Health Care Crisis in Appalachia

The health care delivery system in rural and impoverished Southwest Virginia meets certain and difficult changes.  Learn more about the health care crisis in our area.

The Short End of the Longer Life

Throughout the 20th century, it was an American birthright that each generation would live longer than the last. Year after year, almost without exception, the anticipated life span of the average American rose inexorably, to 78 years in 2005 from 61 years in 1933, when comprehensive data first became available.

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Voices for Better Health Care

Learn more about the Health Care Listening Tour.