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Rural Road to Health

Aug 30, 2024

Dr Rebecca Orr is an academic GP from Northern Ireland who focuses on farmers' health.  She is also the Chair of the Agri Rural Health Forum in Northern Ireland. 

Episode Summary:

00.45  Rebecca tells us about her professional background and how she became interested in rural health and farmers health

04.00  What is the...


Aug 20, 2024

Melanie Costas is the founder of Rural Mental Health Mattersa social enterprise focused on tackling mental and physical health inequality in the UK.

 

Episode Summary:

00.45  Melanie tells us about her professional background and how she became interested in rural mental health

02.55  Why did she start Rural Mental...


Aug 10, 2024

Dr Miriam and Malachy Dolan have a social farm in Northern Ireland.  We talk about social farming and how it can benefit farmers and rural communities.  

 

Episode summary:

00.45  How Miriam became interested in rural medicine

03.15  How Malachy became interested in rural health and social farming

06.30  What is Dolans...