The Rural Energy for America Program, an initiative offered through the US Department of Agriculture that provides grants to ...

East Tennessee State University researchers have examined the devastating effects of the 1918 Spanish flu in Appalachia, uncovering lessons that resonate in the wake of COVID-19.

Appalachia has a rich history and gorgeous landscapes, but it has also experienced rates of cancer incidence and death ...

Affrilachia: Testimonies,” by Chris Aluka Berry sets out to document the Black experience in Appalachia. The book is a ...

Hundreds of thousands of rural Ohioans live in some form of health care desert, a geographic area where health needs go ...

Rural Appalachian women face increased HIV risk due to opioid and polysubstance use, necessitating novel intervention delivery methods. Facebook was used as a platform for delivering HIV ...

Appalachia may be lagging behind the rest of ... Some longstanding issues include higher poverty rates, poorer access to care in rural communities and the aftereffects of coal mining and other ...