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Athens health scores reflect more than food quality

WebATHENS, Ga. — Local restaurant health scores don’t only reflect food quality and kitchen cleanliness, a fact that restaurant owners and managers alike wish …

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UGA Professors Analyze Trends and Causes Behind Opioid Epidemic

WebProfessor Jayawardhana has teamed up with Matthew Perry, a clinical and administrative pharmacy professor at UGA, to analyze the trends of opioid addiction …

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Athens organizations combat food insecurity with healthier …

WebWhile Athens-Clarke County has a poverty rate of over 30 percent, 22 percent of Athens residents are food insecure, according to 2019 County Health …

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Athens Set to Become Wetter, Hotter, Experts Say

WebATHENS, Ga. — Athens climate is becoming more extreme, with hotter and wetter days ahead in response to human-induced climate change, according to …

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Athens Farmers Market Helps Combat Local Food Desert

WebAccess to wholesome food: a right, not a privilege. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines a food desert as “a substantial share of residents who live in low …

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Georgia Menstrual Product Non-Profits Aid Trans and Non-Binary …

WebAudrey Elliott, 21, Executive Director of (fem)me, a non-profit that proivides menstrual product kits to homeless populations and Ebony Caldwell, 27, Community …

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Destination Dawgs: Opening Doors for Intellectually Disabled …

WebThe new inclusive post-secondary education program, Destination Dawgs, will give five students with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to attend the University of …

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ACCPD works to improve mental health response procedures

WebStory written and produced by: Amy Scott, Alexandria Ellison and Ashlyn Webb. ATHENS, Ga. — Athens-Clarke County Police linked approximately 140 citizens back to …

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Women in Athens Music Push Back on Industry-level Inequality

WebThe business side. Velena Vego, talent buyer and promotions manager at the 40 Watt Club and the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, has dealt with gender inequality in …

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Girtz’s Environmental Plan Sparks Concern for Low-Income …

WebKelly Girtz, mayor-elect of Athens-Clarke, released an environmental plan that includes a ban or fee on plastic bag use in the county. While Girtz mentioned that he …

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UGA Student Creates Art Club Benefitting Athens Homeless …

WebAthens, Georgia – A University of Georgia student, Tanner Woodson, founded Art for Athens, an official student club, which provides Athens homeless people …

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The Surprising Costs of Raising a Special Needs Child

WebAthens, Georgia – On average it takes about $250,000 to raise a child from birth to age 18, but it costs ten times that to raise a special needs child, at an average of …

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Robie Cochran – Digital Storytelling

WebACCPD works to improve mental health response procedures. Story written and produced by: Amy Scott, Alexandria Ellison and Ashlyn Webb ATHENS, Ga. — …

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Experts: Five Minutes of Meditation Per Day Enough

WebJon Kabat-Zinn, creator of the research-backed stress-reduction program Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, said that meditation is a different journey for each …

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Athens Community Feeds the Hungry for Holidays

WebAthens Community Feeds the Hungry for Holidays. December 7, 2016 Joy Bratcher Athens, Christmas, Crisis, Food, Holidays, Homelessness, Hunger, …

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Athens’ Homeless Rates Drop, But Root Causes Remain

WebThe median annual household income in Athens is $49,179 which translates to roughly $945 per week, according to the GICH progress report. A full-time employee …

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Female athletes with ACL injuries struggle mentally and physically

WebAthens, GA — Student athletes who tore their anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs) while playing a sport in high school claim that they grapple with mental and …

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Seventeen Cases of Dating Violence Reported at UGA in 2016

WebClick above to hear Audrey Ewing’s, student, personal experience of dating violence as she shares the incident and the aftermath. According to Loveisrespect, a …

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Demand for IUDs Triples Since 2016 Presidential Election

WebA collection of women’s health brochures laid out in Gwinnett Planned Parenthood’s waiting room. (Photo/Bethany L. Bell, [email protected])

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Athens Tattoo Artist Makes Scars Disappear – Digital Storytelling

WebBeadles is getting treated by Ron Hendon at Midnight Iguana Tattoo in Athens, Georgia for removal of her scar. (Photo/ Zoe L. Smith, [email protected]) …

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