This is episode 14, “Health Care in Rural America,”
My guest, Dina van der Zalm, discusses health care problems faced by rural Americans.
Ms. van der Zahm has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from New York University. After a brief stint with corporate America, she joined the Peace Corps. She worked in Lanzhou, China teaching English for two years on the edge of the Gobi Desert. When she completed her Peace Corps service, she moved to Missouri where sheattended the University of Missouri and received her MSW and Masters of Public Health in 2016.
She has been working as a Health Care Organizer at the Missouri Rural Crisis Center for three years.
Do not miss episode 14 as it discusses the unique and common problems that rural Americans have obtaining and affording health care.
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Medicare for All Changes That Will Make Your Life Better
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