{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What About Rural Health?™","title":"Rural Aging, Access and Proactive Investment (Part 1)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/26a5528e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2014,"description":"ABOUT THIS EPISODE\nWhat does it take for rural communities to support people as they grow older?\nIn Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Chinasa Imo speaks with Stuart Kaplan, CEO of Selfhelp Community Services, and Marcus Riley, founder of Booming Aging Agency, about rural aging, healthcare access, and the importance of investing before needs become crises.\nThe discussion examines how distance, transportation, workforce shortages, fragmented services, social isolation, and limited infrastructure shape aging in rural communities. The guests also consider how healthcare and social care can work together to help older adults remain connected, supported, and able to age in place.\nABOUT THE GUESTS\nStuart Kaplan is the Chief Executive Officer of Selfhelp Community Services, an organization serving older adults and other vulnerable New Yorkers through community-based programs, housing, home care, and social services.\nMarcus Riley is the founder of Booming Aging Agency and works on aging, longevity, and the development of age-inclusive communities and services.\nIN THIS CONVERSATION\n• Why rural aging requires different healthcare and social care strategies\n• How access barriers affect older adults and family caregivers\n• Why prevention and proactive investment matter\n• What aging in place requires beyond clinical care\n• How communities can design stronger systems for longer lives\n\nRESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE\nSelfhelp Community Services: https://selfhelp.net/\nStuart Kaplan: https://selfhelp.net/executive-staff/\nBooming Aging Agency: https://www.boomingagency.com.au/\nMarcus Riley: https://www.marcusriley.co/\nWATCH THE EPISODE\n\nREAD THE TRANSCRIPT\n\nABOUT WHAT ABOUT RURAL HEALTH?™\nWhat About Rural Health?™ podcast explores how healthcare is accessed, financed, governed, and delivered in rural and underserved communities. Hosted by Chinasa U. Imo, a global health policy strategist, researcher, and rural health advocate, the podcast brings together researchers, policymakers,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jte0PgK0uRdrF7H-HQWlXSgivnymvqAwWGy2VMzKnnk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMTRi/NTk2ZjY3NGQzMmJl/NzY1ZjYwMWMzMjU5/YjhkNC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}