health
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Diversity
UGA Minorities in Public Health Club Champions Professionalism and Diversity
The University of Georgia’s student-led Minorities in Public Health Club (MPH) hosted a meet and greet Sept. 4 at the Ramsey Student Center in Athens. The purpose of the event was to provide women and people of color studying public health with opportunities for networking and headshots. In a time…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Farmers Market Prescribes Fresh Food for Community Health
Saturday mornings in Athens are often synonymous with Bulldogs football, but for many, they are just as much about picking the right berries as they are about picking off the quarterback. From 8 a.m. to noon, shoppers flock to Bishop Park to fill their baskets with all the fruits and…
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Food
Northeast Georgia Food Bank Lends Neighbors A Hand to A Healthier Plate
Many Athens residents live in food deserts. And according to Feeding America, almost 20% of residents in Clarke County were living in food insecurity as of 2023. But the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia is leading the charge to not only feed every mouth, but to do so sustainably. Athens-Clarke…
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Athens-Clarke County
Stretching Barriers: Yogis Making Yoga More Inclusive in Athens
Yoga is often praised as a practice for everyone, but in the U.S., accessibility and representation within the industry remain challenging. Despite its roots in South Asian culture, the modern yoga industry is overwhelmingly white. “People aren’t going to want to come to class or come to the studios if…
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Athens-Clarke County
Fighting Back: Athens Gyms Offer Specialized Classes for Those With Parkinson’s
At X3 Sports training gym off of Milledge Avenue, participants in the Knock Out Parkinson’s Disease (or KOPD) class started their workout by calling out words that sounded like they belonged in a planetarium instead of a boxing gym. “Evil aliens!” “Friendship 7!” “James Webb telescope!” “Lunar!” “Meteorite!” This exercise…
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Health
Rural Georgia Struggles with Health Care Accessibility
You are having a health emergency. You call 911. The nearest hospital is an hour away. You are diagnosed with cancer, but it took you months to find out because you don’t have transportation to see the one primary care physician in your county. You finally get an appointment…
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Environment
CHaRM Provides Local Solution to Challenging Waste Issues
Recycling is a sustainable way to help the environment. It keeps waste and other products out of landfills and environments, but this can be a hard task for some people due to accessibility of recycling management systems or due to the materials that some folks possess. A little less than…
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Diversity
Hunter-Holmes Lecture Tackles Black Maternal Mortality Rates
UGA’s first Black female student, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, celebrated her 82nd birthday at the annual Hunter-Holmes Lecture with Spelman President Helene Gayle. At the lecture, Hunter-Gault also recounted her struggles first coming on to campus. “There were students, mostly boys, yelling the n-word go home and that was supposed to deter…
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Health
Loopholes in Insurance Create Difficulties for Georgia Hearing Aid Coverage
Georgia does not require health insurance to cover hearing services to persons over 18 years of age, leaving many people with hearing loss without proper care or resources. This also leaves many without hearing aids. Navy veteran Thomas Micheli of Acworth, Georgia, was initially denied hearing aids by the Department…
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Athens-Clarke County
Period Poverty Creates Barriers, Deepens Inequality in Athens
Caroline Pruitt isn’t much of a planner, except when it comes to her periods. A senior at the University of Georgia majoring in entertainment and media studies, Pruitt budgets her money carefully on her weekly grocery trips to make sure she can purchase tampons and pads to see her through…