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‘This Isn’t a Dying Coal Town,’ It’s a West Virginia Community
In 2012, the Williamson Health and Wellness Center launched a CDC-funded community health worker-based program addressing diabetes thatsignificantly lowered participants’ blood sugar levels. The program hired local people to visit … See more
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From Appalachian Cities to Hollers, Community Health Workers …
WebThe plan calls for the addition of 150,000 community health workers through direct grant funding and adding CHW services as an optional benefit for states under Medicaid.. Community health workers are affecting change, addressing social …
Commentary: A Key to Solving Appalachia’s Mental Health Crisis
WebRather than encouraging someone to outgrow or overcome their culture, having a counselor who understands the nuances of it is important. Culturally-responsive care ties into addressing the structural and stigma-based barriers Appalachians often …
‘A Union for Appalachian Healthcare Workers’: W.Va. Author’s …
WebIn his new book “A Union for Appalachian Healthcare Workers: The Radical Roots and Hard Fights of Local 1199,” John Hennen tells the story of a union founded in New York City that worked its way into Appalachian communities.. Hennen, a Morehead …
As COVID Strained Appalachian Campus Mental Health Services, …
WebAt Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky, Martin, a junior who does not wish to be identified by last name, had an initial assessment done with the on-campus counseling center in the spring of 2019. That was before quarantine began, …
In Southwest Virginia, Reestablishing a Rural Hospital System …
WebOn July 1, Ballad Health tweeted, “This morning we unveiled the sign on Lee County Community Hospital – America’s newest rural hospital.”. Civic leaders and health care providers agree the reopening of Lee County Community Hospital is a critical step …
Q&A: A Health Reporter on Challenging Addiction Stigma …
WebRecovery from addiction is possible. For help, please call the free and confidential treatment referral hotline (1-800-662-HELP) or visit findtreatment.gov. Journalists hold a lot of power in the communities they report, and the choices they make …
Pallottine Sisters Find a New Legacy in Community Healthcare
WebPallottine Sisters Find a New Legacy in Community Healthcare. When Vincent Pallotti was ordained a priest in 1818, he wrote, “I ask God to make me an untiring worker.”. He set about to offer “food for the hungry…medicine and health for the sick.”. …
Asheville’s Economy Relies on Tourists, But Advocates Caution …
WebAsheville’s Economy Relies on Tourists, But Advocates Caution Community Health Is at Risk. Among the communities hardest hit by the outbreak of COVID-19 are those that are heavily dependent on tourism. A recent study published on the website …
100 Days in Appalachia
WebA global pandemic has increased the financial struggles that already existed for rural hospitals. These Appalachian communities are exploring alternative paths forward. Since 2010, 138 rural hospitals across the country have shut down. With the precipitous drop in …
By the Numbers: Health, Access in Appalachia Amid COVID-19
WebThe latest numbers available from the U.S. Census Bureau say that in 2018, 11.8 percent of Americans lived at or below the federal poverty level. Income has a direct correlation to overall health and ability to access health care, and in Appalachia, rates of …
Two Months After a Historic Unionization Vote, Nurses in Asheville
WebThe win was the first union victory at a private hospital in North Carolina labor history. It was also the largest victory at a non-union hospital in the South since 1975, with approximately 1800 RNs now represented by NNU, the nation’s largest nurses’ …
These Appalachian Lawmakers are Working to Protect Black …
WebWhen the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention introduced its Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System in 1987, the number of pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live births in the U.S. was 7.2. In 2017, that number stood at 17.3. The CDC …
Racism in Healthcare is a ‘Fundamental Truth,’ and COVID-19 Has
WebIn Alabama, one of the two southernmost states in Appalachia, Blacks comprise 27 percent of the population but have suffered 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths. Likewise in Tennessee, on Alabama’s northern border, deaths have been racially …
Rural Tennessee is Losing More Hospitals Than Anywhere in the …
WebThis is the third story in Critical Condition, a three part series. Read more here. “I’m hopin’,” Andrea Haas says with conviction. The Remote Area Medical clinic has come to Jellico, Tennessee, in Campbell County, on the Kentucky border. It’s offering …
Pulitzer Prize Winning Reporter Details Book About 'Greatest …
WebCommunity-based efforts can make a real impact in the fight against the opioid epidemic and could benefit from additional funding. One question, though, is whether money from court settlements against drug manufacturers and distributors will trickle …
The Poisonous Legacy of Ohio’s Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
WebHer thirteen-year-old Maltese, Hercules, jumps onto her lap, wedging comfortably between her legs and the steering wheel, and stays put as she navigates the steep ridges and plunging hollows of Pike County, Ohio. Colley is 74, and, for nearly 40 …
What Hulu's Newest Series Won’t Show You: A Virginia …
WebMartinsville doesn’t rank first in opioid prescriptions anymore. Based on the 2020 data, the city dropped to third last year in the rate dispensed per every 100,000 people. Martinsville’s situation, however, is a familiar one. Cities and counties across the country …
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