Rural Road to Health Podcast: Amplifying Rural Health Voices

Discover the Rural Road to Health Podcast, an emission created by Dr Veronika Rasic, Founding Rural Seeds Ambassador, EYFDM-EURIPA Liaison and Member of EURIPA Executive Board, Rural WONCA Council Member.

Through conversations with rural clinicians, students, academics, community leaders and policy makers, the podcast it aims to gain insights into the current state of affairs in rural health globally.

Rural Road to Health Podcast: Amplifying Rural Health Voices

At the beginning of 2023 I created the Rural Road to Health podcast. I wanted to find a way to promote and amplify the amazing work and innovation happening in rural communities around the world. The podcast focuses on rural health, rural health careers and rural communities globally. Through conversations with rural clinicians, students, academics, community leaders and policy makers it aims to gain insights into the current state of affairs in rural health globally and explore ideas that could help us move towards better access to health services for rural communities.

Rural communities are diverse and there are many different people that are striving to improve healthcare outcomes for these communities. Through my engagement with Rural Seeds and Rural WONCA I have had the opportunity to meet many inspiring clinicians. For this reason, I started first by sharing the voices of the rural primary care team. As the podcast develops, I hope to bring forward more stories of community led initiatives, as well as social, cultural, economic, and political factors that affect the health of rural communities.

It was important to make this content free and accessible to a wide audience. The podcast format allows it to be accessed from multiple online platforms and accessed at a time that best suits the listener. It shares firsthand knowledge and experience from rural clinicians, innovation happening in rural communities and explores the policy environment shaping rural realities. I hope that the podcast will be a useful resource for those who are teaching tomorrow's rural clinicians, a source of support for those currently living and working in rural areas and a place to find unique insights for those involved in rural policymaking.



To date I have interviewed guests from Ireland, Guyana, Australia, the British Virgin Islands, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Brazil. I greatly appreciate their time and willingness to share their stories and expertise.

I have been enjoying this podcasting journey and have learned so much from my rural guests. I hope that you too will be inspired by what you hear and share the world of rural health with your colleagues.

If any of you know of an innovative rural project or want to share your rural experience, please get in touch via ruralroadtohealth@gmail.com

You can find more information about the podcast here: https://theruralroadtohealth.blog/podcast/

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Thank you for listening to the Rural Road to Health!

Dr Veronika Rasic
Founding Rural Seeds Ambassador, EYFDM-EURIPA Liaison and Member of EURIPA Executive Board, Rural WONCA Council Member.