Growing Rural: Recent Episodes
Growing Rural
Today our guest is Lydia Cotton. She serves as the North Charleston-Hispanic Liaison, City Of Charleston-Latino Ambassador, Mayors' Commission on Homelessness, and on the Commission on Women's City of Charleston
Today we spoke with Dr. Ann Eisenberg.
Professor Eisenberg is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law. Her research applies the lens of law and political economy to rural marginalization, examining how law, policy, and public institutions influence rural economic opportunity.
Her work has been published or is forthcoming in numerous law journals and book chapters, including the Southern California Law Review, the Harvard Law and Policy Review, the Boston College Law Review, and the Washington University Law Review. In the fall of 2020, the University of South Carolina TEDx selected Professor Eisenberg to give a talk entitled, “Reviving Rural America.”
Her book project by the same name is forthcoming with Cambridge University Press in 2022.
In today's episode, we had the pleasure to sit down with Victoria Smalls, the Executive Director of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.
Today, we sit down with University of South Carolina Medical Students Alyssa Campanelli, Katherine Kelly, and Bryce Jerin. We discuss their journey through medical school during the pandemic, the health needs of rural areas, and much more.
Today, we sit down with Dr. Saundra Glover, State Director for SC Rural Development within the US Department of Agriculture. We discuss the history of rural development, current initiatives, and what it means to Grow Rural.
MORE INFORMATION About Dr. Glover USDA — Rural Development South Carolina USDA Rural Development on Twitter South Carolina Promise Zones
Today, we speak with Dr. Nick Patel, Chief Digital Officer at PRISMA and Vice Chair at University of South Carolina. We discuss new ways to think about technology in rural healthcare, closing care gaps, and using outreach to improve delivery.
For more information: 1. Dr. Nick Patel 2. PRISMA SC
This week, we sit down with Dr. Brittany Rainwater, clinical psychologist at the McLeod Medical Center in Florence. We discuss integrated behavioral health, care models, and the future as we continue to adjust to the COVID pandemic.
For more information: 1. Dr. Brittany Rainwater 2. The McLeod Health Website 3. What is Integrated Behavioral Health? 4. Collaborative Care, Explained
Today, we sit down with Amy Splittgerber and Amanda Metzger of Healthy Learners. We discuss identifying the health needs of children both before and during the COVID pandemic, reaching them where they are to meet those needs, and expanding services to help more children in more places.
More about Healthy Learners: Website Facebook Twitter
Other Organizations Mentioned: Sisters of Charity Health System AmeriCorps
This week, we sit down with three pediatricians within the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and PRISMA Health: Dr. R. Caughman Taylor, Dr. C. Osbourne Shuler, and Dr. Heather Staples.
We discuss outreach clinics, subspecialty programs, and the sudden but long-lasting changes brought about by COVID.
For more information about our guests, please see these links on the PRISMA Health website:
- Dr. Taylor
- Dr. Shuler
- Dr. Staples
It's Here! A very special episode to look back on the conversations we've had so far, and the ones still to come. Please enjoy a super cut of answers to the question we ask all our guests: "what does rural mean to you?"
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
YouTube
Phone: 1-844-4SC-DADS (1-844-472-3237)
Man 2 Man:
Derrick Dease on LinkedIn
Man 2 Man
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
In today's episode, we had the pleasure to sit down with Mandy Powers Norrell, licensed attorney and former House Representative from Lancaster, SC.
About Mandy Powers Norrell: https://www.mandynorrell.com/ https://twitter.com/MPowersNorrell https://norrelllaw.com/attorneys/
About Lancaster, SC: https://www.lancastercitysc.com/
Topics Discussed: I-77 Alliance- https://www.i77alliance.com/ Erin's Law- http://www.erinslaw.org/ SC Child Marriage Bill- https://bit.ly/3oiv7WF SC now prohibits teens under 16 from marrying- https://bit.ly/3qQil3t Ahmaud Arbery- https://bit.ly/2YdD8Sa SC Citizen's Arrest Law- https://bit.ly/3a5cy3l SC Lawmakers working to abolish "Citizen's Arrest" law- https://bit.ly/3cesKBO
In today's episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with director, Betsy Newman, and co-producer, Xavier Blake, about the new Gullah Roots documentary film. Gullah Roots follows leaders of the South Carolina and Georgia Gullah Geechee community homecoming experience in Sierra Leone.
Gullah Roots is available via SCETV Passport. Also, check your local listings.
Show Notes:
https://schumanities.org/news/gullah-roots-documentary/
https://www.scetv.org/stories/2020/south-carolina-etv-premiere-hour-long-gullah-roots-documentary-october-1
More about Lottie and her work: https://scorh.net/2020/06/12/coronavirus-hero-meet-lottie-lewis/ https://www.facebook.com/AllendaleRuralArts/
More about Allendale: https://www.allendalecounty.com/index.php https://townofallendale.sc.gov/allendale-town-council https://agriculture.sc.gov/farmers-markets/allendale-county-farmers-market/ http://allendale-enterprise.com/index.html https://collumlumber.com/
Thank you to Taylor Atkinson and Rieta Drinkwine for speaking with us!
Details about Union County: https://www.countyofunion.org/default.asp?sec_id=180003405
Union County Libraries: https://www.unionlibrary.org/ https://www.facebook.com/unionsclibrary/
Today's episode is a roundtable discussion among the SC CRPH team on learnings and lingering questions about rural healthcare post the initial shock of COVID-19.
SC Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare
National Rural Health Association Technical Assistance Center
This week we discuss environmental restoration, preservation, and stewardship with Johnny Stowe, Heritage Preserve Manager, at the SC Department of Natural Resources.
Show Notes:
SC Department of Natural Resources
Johnny Stowe Yoga Alliance Profile
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
Plain Pictures of Plain Doctoring
US of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Wildland Fire: What is a Prescribed Fire?
In this episode of the Growing Rural podcast, we sit down at Rodney Scott's BBQ in Charleston, SC and talk to James Beard award-winning Pitmaster, Rodney Scott. Listen as we discuss his rural roots and the tradition of BBQ.
Enjoy some delicious barbeque at Rodney Scott's BBQ at the Charleston or Birmingham location
In today's episode, we speak with Barnett Berry, PhD, founding director of the Accelerator for Learning and Leadership for South Carolina (ALL4SC) in the University of South Carolina College of Education
Visit ALL4SC to learn how they are working to transform South Carolina schools and communities.