Breaking Barriers in Rural Health
Breaking Barriers in Rural Health is a limited series podcast that shares what is working in rural health care and mental health services and discussing ways to replicate these successes. We're also shining sunlight where it is needed by identifying breakdowns and gaps in care. Ultimately, we aim to improve the health and wellbeing of our rural health care communities and anyone listening in on this podcast.
Episodes
8 episodes since 2023
Reducing Teen Suicide with Peer Prevention
We speak with teachers, middle school and high school students from Lockwood, Montana, about how Hope Squad has empowered them to take a more proactive role in preventing suicide in their schools. Learn how education, training and open discussi...
June 03, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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19:40
Uniting Communities to Support Counter Drug Efforts
In this episode, our guests Capt. Kimberly Westfall and Tech Sgt. Elijah Gutierrez of the Alaska National Guard’s Counter Drug Support Program explain that, while vulnerabilities often exist in rural drug treatment and harm reduction, a number ...
February 05, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:39
Connecting Social Services to Improve Harm Reduction
We talk with Dr. Sarah Spencer and Annette Hubbard of the Ninilchik Traditional Council to discuss how connecting social services like Child Protective Services, local food banks, police and sheriff departments with each other can lead to warm ...
January 08, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:42
Incentivizing Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder
We talk with Tammera Nauts from the Montana Primary Care Association about how Montana is one of only three states to implement a contingency management program for stimulant use disorder. Called Treatment of Users of Stimulants, or TRUST, this...
September 18, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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22:28
Transforming Loss into Preventing Opioid Overdose Deaths
We talk with Alaska itinerant public health nurses Denise Damewood and Claire Geldhof about Project Gabe, an effort stemmed in saving lives from opioid abuse and overdoses through the right tools, education and partnerships. Learn how any commu...
July 03, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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44:26
Treating SUD via Telehealth During the Pandemic
We talk with Dr. Robert Sise and Dr. Ty Reidenbaugh, co-founders of nonprofit 406 Recovery, as well as Tammera Nauts from the Montana Primary Care Association about the use of telehealth services to increase access to substance use disorder (SU...
June 19, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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25:09
Finding Healing in Community and Culture
We talk with community and criminal justice advocate, human trafficking survivor and Blackfeet Tribal member Lea Wetzel, who shares her experiences in making her voice heard. Through her personal and professional paths, Lea now wears many hats,...
June 05, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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20:12
Addressing OUD Stigma in Rural Emergency Departments
We talk with staff from St. James Healthcare, an acute-care hospital in southwest Montana, and Tammera Nauts from the Montana Primary Care Association about how the emergency department at St. James approaches patients experiencing opiate addic...
May 22, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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33:57