Tag: health
Rural Georgia Struggles with Health Care Accessibility
You are having a health emergency. You call 911. The nearest hospital is ...
CHaRM Provides Local Solution to Challenging Waste Issues
Recycling is a sustainable way to help the environment. It keeps waste and other ...
Hunter-Holmes Lecture Tackles Black Maternal Mortality Rates
UGA’s first Black female student, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, celebrated her 82nd birthday at the annual ...
Loopholes in Insurance Create Difficulties for Georgia Hearing Aid Coverage
Georgia does not require health insurance to cover hearing services to persons over 18 ...
Period Poverty Creates Barriers, Deepens Inequality in Athens
Caroline Pruitt isn’t much of a planner, except when it comes to her periods. ...
Over the Rainbow? How ‘Eating the Rainbow’ Might Not be as Beneficial as Eating Sustainably Grown, Local Produce
In honor of the recently celebrated National Rainbow Day, we’re digging deeper into ...
How Getting Communities To Fall In Love With Nature Will Be The Key to Saving It
Love is in the air. Or is it just smog? Efforts to combat climate ...
Local Health Experts Expect More Severe Flu Season
Local health experts are concerned that we are entering a potentially severe flu season. ...
FARM Rx Strives To Cure Illnesses With Fresh Food
Food As Real Medicine Rx (FARM Rx) is a program at the Athens Farmers ...
From Prison To Plate: One Organization’s Approach On Food Sustainability
Produce grown by inmates at the county jail is not a typical method of ...
Weightism and Its Impact: Professor Teaches ‘Health At Every Size’
Emma Laing said she sees health in a diverse way, and she teaches her ...
Reporter’s Notebook: Making Ends Meet As Businesses Struggle
Kate Ross is an undergraduate student studying journalism at Grady College, who worked ...
