Rural Health Leadership Radio

Program implementation especially in rural health is tailored to meet community needs. However, supplying the funding for these programs can be a daunting task. Today we are talking with Heather Whetsell the Administrative Director in the Department of Population Science and Policy and Dr. Nicole Summer-Gabr the Director of Social Innovation and Assistant Professor at SIU School of Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy. They will discuss program implementation and the unique funding sources they were able to acquire from the community.  “So many people desire for their community to do better, but they might not necessarily know how to actually do that from start to finish.” -Dr. Nicole Summers-Gabr  “I think in order to impact change, you really do have to work with the entire community as opposed to just one entity.” -Heather Whetsell Heather Whetsell is the Administrative Director of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP), a researc