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    • About the Initiative
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    • Health Disparities in Appalachia
    • Key Findings
    • Interactive Data
    • Map Room
    • Downloadable Disparities Files
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Combating Heart Disease in Appalachia
21 Aug 2019

Combating Heart Disease in Appalachia

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As we learned in the Health Disparities Report, the leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease—and Appalachia’s mortality rate for the disease is even higher than the rate for the country as a whole. Looking more … Continued

Getting healthcare—and getting to healthcare—in the Appalachian Region
19 Jun 2019

Getting healthcare—and getting to healthcare—in the Appalachian Region

by ARC staff | posted in: Uncategorized | 2

As part of the Health Disparities report, researchers documented issues in the Appalachian Region regarding residents’ access to care. Though there are multiple factors one must consider when examining access to care—including, of course, insurance coverage—there’s also a straightforward factor … Continued

The many ways in which smoking affects health in Appalachia
15 May 2019

The many ways in which smoking affects health in Appalachia

by ARC staff | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

What do heart disease, cancer, COPD, and stroke all have in common? For one, they’re all among the leading causes of death in the United States. But they have similarities beyond that: trends over time, geographic variation, and even risk … Continued

Physical Inactivity and Obesity in the Appalachian Region
12 Apr 2019

Physical Inactivity and Obesity in the Appalachian Region

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The list of things that affects our health is longer than the list of things that don’t. The genes we inherit from our parents, the environments we live and work in, the medical care we’re able to receive, the food … Continued

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