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Tag: Mountain Area Health Education Center

A woman a hat and thumbs up at a race in the desert.
Posted inHealth Inequities

Fat bias at the doctor’s office takes a serious toll

by Liora Engel-Smith February 2, 2021February 1, 2021
Kevin Mahoney is a peer support specialist at MAHEC
Posted inRural Health

Free phones, masks in parks: Rural providers get creative with mental health outreach post-COVID

by Liora Engel-Smith August 7, 2020August 18, 2020
Posted inInfectious Disease

Teletherapy in the Age of COVID-19

by Melba Newsome June 3, 2020June 3, 2020
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
Providers stand around a bed in a training about opioid use disorder at MAHEC in Asheville last year.
Posted inRural Health

Initiative aims to connect patients to addiction treatment by building better networks

by Liora Engel-Smith April 9, 2020April 9, 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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