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Tag: Western North Carolina

A physician in a white coat is sitting in front of a computer to do a virtual appointment via telehealth
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
A woman looks at cloth masks in her hands. The masks were created to help combat the coronavirus pandemic
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – April 22 – Prisoner death, textile collaboration churns out masks, behavioral health support

by Editor April 22, 2020April 14, 2021
shows men bent over green plants, pulling peppers into baskets
Posted inInfectious Disease

Pandemic ripple effect potentially devastating for Western NC farmers

by Carolina Public Press April 18, 2020April 20, 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
Mission Health was bought by HCA last year.
Posted inHealthcare Workers

HCA rejects complaints about staffing and services as nurses seek union

by Carolina Public Press March 10, 2020April 9, 2021

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