The Rural Road to Health

Rural health for healthier communities and a healthier world.

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Thank you for listening to the Rural Road to Health!

Welcome back to the Rural Road to Health in 2025.

This is the third season of the podcast and I am excited to share the stories and insights from our guests this year.

This podcast is for anyone who is interested in gaining a better understanding of rural communities, rural health and rural health careers. If you’re a student or clinician it can give you insights into what it is like to be a rural clinician, if you are a researcher you can learn about what is happening in the rural health research arena, if you are a policy maker it can help you gain a deeper understanding of rural contexts, or if you just want to learn more about rural health this is the place for you.

The Rural Road to Health Podcast has reached more than 400 downloads!!

Thank you for listening!

If you have an interesting rural health story or rural community project that you would like to talk about please feel free to contact me here or via email at ruralroadtohealth@gmail.com

Dr Karine Kersting Puls in collaboration with Rural Seeds is launching the Mentor Mentee Programme 2.0.

This is a great opportunity for students and young health professionals looking to develop their rural health careers.  It is also an opportunity for more experienced rural health professionals to mentor the next generation. 

Learn more about this innovative virtual mentoring programme for rural health career development.  

Applications are open until the 20th of March. 

If you are interested in becoming a mentor or a mentee, please find more information about how to apply here

Launching Podcast in 2023

New Episodes on the 15th of the month.

The Rural Road to Health podcast will explore rural health topics through conversations with people that live and work in rural areas; students, researchers, academics, advocates, clinicians and others with a passion for improving health for rural communities.