UPDATE 6/1/18: After this story was published, resident Annetta Coffman sent West Virginia Public Broadcasting a list including an additional 89 names of people in Minden who have had cancer or died of cancer. West Virginia Public Broadcasting reported earlier that according to an unofficial list compiled by community members, […]
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A new county-by-county report finds that blacks and Native Americans have the most dire health statistics in the United States. In 2016, a greater percentage of babies were born at low birthweight in Jackson County, Colorado, than anywhere else in the country. That might not seem like such a big deal […]
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Appalachia’s suicide rate is 17 percent higher than the national average, but not many mental health providers accept one of the region’s most popular forms of insurance. At the Beacon Barn Therapeutic Farm in Thornton, West Virginia, a typical day for Molly McCartney involves feeding horses—and seeing patients. McCartney, a clinical social […]
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In this episode of Inside Appalachia, we’ll travel to the sugar shacks of Appalachian maple producers, and we’ll learn how to use syrup in everything from glazed greens to buttermilk ice cream – and even roasted rabbit. Maple syrup production in West Virginia has increased by about 30 percent each […]
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A region-wide health study shows that the gap between Appalachia and the rest of the U.S. is widening for health indicators such as infant mortality, cancer deaths, and poverty. Appalachians are sicker and die younger from conditions like heart disease, cancer, and drug overdoses than the rest of the nation, […]
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