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	<title>The Stories We Tell About Rural Health</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Across this series, we’ve explored the stories told about rural communities. This episode examines how rural health is framed — and what those narratives reveal about who belongs, who gets overlooked, and who gets blamed. Sociolinguist Julie Sweetland of the FrameWorks Institute explains how language shapes public understanding of health, responsibility, and community, and why...]]></description>
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	<title>How trusted messengers in eastern North Carolina are building faith in public health</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Public health depends on science. But science alone doesn’t build trust. In rural eastern North Carolina, trust is shaped by lived experience — by whether systems have shown up, whether care is accessible, and whether people feel heard. This week on Rural Narratives, we look at trusted messengers: the neighbors, providers, community health workers, and...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Public health depends on science. But science alone doesn’t build trust. In rural eastern North Carolina, trust is shaped by lived experience — by whether systems have shown up, whether care is accessible, and whether people feel heard. This week on Rura]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Public health depends on science. But science alone doesn’t build trust. In rural eastern North Carolina, trust is shaped by lived experience — by whether systems have shown up, whether care is accessible, and whether people feel heard. This week on Rural Narratives, we look at trusted messengers: the neighbors, providers, community health workers, and...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Public health depends on science. But science alone doesn’t build trust. In rural eastern North Carolina, trust is shaped by lived experience — by whether systems have shown up, whether care is accessible, and whether people feel heard. This week on Rural Narratives, we look at trusted messengers: the neighbors, providers, community health workers, and...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>What does it take to strengthen the systems people rely on in southeastern NC?</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Health is often talked about as a matter of personal choice. But the truth is, our well-being is shaped by much more than individual decisions — it depends on what resources are nearby, which institutions are supported, and what kinds of help people can count on close to home. This week, producer Rend Smith talks...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Health is often talked about as a matter of personal choice. But the truth is, our well-being is shaped by much more than individual decisions — it depends on what resources are nearby, which institutions are supported, and what kinds of help people can ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Inside Black Rural Life: What We Miss When These Stories Aren’t Told</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Black communities have long been central to rural life in the South, helping shape the culture, economy and civic life of the places they call home. In North Carolina, nearly half of Black residents live in rural counties, reflecting a history that reaches back to the founding of the country and continues to influence where...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Black communities have long been central to rural life in the South, helping shape the culture, economy and civic life of the places they call home. In North Carolina, nearly half of Black residents live in rural counties, reflecting a history that reach]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Black communities have long been central to rural life in the South, helping shape the culture, economy and civic life of the places they call home. In North Carolina, nearly half of Black residents live in rural counties, reflecting a history that reaches back to the founding of the country and continues to influence where...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>How Access Shapes Trust in Rural Health Systems</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In southeastern North Carolina, residents in Columbus County face some of the steepest challenges to living a healthy life. They consistently have the lowest health outcomes in the state. Like in many rural communities, people have to put in more time and effort to access public services and healthcare systems. And a lack of access...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In southeastern North Carolina, residents in Columbus County face some of the steepest challenges to living a healthy life. They consistently have the lowest health outcomes in the state. Like in many rural communities, people have to put in more time an]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In southeastern North Carolina, residents in Columbus County face some of the steepest challenges to living a healthy life. They consistently have the lowest health outcomes in the state. Like in many rural communities, people have to put in more time and effort to access public services and healthcare systems. And a lack of access...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In southeastern North Carolina, residents in Columbus County face some of the steepest challenges to living a healthy life. They consistently have the lowest health outcomes in the state. Like in many rural communities, people have to put in more time and effort to access public services and healthcare systems. And a lack of access...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Building rural power with Down Home North Carolina</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we visited Down Home North Carolina, a non-profit organization that builds rural, multiracial and working-class power across the state through local campaigning and community organizing. Guests:  Taí Coates-Wedde, Director of Communications at Down Home North Carolina Jon Council, western North Carolina regional campaigner at Down Home North Carolina Voices:  Tatiana Jones,...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we visited Down Home North Carolina, a non-profit organization that builds rural, multiracial and working-class power across the state through local campaigning and community organizing. Guests:  Taí Coates-Wedde, Director of Comm]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, we visited Down Home North Carolina, a non-profit organization that builds rural, multiracial and working-class power across the state through local campaigning and community organizing. Guests:  Taí Coates-Wedde, Director of Communications at Down Home North Carolina Jon Council, western North Carolina regional campaigner at Down Home North Carolina Voices:  Tatiana Jones,...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Who Gets to Define Rural Communities?</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In our first episode, we ask: Who gets to shape the stories that define rural communities? Welcome to Rural Narratives, a new podcast about public health in North Carolina’s rural communities. In this series, storytelling isn’t just about the news — it’s a way to listen, learn, and understand how meaning is made. We speak...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In our first episode, we ask: Who gets to shape the stories that define rural communities? Welcome to Rural Narratives, a new podcast about public health in North Carolina’s rural communities. In this series, storytelling isn’t just about the news — it’s]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In our first episode, we ask: Who gets to shape the stories that define rural communities? Welcome to Rural Narratives, a new podcast about public health in North Carolina’s rural communities. In this series, storytelling isn’t just about the news — it’s a way to listen, learn, and understand how meaning is made. We speak...]]></content:encoded>
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