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After consecutive years in decline, fatal overdoses in West Virginia soared to an all-time high in 2020.

CHARLESTON — After consecutive years in decline, fatal overdoses in West Virginia soared to an all-time high in 2020.

People are dying earlier and facing more severe health issues in many rural communities Some Appalachian and Mississippi Delta communities have been designated ‘medically-underserved’ for decades Bridging the Great Health Divide: Communities work to combat disparities in Appalachia and the Delta By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina, Jamie Grey, and Lee Zurik | March 8, 2021 at 8:12 AM EST - Updated March 10 at 12:00 AM Para leer esta historia en español, haga clic aquí. INDIANOLA,...

email article , which focuses on the stories of vulnerable communities. The first story explored how COVID-19 has affected young adults "aging out" of the foster care system; the second focused on grandparents raising kin; and the third was on how the pandemic impacted parents and reunification efforts. The pandemic, its associated isolation, and economic challenges prompted child welfare to sound the alarm: COVID-19 will likely result in a spike in child abuse. But whether such a trend i...

Researchers are working to get a clearer picture of how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated Appalachia’s drug epidemic. Dr. Kate Beatty and Michael Meit, faculty in the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health’s Center for Rural Health Research, have co-authored an article in the Journal of Appalachian Health examining how the pandemic has affected substance abuse and overdose numbers in the region. The article, “Rural Appalachia Battling the Intersection of Two...