It’s an issue all across Appalachia. Not only are incidents of heart disease higher in Appalachia compared to the rest of the US, but there are also higher rates within rural areas versus more metro ...

The Ohio State University Senate approved a proposal to establish the Appalachian and Rural Center for Health at a meeting this past Thursday. This new center will aim to expand the university’s ...

Commentary: The attacks on Medicaid aren’t just policy choices — they’re putting people's health at risk before they ever see ...

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Back in the days before child labor laws — and before it became conventional wisdom that no young person could develop proper character without playing two dozen sports, mastering three instruments ...

America is pulling away from spectacle, and Appalachia is registering that turn early. Tone moves first. Posture next. Votes ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. When the rivers and creeks running through eastern Kentucky ...

For decades, railroad tracks carried coal from eastern Tennessee to power plants in the eastern U.S. (Photo by Appalachian Voices / Flickr) This story was originally published by The Conversation.

Cynthia Main runs Sunhouse Craft, a company that makes handmade brooms, Appalachian style. (Photo courtesy of Sunhouse Craft) Rural arts programs helped Eastern Kentucky maker Cynthia Main develop ...

Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his Wednesday night speech to the Republican National Convention around his own Appalachian roots, but it wasn't the first time he had shared his ...

Central Appalachia is home to the third-largest concentration of forest carbon offsets traded on the California carbon market. But while these projects bring new investments to Appalachia, most people ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. When the rivers and creeks running through eastern Kentucky jumped ...