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 ...

Mission of Hope, a ministry that provides resources for students and families in poverty across rural Appalachia, is hosting ...

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 ...

Washington, DC, June 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New data released today by the Appalachian Regional Commission in the 14th annual update of The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2018-2022 ...

Students sit atop Indian Fort Mountain in Berea, Kentucky, during Berea College Mountain Day in Oct. 2023, an annual event held to celebrate the surrounding Appalachian region. The Partners for Rural ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kristina P. Brant, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains ...

The Health Wagon, a free and charitable clinic, began with Sister Bernie, who came to the Appalachian region more than 30 years ago at the request of the Catholic Richmond Diocese to treat the poor ...

Brooke Perry is an attendance officer and a homeless liaison in Champaign County, Ohio, which is about 45 minutes outside of ...