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Appalachian Region Endures Dramatic Health Challenges …

(9 days ago) WEBThe report "Health Disparities in Appalachia," issued in August 2017 by ARC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, documents dramatic disparities in health outcomes and other health-related factors in …

https://www.arc.gov/news/appalachian-region-endures-dramatic-health-challenges-compared-with-nation-new-research-shows/

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Access to Health Care in Appalachia - PMC - National Center for

(3 days ago) WEBA comprehensive definition of access to care is one component of overall health outcomes. Importantly, access cannot be defined only as proximity to health services. 3 Cost is a major barrier to care, 4 as is insurance availability and health literacy, especially in rural Appalachian areas. 5.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9183790/

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Health Disparities in Appalachia - Appalachian Regional Commission

(Just Now) WEBTaken together, these reports will provide a basis for understanding and addressing health issues in the Appalachian Region. This research initiative aims to identify factors that support a culture of health in Appalachian communities and explore replicable activities, programs, or policies that encourage better-than-expected health …

https://www.arc.gov/report/health-disparities-in-appalachia/

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Contextualizing Appalachian health needs - The Lancet

(2 days ago) WEBAppalachia is a region that experiences a unique combination of socioeconomic, health, and environmental challenges. Declines in major industries in the region are one contributor to this,1,2 and shortages in healthcare facilities and providers exacerbate disparities.2–4 Such issues that are national points of conversation are …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(23)00002-9/fulltext

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Human Rights in Appalachia: Socioeconomic and health disparities …

(3 days ago) WEBWe like to think of these problems as things of the past, but the gaps are still very much relevant. Fortunately, people living in Appalachian communities are more likely to have health insurance coverage than other Americans. 8.8% of the population in Appalachia do not have health insurance versus the national average of 9.4%.

https://sites.uab.edu/humanrights/2021/01/06/human-rights-in-appalachia-socioeconomic-and-health-disparities-in-appalachia/

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Review of: Appalachian Health: Culture, Challenges, and Capacity

(4 days ago) WEBTHE REVIEW. Aunique region with a complicated social, political, and economic history, Appalachia often enters the public discourse as a place bound by geography and culture that is subjected to stereotypes and fraught with health challenges. Appalachia has long been mistaken as an area of abject poverty begging for outside …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10629893/

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APPALACHIAN REGION Key Findings HEALTH DISPARITIES

(2 days ago) WEBCancer Deaths. The Appalachian Region’s cancer mortality rate is 10 percent higher than the national rate. In 85 percent of Appalachian counties, cancer mortality rates are higher than the national average. In Central Appalachia, 81 of the subregion’s 82 counties have cancer mortality rates higher than the national rate.

https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AppRegionHealthDisparitiesKeyFindings8-17.pdf

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Health Disparities in Appalachia

(Just Now) WEBThe groundwork for this initiative required analysis of national health data that provided a comprehensive overview of the health of the Appalachian Region’s 25 million people and documented health disparities between the Region and the nation as a whole. The data indicators assessed in the analysis were the following 41 measures of population …

https://healthinappalachia.org/disparities-report/

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Health Disparities In Appalachia Health Affairs

(9 days ago) WEBMay 2024, Medicare, COVID-19 & More April 2024, Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being March 2024, Nursing Homes, Medicaid, Physicians & More View Issues Archive Featured Article Series

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1243

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Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia

(1 days ago) WEBThe Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia initiative compiled data on 41 health indicators to establish a comprehensive and comparative overview of population health in Appalachian counties and in the nation. The indicators include both health outcomes (such as disease mortality) and factors that influence health outcomes (such as smoking

https://healthinappalachia.org/

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Appalachia’s Health Reflect Health Issues Around the US

(9 days ago) WEBAppalachian Health: Culture, Challenges, and Capacity, published May, 2022, is providing a blueprint for improving quality of life around the country. Appalachia spans 13 states and 400 counties. The book points to the health concerns – and the social determinants of health that drive them – are the same as those around the US, they are …

https://ruralprogress.org/2022/05/appalachias-health-reflect-health-issues-around-the-us/

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Health Disparities Between Appalachian and Non-Appalachian …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Appalachian mountain range extends across 13 states in the United States (US) from New York to Mississippi, including 420 counties, forming three regions: Northern, Central and Southern Appalachia [].All are characterized to varying degrees by mountains, hollows and rivers that wind along mostly low-density populated areas, with …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3089820/

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Report: Health of people in Appalachia lags behind rest of the U.S.

(6 days ago) WEBAugust 24, 2017 / 11:44 AM EDT / AP. FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The 25 million people who live among the Appalachian mountains have struggled to keep up with health gains of the rest of the nation, falling

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/appalachia-health-continues-to-lag-behind-rest-of-the-us/

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420 Appalachian counties have poorer outcomes, more health …

(6 days ago) WEBReport: Appalachians' health 'dramatically' poorer than the US as a whole. Heart disease, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, drug overdose, diabetes, stroke and suicide – they’re

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/health/2017/08/24/report-appalachians-health-dramatically-poorer-than-u-s-whole/594225001/

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Appalachia’s Health Problems Are America’s Health Problems, …

(2 days ago) WEBA new book called “Appalachian Health: Culture, Challenges and Capacity” explores major challenges and opportunities for promoting the health and well-being of the people of Appalachia. The book is a collection of essays on various topics, looking at health’s intersection with social, political and economic factors.

https://wvpublic.org/appalachias-health-problems-are-americas-health-problems-new-book-says/

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Issue Brief: Health Disparities Related to Obesity in Appalachia

(2 days ago) WEBThe proportion of obese adults was higher across all five Appalachian subregions than what is observed in the rest of the country, with Central Appalachia (34.7%) and North Central Appalachia (33.4%) having the highest percentages.

https://healthinappalachia.org/issue-briefs/obesity/

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Environmental Inequities and Health Disparities in Appalachia

(6 days ago) WEBAppalachian 9657 421.1 59.2 7.1 31.2 75.8 Urban 8453 414.7 52.6 6.0 31.8 77.2 Ohio 8606 408.0 59.0 7.0 38.0 76.9 1. Years of potential life lost before age of 75 and between countries.” •World Health Organization. EH inequities in Appalachia •Toxic releases •Mining legacy environments •Uranium enrichment •Hydraulic fracturing

https://www.ohioruralhealth.org/upload/rural_health_meeting_2021_morrone.pdf

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A global challenge: Addressing water and health issues from rural

(5 days ago) WEBInadequate access to safe drinking water remains a significant global challenge for low-income, rural communities around the world. Because of a history of underinvestment combined with technical challenges posed by the Appalachian topography, many people in Appalachia have adapted to a life with a number of inequities, one being a lack of safe …

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/03/fralinlifesci-water-issues-appalachia-china.html

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Health Disparities in Appalachia Executive Summary

(1 days ago) WEBCreating a Culture of Health in Appalachia: Disparities and Bright Spots is an innovative research initiative sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and administered by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. This multi-part health research project will, in successive reports: …

https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Health_Disparities_in_Appalachia_Executive_Summary.pdf

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Mental Health Disparities: Appalachian People - Psychiatry.org

(8 days ago) WEBhealth problems, compared to the U.S. population.1 The reason for lower consumption could be due to religious beliefs, or preference (more educated people tend to drink wine), or opioid use overtaking alcohol use in this region. • Appalachian Medicare recipients reported feeling depressed at a rate 16.7 higher than in other U.S. regions.1

https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiatrists/Cultural-Competency/Mental-Health-Disparities/Mental-Health-Facts-for-Appalachian-People.pdf

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Schools are bracing for widespread teacher layoffs. Here’s why

(5 days ago) WEBSchools across the country are announcing teacher and staff layoffs as districts brace for the end of a pandemic aid package that delivered the largest one-time federal investment in K-12 education.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/11/politics/school-budget-cuts-teacher-layoffs/index.html

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Ground-breaking progress made in Member State negotiations on

(9 days ago) WEBIn an historic milestone for global public health, State Parties today agreed in principle on a large, ground-breaking package of amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005). These amendments build on over 300 proposals made by countries in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.who.int/news/item/18-05-2024-ground-breaking-progress-made-in-member-state-negotiations-on-amendments-to-the-international-health-regulations-(ihr)

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Pandemic treaty: Countries struggle to plan to avoid mistakes …

(9 days ago) WEBThe accord’s aim: guidelines for how the WHO’s 194 member countries might stop future pandemics and better share scarce resources. But experts warn there are virtually no consequences for countries that don’t comply. WHO’s countries asked the U.N. health agency to oversee talks for a pandemic agreement in 2021.

https://apnews.com/article/pandemic-treaty-who-0087b2df8fdbaac476ce2922f0eddb6a

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Ascension Health, largest Catholic hospital chain in the US, hit by

(2 days ago) WEBAccording to Becker's Hospital Review, Ascension is the fourth-largest hospital network in the country, with 140 locations in 19 states and Washington, D.C., including major presences in St. Louis

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ascension-health-cyberattack-disrupts-patient-care-what-happened-rcna151462

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Is a Global Pandemic Prevention Pact Within Reach?

(3 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization’s governing body is scheduled to meet on May 27 to discuss a critically needed plan for global pandemic preparedness.The organization’s 194 members began discussing a global agreement more than two years ago, as the ravages wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic became apparent, but a pact …

https://hms.harvard.edu/news/global-pandemic-prevention-pact-within-reach

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Over 4,000 App State grads set to innovate, embrace new …

(Just Now) WEBInterim Chancellor Heather Norris presided over the ceremonies, and Acting Provost Neva J. Specht presented the candidates for graduation. App State alumnus C. Philip Byers ’85, a University of North Carolina System Board of Governors member, and alumnus Mark E. Ricks ’89, chair of App State’s Board of Trustees, shared …

https://today.appstate.edu/2024/05/16/commencement

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Health Disparities in Appalachia: Morbidity (PDF: 4.3 MB)

(Just Now) WEBResidents in Appalachian counties classified as distressed report an average of 5.0 days per person per month (or 60 days per person per year), a mark 25 percent higher than the average in the Region’s non-distressed counties of 4.0 days per person per month (or 48 days per person per year).

https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Health_Disparities_in_Appalachia_Morbidity_Domain.pdf

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Health minister: More than 900 infants diagnosed with hearing …

(8 days ago) WEBCYBERJAYA, May 18 — A total of 987 out of 253,822 infants screened under the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) programme in the country in 2023 were diagnosed with hearing problems, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said that the Ministry of Health (MoH) places great

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/05/18/health-minister-more-than-900-infants-diagnosed-with-hearing-problems-nationwide-last-year/135190

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Gender Inequality in the WAEMU - IMF

(4 days ago) WEBThis paper documents the current state of gender inequalities in the WAEMU by focusing on outcomes (health, education, labor market and financial inclusion) and opportunities (economic rights). The findings show that despite significant progress toward gender equality over the last three decades, there are still prevalent gender-based …

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/selected-issues-papers/Issues/2024/05/16/Gender-Inequality-in-the-WAEMU-548997

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The CDC issues new rules for bringing dogs into the U.S., aimed at

(3 days ago) WEBThe countries include Kenya, Uganda, Brazil, Colombia, Russia, Vietnam, North Korea, Nepal, China and Syria. That suspension will end when the new rules go into effect Aug. 1.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/08/1249622314/cdc-rules-dogs-import-travel-international-rabies

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Health Disparities in Appalachia: Community Characteristics …

(6 days ago) WEBThe average travel time to work in the Appalachian Region is 24.8 minutes, which is comparable to the national average of 25.7 minutes. The average commuting times in three of the five Appalachian subregions are at or below the national average. With an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, South Central Appalachia has the lowest average among

https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Health_Disparities_in_Appalachia_Community_Characteristics_Domain.pdf

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Broad Public Support for Legal Abortion Persists 2 Years After Dobbs

(7 days ago) WEBThis share has grown 4 percentage points since 2021 – the year prior to the 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe. The new Pew Research Center survey, conducted April 8-14, 2024, among 8,709 adults, surfaces ongoing – and often partisan – divides over abortion attitudes:

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/05/13/broad-public-support-for-legal-abortion-persists-2-years-after-dobbs/

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Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda experience internet outages …

(6 days ago) WEBIn March, widespread outages were reported in countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso. This was also put down to cable failures.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cprg0yn8q81o

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Health Care Systems - Appalachian Regional Commission

(Just Now) WEBThe Appalachian Region has 66.8 primary care physicians per 100,000 population, which is 12 percent lower than the national average of 75.6 primary care physicians per 100,000. The supply of primary care physicians in South Central Appalachia (76.9 per 100,000) and North Central Appalachia (72.7 per 100,000) is comparable to the national average.

https://www.arc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Health_Disparities_in_Appalachia_Health_Care_Systems_Domain.pdf

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