CommonHealth
At CommonHealth, the Virginia Community Healthcare Association brings you stories and conversations from the frontlines of community health. Our podcast amplifies the voices of community health – both those who give care – and those who need it.
- Update frequency
- every 26 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 43
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
#42 Debunking Digital Deceit: Navigating Online Health Misinformation With Dr. Stacy Loeb
Can you spot false health info online? Host Tracy Douglas and expert Dr. Stacy Loeb dive into the dangers of healthcare misinformation, why it spreads, and how to detect it. Learn what platforms are …
#41 Leading From the Heart: A Conversation With Four PCA CEOs
This National Health Center Week, Tracy Douglas isn't the only PCA CEO on CommonHealth! Joining her are four dynamic women CEOs from Mid-Atlantic PCAs to discuss leadership, innovation, and the incre…
#40 Preserving Rural Futures: A Hometown Hero's Quest for Better Healthcare
In rural communities, access to healthcare is bigger than healing injuries or curing disease. It's about sustaining the wellness of the community itself. Marcus Stone, CEO of Virginia community healt…
#39 Your Voice, Your Health: How Voting Makes Communities Healthier
How can voting improve health outcomes? In this episode, Tracy Douglas speaks with Bianca Navarro from Vot-ER about integrating civic engagement into healthcare. Discover how healthcare providers can…
#38 Medicaid Matters: Two Teachers, Four Kids, One Special Family
What happens when love meets the limits of the healthcare system? In this episode, Tracy speaks with Colleen Cook, a Virginia mom and special ed teacher, about raising four adopted children with spec…
#37 The Value of Vaccines: Busting Myths and Building Trust on Immunizations
Are you a patient worried about vaccine safety or a provider experiencing hesitancy in your community? In this episode, Dr. Ayesha Nazli busts common myths, tackles vaccine fears, and shares expert i…
#36 Understanding Medicaid in Virginia: A Primer on the Facts
Curious how Medicaid actually works in Virginia? Experts Deepak Madala and Eleanor Sullivan break down myths, explain how Virginia's programs work, and highlight Medicaid’s role in supporting hospita…
#35 Understanding Sickle Cell Pain: When To Treat It, How To Treat It, How To Avoid It
A genetic mutation that helped people survive malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa now affects 100,000 Americans, causing debilitating pain. Host Tracy returns with renowned sickle cell disease expert Dr. W…
#34 R.O.A.R.ing to Health: Transforming Futures With Early Literacy
How can a simple book transform a child’s future? In this episode of Common Health, guest host Adrienne Harden speaks with Callee Boulware, Regional Director of Reach Out and Read, about the powerful…
#33 From Jail to Joy: A Journey From Addiction to Assistance
What does it take to change your life? In this episode of CommonHealth, guest host Kyle Elliott, VCHA’s Chief Administrative Officer, speaks with James Orr, a clinical social work resident at Communi…
#32 Polishing the Apple: a Virginia Health Center's Story of Resilience and Resourcefulness
In this episode of CommonHealth, guest host Rae Carkhuff welcomes professional staff from Eastern Shore Rural Health (ESRH), a VCHA member health center, including Juan Gomez, MPH, Outreach Coordinat…
#31 Journey to Leadership With VCHA’s Community Health Center University (CHCU)
In this episode of CommonHealth, Dr. Angela Taylor, Director of Health Center Control Network – Center for Data, Analytics, and Quality (CDAQ) at VCHA, hosts a conversation with Korey Cobb, Chief Ope…
#30 Food as Medicine: How Food Banks Are Connecting Health and Food Access
In our latest episode of CommonHealth, guest host Adrienne Harden, VCHA's Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, discusses the important topic of food insecurity in Virginia with Meaghan Butler, from the…
#29 The Cost of Coal: Unpacking Black Lung Disease and Its Impact on Miners
On this episode of CommonHealth, host Tracy Douglas talks about coal worker's pneumoconiosis, or “black lung disease,” with three folks impacted by black lung in different ways: Dr. Drew Harris, medi…
#28 Check It Out: Heart Health at Petersburg Public Library
In this episode of CommonHealth, guest host Rae Carkhuff talks with three wonderful guests about the Check It Out program at Petersburg Public Libraries. Join Rae along with Robin Gahan from the Amer…
#27 On the Move With Mission Mobile Medical
Join host Tracy Douglas as she talks with Travis LeFever and Brad Watson of Mission Mobile Medical. This organization creates mobile healthcare units at a fraction of the typical cost. Listen as Trav…
#26 Myth-Busting Misconceptions About Appalachia
On this episode of CommonHealth, Tracy along with her guests, Dr. Theresa Burriss (Emory & Henry College), Jane Sage, FNP, and Dr. Paige Billman (Tri-Area Community Health), shed light on the diverse…
#25 Myth-Busting Nutrition with VCHA Dietitian, Adrienne Harden
On this enlightening episode of CommonHealth, host Tracy Douglas chats with VCHA's Nutritionist and Registered Dietician, Adrienne Harden. Adrienne shares her knowledge and hacks on how to have a bal…
#24 Supporting the Mental Health and Well-Being of Our Providers With Melina Davis
In this episode of CommonHealth, Tracy talks with Melina Davis, CEO of the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV), about the SafeHaven Program, which supports the needs of clinicians struggling with stres…
#23 Prostate Cancer – From Screening to Treatment, With Dr. Mark Fleming
In this episode of CommonHealth, Tracy talks with Dr. Mark Fleming, a board-certified medical oncologist, about the importance of getting screened and tested for prostate cancer. Dr. Fleming offers i…