:
 https://communityhealthalignment.org/

PASOS Organization:
 https://www.scpasos.org