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Steve North and Amanda Martin of the Center for Rural Health Innovation, which administers the Spruce Pine-based MY Health-e-Schools program.
Posted inChildren's Health

School-based health centers fill rural provider vacuum

by Melba Newsome November 17, 2020February 8, 2021
Two glass vials that say "Naloxone HCL" and two wrapped syringes rest on a metal shelf at a needle exchange facility. In the background is a paper instructions on using the medication to reverse an opioid overdose
Posted inRural Health

With an eye toward enhancing the drug treatment ecosystem, feds award $1 Million to NC rural providers

by Liora Engel-Smith October 2, 2020January 29, 2021
A physician in a white coat is sitting in front of a computer to do a virtual appointment via telehealth. Better than using smartphones!
Posted inRural Health

COVID breathes life into North Carolina’s rural telehealth, but broadband remains an obstacle

by Liora Engel-Smith May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
shows a man at a podium holding up a face mask used as a COVID preventive as he speaks from behind a podium.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – May 8 – COVID faces, not statistics; drive for increased testing; Mother’s Day

by Editor May 8, 2020April 14, 2021
The Appalachian Mountains near the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina may benefit from the ARC's recovery ecosystem model. The area has a quickly growing outbreak of COVID-19
Posted inInfectious Disease

COVID-19 in western NC: Just the tip of the iceberg

by Melba Newsome April 13, 2020April 14, 2020
Dr. Suzanne Dixon is a woman in a black shirt that's standing in the middle of a group of providers in scrubs. She's tasked with thinking about the future of maternity units and maternity care in the mountain region.
Posted inRural Health

When a rural maternity unit closes, alternatives are hard to come by

by Liora Engel-Smith February 24, 2020February 23, 2020

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