The Appalachian Regional Commission is shifting its focus toward recovery. The organization, led by the governors of the 13 Appalachian states and a federal co-chair appointed...
West Virginia has the highest per-capita drug-overdose death rate in the country. And while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a recent decline...
Six of Eula Hall’s 10 full siblings lived into adulthood. Her family was among the more fortunate. Growing up in rural Appalachian Kentucky, Eula has witnessed...
Healthy living begins in the home. Secure, affordable housing is critical to living long and well. That’s according to the recently released 2019 annual County Health...
As state administrators throughout Appalachia grapple with mounting health care costs, a new resource is offering assistance to policymakers by taking lessons from success stories outside...
At 7 a.m. on March 1, Cumberland River Hospital ceased providing care to the citizens of Clay County, Tennessee. As the county’s director of emergency services,...
