Shawnna Rhine

Your Rural Health Connection

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Your Rural Health Connection, a podcast presented by Rural Health, Inc. (RHI), is designed with you in mind as it focuses on healthcare conversations that heal Southern Illinois communities. In each episode, you'll learn about a new and exciting program, service, or upcoming event in the region to help you and your family stay healthy. You'll hear from healthcare professionals at RHI and throughout the region and nation on topics that concern you most; all in a fun, lighthearted way.

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Shawnna Rhine

Episodes

Awareness, Balance, and Support: Talking Mental Health and Alcohol Overuse 08.05.2026 34:13

In this episode of Your Rural Health Connection, you’ll meet Dennis Gade, Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Rural Health, Inc. Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, we’ll be talking about how to keep a check on your own mental health — specifically as it relates to alcohol consumption and its overuse. We’ll discuss awareness, balance, and recognizing when it may be time to seek support.

Breaking the Cycle: Medication Assisted Treatment and Opioid Recovery 30.04.2026 42:59

In this episode of Your Rural Health Connection , we sit down with Erica Vining, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Rural Health, Inc., to discuss the life-changing impact of their Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program in Opioid Recovery. Erica shares how this evidence-based approach is helping individuals struggling with opioid use disorder regain stability, improve their health, and rebuild...

Your Rural Health Connection - Podcast Introduction 30.04.2026 1:25

Welcome to Your Rural Health Connection, the podcast that links you to healthier living in Southern Illinois. Whether you’re tuning in from somewhere in Southern Illinois or around the globe, thanks for taking a little time out of your day to join us! We’re so glad you’re here. Presented by Rural Health, Inc., this podcast is all about you—your health, your community, and the resources that can he...