What About Rural Health?™

Chinasa Imo

From the Margins: Let’s Create the Narrative Together What About Rural Health?™ is a podcast series dedicated to bringing focused discussions on the unique challenges, lived experiences, opportunities, and innovations within rural healthcare—both locally and globally. Our mission is to bring rural health to the forefront of the global health conversation, ensuring these stories are not just heard, but impossible to ignore. Hosted by Chinasa U Imo, a Global Health Policy Strategist, and produced by WARH?™ Studios, this immersive series blends first-hand accounts, expert insights, policy conversations, and cutting-edge research to elevate rural health in the global discourse. Each episode features voices from the frontlines—community members, healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers—unpacking the structural gaps and innovative solutions shaping access to care in underserved communities. From deep-dive interviews to field-based storytelling, we bring rural health out of the margins and into focus—sparking dialogue, inspiring action, and influencing decisions and policies that advance equity. Whether you're a health professional, a student, a researcher, a policymaker, an advocate, or a curious listener, What About Rural Health?™ invites you to rethink global health through a rural lens—and join the movement to make rural health impossible to ignore.

  1. 6d ago

    Can Holistic Care Make Rural Healthcare More Affordable? (Part 2) | Dr Jess Armine | What About Rural Health

    Is modern fragmented medical care ruining healthcare practice?  Can holistic care help make rural healthcare more affordable, coordinated, and accessible? In this episode of What About Rural Health, host Chinasa Imo sits down with Dr Jess Armine,  DC, RN, a physician, nurse, paramedic, and functional medicine expert with 50 years of healthcare experience, to explore how holistic, integrated care could transform rural healthcare and make it more affordable. Dr. Armen takes us inside the cell to explain why modern medicine's fragmentation is failing patients, how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected mitochondrial function, and why listening to the patient is still the most powerful diagnostic tool we have. In This Episode, we discuss: The Fragmentation Problem – Why specialization has broken the "whole person" approach to careThe Cellular Perspective – How mitochondrial dysfunction is at the root of chronic illnessThe Cost of Fragmented Care – Why patients are turning to "Dr. Google" and what that says about the systemThe Nurse Practitioner Opportunity – Why NPs are best positioned to fill the primary care gap in rural areasThe Insurance Barrier – How reimbursement models dictate care delivery and limit holistic approachesA Path Forward – Practical models for integrating holistic care in rural communities#whataboutruralhealth #podcast #healthequity #ruralhealth #interview #healthcare #healthfinancing #podmatch Want to be a guest on What About Rural Health?™? Send Chinasa Imo a message on PodMatch, here: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/chinasaimo Email us: info@whataboutruralhealth.comVisit our website: What About Rural Health? Subscribe, share your thoughts, and stay connected. Follow us on all platforms: facebook.com/whataboutruralhealthx.com/Ruralist_Healthwww.instagram.com/whataboutruralhealthwww.youtube.com/@WhatAboutRuralHealthwww.tiktok.com/@whataboutruralhealth1LinkedIn.com/whataboutruralhealth

    Can Holistic Care Make Rural Healthcare More Affordable? (Part 2) | Dr Jess Armine | What About Rural Health
  2. 6d ago

    Can Holistic Care Make Rural Healthcare More Affordable? (Part 1) | Dr Jess Armine | What About Rural Health

    Is modern fragmented medical care ruining healthcare practice?  Can holistic care help make rural healthcare more affordable, coordinated, and accessible? In this episode of What About Rural Health, host Chinasa Imo sits down with Dr Jess Armine,  DC, RN, a physician, nurse, paramedic, and functional medicine expert with 50 years of healthcare experience, to explore how holistic, integrated care could transform rural healthcare and make it more affordable. Dr. Armen takes us inside the cell to explain why modern medicine's fragmentation is failing patients, how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected mitochondrial function, and why listening to the patient is still the most powerful diagnostic tool we have. In This Episode, we discuss: The Fragmentation Problem – Why specialization has broken the "whole person" approach to careThe Cellular Perspective – How mitochondrial dysfunction is at the root of chronic illnessThe Cost of Fragmented Care – Why patients are turning to "Dr. Google" and what that says about the systemThe Nurse Practitioner Opportunity – Why NPs are best positioned to fill the primary care gap in rural areasThe Insurance Barrier – How reimbursement models dictate care delivery and limit holistic approachesA Path Forward – Practical models for integrating holistic care in rural communities#whataboutruralhealth #podcast #healthequity #ruralhealth #interview #healthcare #healthfinancing #podmatch Want to be a guest on What About Rural Health?™? Send Chinasa Imo a message on PodMatch, here: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/chinasaimo Email us: info@whataboutruralhealth.comVisit our website: What About Rural Health? Subscribe, share your thoughts, and stay connected. Follow us on all platforms: facebook.com/whataboutruralhealthx.com/Ruralist_Healthwww.instagram.com/whataboutruralhealthwww.youtube.com/@WhatAboutRuralHealthwww.tiktok.com/@whataboutruralhealth1LinkedIn.com/whataboutruralhealth

    Can Holistic Care Make Rural Healthcare More Affordable? (Part 1) | Dr Jess Armine | What About Rural Health
  3. Aug 1

    Rural Health Financing Through Strong National Health Systems (Part 2) | Sarah Fox | What About Rural Health

    How can countries move beyond donor dependency to build sustainable health systems that actually serve rural communities? In this episode of What About Rural Health, host Chinasa sits down with Sarah Fox, a global health financing expert with over 20 years of experience in reproductive health and family planning programs across low- and middle-income countries. Together, they unpack: Why project-based funding keeps countries in a dependency mode The difference between "innovative projects" and true health system innovation How decentralisation, public financial management, and data transparency can strengthen primary healthcare Real-world examples from Kenya, Nigeria, and Madagascar on operationalising national health policies The critical role of community participation in health financing decisions Practical models like Nigeria's sector-wide approach and UNFPA's matching fund initiative If you care about universal health coverage, rural health equity, or sustainable development, this conversation is for you.  #whataboutruralhealth #podcast #healthequity #ruralhealth #interview #healthcare #healthfinancing #podmatch Want to be a guest on What About Rural Health?™? Send Chinasa Imo a message on PodMatch, here: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/chinasaimo Email us: info@whataboutruralhealth.comVisit our website: What About Rural Health? Subscribe, share your thoughts, and stay connected. Follow us on all platforms: facebook.com/whataboutruralhealthx.com/Ruralist_Healthwww.instagram.com/whataboutruralhealthwww.youtube.com/@WhatAboutRuralHealthwww.tiktok.com/@whataboutruralhealth1LinkedIn.com/whataboutruralhealth #RuralHealth #HealthFinancing #UniversalHealthCoverage #GlobalHealth #PrimaryHealthcare #HealthSystems #Podcast #Nigeria #Kenya #PublicHealth

    Rural Health Financing Through Strong National Health Systems (Part 2) | Sarah Fox | What About Rural Health
  4. Aug 1

    Rural Health Financing Through Strong National Health Systems (Part 1) | Sarah Fox | What About Rural Health

    How can countries move beyond donor dependency to build sustainable health systems that actually serve rural communities? In this episode of What About Rural Health, host Chinasa sits down with Sarah Fox, a global health financing expert with over 20 years of experience in reproductive health and family planning programs across low- and middle-income countries. Together, they unpack: Why project-based funding keeps countries in a dependency mode The difference between "innovative projects" and true health system innovation How decentralisation, public financial management, and data transparency can strengthen primary healthcare Real-world examples from Kenya, Nigeria, and Madagascar on operationalising national health policies The critical role of community participation in health financing decisions Practical models like Nigeria's sector-wide approach and UNFPA's matching fund initiative If you care about universal health coverage, rural health equity, or sustainable development, this conversation is for you.  #whataboutruralhealth #podcast #healthequity #ruralhealth #interview #healthcare #healthfinancing #podmatch Want to be a guest on What About Rural Health?™? Send Chinasa Imo a message on PodMatch, here: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/chinasaimo Email us: info@whataboutruralhealth.comVisit our website: What About Rural Health? Subscribe, share your thoughts, and stay connected. Follow us on all platforms: facebook.com/whataboutruralhealthx.com/Ruralist_Healthwww.instagram.com/whataboutruralhealthwww.youtube.com/@WhatAboutRuralHealthwww.tiktok.com/@whataboutruralhealth1LinkedIn.com/whataboutruralhealth #RuralHealth #HealthFinancing #UniversalHealthCoverage #GlobalHealth #PrimaryHealthcare #HealthSystems #Podcast #Nigeria #Kenya #PublicHealth

    Rural Health Financing Through Strong National Health Systems (Part 1) | Sarah Fox | What About Rural Health
  5. Jul 17

    Rural Health Financing and the Power of Data | Cameron Sabet | What About Rural Health

    In this episode of What About Rural Health, we speak with Cameron Sabet about rural health financing, the power of data, and how better information can shape stronger rural health systems. Cameron Sabet is an award-winning researcher, health policy expert, and medical data scientist whose work focuses on surgical outcomes, global health equity, health system financing, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence in medicine. He is a Senior Staff with The Lancet–IHME Global Burden of Disease Initiative and has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. This conversation examines how rural health is funded, how data influence policy and investment decisions, and why health leaders need stronger evidence to improve care for rural and underserved communities. We discuss: - Rural health financing and why it matters - How data can guide better health policy - What funders, policymakers, and health leaders should understand about rural health - The connection between health systems, equity, and investment - How can evidence support better decisions for underserved communities This episode is for public health and medical students, early career professionals, community leaders, policymakers, health system leaders, researchers, and anyone interested in rural health, health financing, and the future of care. Subscribe to What About Rural Health for conversations on rural health, health systems, governance, community health, and health policy. #whataboutruralhealth #podcast #healthequity #ruralhealth #interview #healthcare #healthfinancing #podmatch Want to be a guest on What About Rural Health?™? Send Chinasa Imo a message on PodMatch, here: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/chinasaimo Email us: info@whataboutruralhealth.comVisit our website: What About Rural Health? Subscribe, share your thoughts, and stay connected. Follow us on all platforms: facebook.com/whataboutruralhealthx.com/Ruralist_Healthwww.instagram.com/whataboutruralhealthwww.youtube.com/@WhatAboutRuralHealthwww.tiktok.com/@whataboutruralhealth1LinkedIn.com/whataboutruralhealth

    Rural Health Financing and the Power of Data | Cameron Sabet | What About Rural Health
  6. Jul 1

    Rural Heart Health and the EECP Access crisis (Part 2) | Jack Clifford | What About Rural Health

    When Jack Clifford was told he needed open-heart surgery after being diagnosed with a blocked "widowmaker" artery, he chose a path few patients ever hear about. His decision led him to Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP). a little-known, non-invasive therapy that changed his life and sparked a mission to make it accessible to others. In this episode, Jack shares his remarkable journey, explores why EECP remains one of medicine's most underutilized therapies, and discusses what limited access means for patients, especially those in rural and underserved communities. It's a conversation about healthcare, hope, and the questions every patient deserves to ask. If you'd like to learn more about EECP therapy or find an EECP provider near you, visit eecplocator.com . To get Jack Clifford's book, EECP: The Most Underutilized Therapy in Medicine*, visit *eecpbook.com and use the code *PODCAST-FREE* to download your free copy, or search for the book on Amazon. #whataboutruralhealth #podcast #healthequity #ruralhealth #interview #healthcare #healthfinancing #podmatch Want to be a guest on What About Rural Health?™? Send Chinasa Imo a message on PodMatch, here: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/chinasaimo Email us: info@whataboutruralhealth.comVisit our website: What About Rural Health? Subscribe, share your thoughts, and stay connected. Follow us on all platforms: facebook.com/whataboutruralhealthx.com/Ruralist_Healthwww.instagram.com/whataboutruralhealthwww.youtube.com/@WhatAboutRuralHealthwww.tiktok.com/@whataboutruralhealth1LinkedIn.com/whataboutruralhealth

    Rural Heart Health and the EECP Access crisis (Part 2) | Jack Clifford | What About Rural Health
  7. Jul 1

    Rural Heart Health and the EECP Access crisis (Part 1) | Jack Clifford | What About Rural Health

    When Jack Clifford was told he needed open-heart surgery after being diagnosed with a blocked "widowmaker" artery, he chose a path few patients ever hear about. His decision led him to Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP). a little-known, non-invasive therapy that changed his life and sparked a mission to make it accessible to others. In this episode, Jack shares his remarkable journey, explores why EECP remains one of medicine's most underutilized therapies, and discusses what limited access means for patients, especially those in rural and underserved communities. It's a conversation about healthcare, hope, and the questions every patient deserves to ask. If you'd like to learn more about EECP therapy or find an EECP provider near you, visit *eecplocator.com* . To get Jack Clifford's book, *EECP: The Most Underutilized Therapy in Medicine*, visit *eecpbook.com* and use the code **PODCAST-FREE** to download your free copy, or search for the book on Amazon. #whataboutruralhealth #podcast #healthequity #ruralhealth #interview #healthcare #healthfinancing #podmatch Want to be a guest on What About Rural Health?™? Send Chinasa Imo a message on PodMatch, here: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/chinasaimo Email us: info@whataboutruralhealth.comVisit our website: What About Rural Health? Subscribe, share your thoughts, and stay connected. Follow us on all platforms: facebook.com/whataboutruralhealthx.com/Ruralist_Healthwww.instagram.com/whataboutruralhealthwww.youtube.com/@WhatAboutRuralHealthwww.tiktok.com/@whataboutruralhealth1LinkedIn.com/whataboutruralhealth

    Rural Heart Health and the EECP Access crisis (Part 1) | Jack Clifford | What About Rural Health
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From the Margins: Let’s Create the Narrative Together What About Rural Health?™ is a podcast series dedicated to bringing focused discussions on the unique challenges, lived experiences, opportunities, and innovations within rural healthcare—both locally and globally. Our mission is to bring rural health to the forefront of the global health conversation, ensuring these stories are not just heard, but impossible to ignore. Hosted by Chinasa U Imo, a Global Health Policy Strategist, and produced by WARH?™ Studios, this immersive series blends first-hand accounts, expert insights, policy conversations, and cutting-edge research to elevate rural health in the global discourse. Each episode features voices from the frontlines—community members, healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers—unpacking the structural gaps and innovative solutions shaping access to care in underserved communities. From deep-dive interviews to field-based storytelling, we bring rural health out of the margins and into focus—sparking dialogue, inspiring action, and influencing decisions and policies that advance equity. Whether you're a health professional, a student, a researcher, a policymaker, an advocate, or a curious listener, What About Rural Health?™ invites you to rethink global health through a rural lens—and join the movement to make rural health impossible to ignore.

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