Healthcare is Human: Mountain Metabolics continues an in-depth look at individuals working in obesity, diabetes, and metabolic healthcare in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. We meet Tabitha Physioc, a hospital-based social worker, who tells Healthcare is Human, “Hospital social work is all about empowerment, giving people the opportunity to make their voices heard.”
“I remember twenty years ago when I wouldn’t see churches involved, but I know many churches in the community who have health-related ministries. Or, they have a nurse or a social worker and their church is a hub for filling out documents like advanced directives. And I remember when that felt strange to me, but that is a piece of the healthcare system that has moved into the faith space.”
“Insurance and transportation are two of the hardest issues that we have in our community. And, with chronic conditions… like diabetes, it is very hard with insulin because many folks in West Virginia struggle with insurance, and diabetic drugs are so expensive.”
This episode includes the original poem, Reviewer’s Notes, read by its author, Renée K.Nicholson. Music written and performed by Robert Sears.
Healthcare is Human was created by Ryan McCarthy and is a signature program of the Internal Medicine Residency at the Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, WV.
This podcast is engineered by Kym Mattioli.
Photography by Molly Humphreys, native of Shepherdstown, WV, whose world-class portfolio can be found by searching for Piccadilly Posh Photography.
Healthcare is Human is supported by the West Virginia Humanities Council, WVU Medicine, and generous donors in our community.
Isaac McCarthy plays the banjo to open and close the show.
Healthcare is Human is featured on TED.com, KevinMD, Synapsis, Narrative Mindworks, and 100 Days in Appalachia.
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