Grantmakers In Health President and CEO Cara V. James was interviewed by Michael Levin-Epstein on the November 15, 2022 episode of the Rural Matters podcast about GIH’s work to support rural populations, combatting racial and socioeconomic disparities in rural health, philanthropy’s role in closing workforce gaps in rural communities, and more:
“The pandemic, as you noted, really highlighted a number of the challenges that we have in our health system, and workforce was one of those. We saw article after article about provider burnout. And we’re not just talking about the doctors, but the nurses, the home health workers, and the long-term care providers. We saw and continue to see rural hospital closures. We continue to see a lack of resources for pregnant women in rural communities to be able to deliver in their community. So when we talk about the health workforce, we are talking about the full complement of people who provide care for ourselves and our loved ones in our communities.”