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Eating Disorder Awareness Month. We talked with a dietician on how to identify one and help if your child has one.
Elected officials representing this area of Kanawha County spoke to WSAZ about their concerns and what they are doing to solve the issue.
WSAZ’s Melanie Shafer has a discussion with Dr. Megan Popp and Dr. Andrea Kelly about when to take your children to the dentist.
DEP Cabinet Secretary Harold Ward released a video statement in response to our investigation on Friday.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. Jim Justice have not answered WSAZ's questions about the issue.
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It’s estimated only 61 percent of American’s visited a dentist last year, numbers likely only worsened by the pandemic.
Health leaders fear that social isolation and a lack of connectivity to resources means many homebound individuals are slipping through the cracks and not getting the care they need.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal nutrition assistance program.
Some people who live in rural Appalachia have to travel long distances to get treatment or care and when experiencing a stroke, every second counts.
The Kentucky College of Optometry is helping to serve the rural parts of the state who are battling serious eye conditions.
This bill would require any needle exchange program in West Virginia to obtain a license through the state.
A doctor from Williamson, West Virginia is working to bring greater health access to rural Appalachia and other parts of the region.
The governor held a press briefing Friday morning.
Nursing shortages across the country hit especially hard in rural communities.
Much of rural Appalachia struggles with getting adequate access to health care, medicine, and supplies.
In nearly every Appalachian and Delta community, residents die on average before their 78th birthday, which is the average life expectancy in the United States. Health care providers are working on innovative ways to combat the unique disparities in the regions.
In 358 of the 662 counties in the Appalachian and Delta regions, adults had higher-than-average diabetes rates.