The Health Wagon, which offers free health care to thousands of patients each year in Southwestern Virginia, was recently spotlighted on the CBS news show, “60 Minutes.”
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Topics: Appalachia
The Limits of Medical Care
We need new approaches to keeping people healthy, instead of trying to heal them after they get sick.
Read MoreA Lesson From Hazard
Poor life expectancy statistics in Perry County, Ky., seem to contradict generally accepted ideas about lifespan factors.
Read MoreHealth Promotion Programs Continue to Combat Growing Obesity Epidemic
Provides an update on three obesity programs previously featured in the Rural Monitor. Includes programs in West Virginia, South Carolina, and Wisconsin.
Read MoreLocal Programs Help Patients Navigate Medical Care
A look at patient navigator programs in four states: a statewide program in Georgia; a program in Kentucky for cervical cancer patients; a promotores program in Texas for chronic conditions; and a coordinated care program for cancer patients in Vermont.
Read MoreIntervention Programs Target Childhood Chronic Disease
Health intervention programs, such as the CARDIAC Project in West Virginia, are using school screenings to identify children at-risk for heart disease and diabetes.
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