The One In Five

Can a Community Garden Impact the Health of a Community?

Tiffany Klein is Community Health Worker who recognized there was a need in her community for access to fresh vegetables and started a community garden outside the One Health clinic she works at.
Tiffany tells a great story about seeing a need and responding. With no background in gardening or nutrition she did some research and took action.
Please check out the Facebook group for pictures of what they are growing and updates on what they are doing and what is upcoming!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/222390903770230/members
If you'd like to get a hold of Tiffany you can reach her through the Facebook group.

Behavioral Health In Rural America: Overcoming Challenges In Getting Care To The Patient

There are many wonderful things about living in rural America, there are also many challenges.
In this episode Adam talks to Mindy Jorgensen about the difficulty in providing behavioral health services in this context. From being spread out across a vast geography to limited cell phone and internet services to a stigma about the need for such care.
According to the National Institutes of Health, "there is a significant lack of access to specialty mental health care in rural areas in the USA. It is estimated that as many as 65% of nonmetropolitan counties do not have psychiatrists, and over 60% of rural Americans live in designated mental health provider shortage areas."
Mindy shares part of her story in providing care in pioneer Montana and some successes she has had.

Merging Health Centers and the Benefits to the Patients They Serve

Health care is becoming more and more complicated.
What happens to all the small community health centers that are serving rural and pioneer communities as the landscape becomes more complex? Most are doing great work but it is hard to sustain with limited staff and limited resources.
Listen in as Adam talks to two community health center CEO's about growing their organizations to meet the needs of their patients and how to scale when resources are at a premium.
Here is a link to our previous merger podcast:
https://www.onechc.org/podcast/episode/5f56e42e/how-5-independent-health-centers-became-one-health

How To Catch Harmful Health Issues Before They Become Deadly: Examining Primary Care

Have you ever heard the adage: An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure?
Listen in as Adam and Dr. Hansen talk about the importance of primary care and preventive services. Here is some of what's covered:
Establishing regular primary care with a trusted medical provider
Cancer screenings
Anxiety & depression screenings
Immunizations
Health counseling
Chronic disease care
Preventive services may help prevent illnesses, disease, and other health problems, or detect illness at an early stage when treatment is likely to work best.
 

From Substance Use To Ultra Marathons: Goldstein Little Eagle’s Story

Goldstein struggled for years with substance use. The frustrating rotating cycle of using, then sobriety, and back to using again.
But finally something clicked!
From losing his children and unhealthy living to being restored to his family and losing 80 + pounds. Goldstein has found lasting recovery and is now running ultra marathons and using his life to make an an impact on others with similar struggles.
This is a true story of hope and restoration!

Can Vaping Affect Your Oral Health?

Dr. Robin Hogan joins Adam to discuss vaping.
What are e-cigarettes?
What is in vaping cartridges?
Is cigarette smoking on the decline and vaping on the rise?
Is vaping better than smoking?
Teens and vaping
How does vaping affect the mouth?
We answer these questions and more.
 

The Prostate: What Men (And Women) Need To Know About Cancer And Enlargement

Do you know someone who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer?
What is the prostate and how does it affect men?
Dr. Orin Hansen explains Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and the ins and outs of prostate cancer
When you have BPH, your prostate is larger than usual, which squeezes the urethra. This can cause your pee stream to be weak, waking you up a lot at night to go to the bathroom. it also could lead to other bothersome urinary symptoms.

Why Can It Take So Long To Get My Prescription?

What happens in the pharmacy from the time they get our prescriptions to the time the pills end up in our hands? 
The most common method for a pharmacist to receive a prescription from a doctor is electronically which significantly reduces the time it takes, why then does it feel like it can take so long before our prescriptions are ready?
Pharmacists David O'Brien and Ashley Vandewark walk us through what takes place from the time they get the script to the time it goes on the shelf to await our arrival.
To find out about drug recalls and other commonly asked questions listen to this previous podcast with David O'Brien and Jamie Heine:
https://www.onechc.org/podcast/episode/650346b1/todays-episode-a-blob-fish-santa-gargamel-and-two-pharmacists