While Eastern Kentucky still faces high rates of chronic disease and smoking, programs targeting early diagnosis, precision ...

Georgetown University’s Master of Science in Health and the Public Interest program hosted a public health researcher to examine healthcare access in rural communities Jan. 29. Meit said rural ...

In an old ranch house that serves as the headquarters of the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative, Jason Baldes greets federal officials and others with doughnuts and coffee. It is his second stop of ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Documentary filmmakers Matt Moyer and Amy Toensing discuss the underlying causes of the opioid ...

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 2, U.S. Census 2020: Continuity and Change, Part II (JANUARY 2025), pp. 115-136 (22 pages) We examine the contribution of ...

As philanthropy races to fight inequality, the country’s foundations and wealthy donors continue to overlook a major part of impoverished America: poverty among whites. President Obama’s project, My ...

“Beginning Again” is an oral history project that tells 12 stories of people who ended up in Appalachia for one reason or another — all told in their own words. Editor’s Note: This interview first ...

Sacred Heart students pack gifts and bring Christmas joy to Appalachia, continuing a 30-year Sister Brendan holiday tradition ...