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Food Insecurity in the Appalachian Region

          This report provides a comprehensive assessment of food insecurity dynamics in Appalachia—primarily through analysis of datasets from Feeding America, the American Community Survey (ACS), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It highlights the realities, risks, and opportunities related to food insecurity in the region. The report also offers case...
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachian Diseases of Despair, 2023

          This study analyzes the impact of diseases of despair on mortality within the Appalachian Region, focusing on mortality from three main causes: alcohol, prescription drug, and illegal drug overdose; suicide; and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis of the liver. It includes data through 2021 and serves as an update to previous ARC...
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachian Diseases of Despair, 2022

          This study analyzed the impact of diseases of despair on mortality within the Appalachian Region, focusing on mortality from three main causes: alcohol, prescription drug, and illegal drug overdose; suicide; and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis of the liver. It served as an update to ARC reports from 2017 and 2020...
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachian Diseases of Despair, 2020

          This study analyzed the impact of diseases of despair on mortality within the Appalachian Region, focusing on mortality from three main causes: alcohol, prescription drug, and illegal drug overdose; suicide; and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis of the liver. It served as an update to the 2017 ARC report looking at...
    
    
    
    
          ReportReport of Recommendations: ARC’s Substance Abuse Advisory Council

          This report includes 14 recommendations developed by ARC’s Substance Abuse Advisory Council to support a robust recovery ecosystem in Appalachia.
    
    
    
    
          ReportIssue Brief: Health Disparities Related to Obesity in Appalachia Practical Strategies and Recommendations for Communities

          This brief summarizes relevant health statistics, offers key strategies and resources for communities to explore, and provides recommendations aimed at reducing health disparities in the Appalachian Region related to obesity.
    
    
    
    
          ReportIssue Brief: Health Disparities Related to Opioid Misuse in Appalachia Practical Strategies and Recommendations for Communities

          This brief summarizes relevant health statistics, offers key strategies and resources for communities to explore, and provides recommendations aimed at reducing health disparities in the Appalachian Region related to opioid misuse.
    
    
    
    
          ReportIssue Brief: Health Disparities Related to Smoking in Appalachia Practical Strategies and Recommendations for Communities

          This brief summarizes relevant health statistics, offers key strategies and resources for communities to explore, and provides recommendations aimed at reducing health disparities in the Appalachian Region related to smoking.
    
    
    
    
          ReportIdentifying Bright Spots in Appalachian Health: Statistical Analysis

          This report is the second in a series exploring health in the Appalachian Region and describes the results of the regression analysis used to identify Appalachian “Bright Spot” counties.
    
    
    
    
          ReportExploring Bright Spots in Appalachian Health: Case Studies

          The third report in a series exploring health in the Appalachian Region, this report presents in-depth studies of 10 of the 42 “Bright Spot” counties identified through the statistical analysis described in the series’ second report.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachian Diseases of Despair, 2017

          This study analyzed the impact of diseases of despair on mortality within Appalachia, focusing on increasing morbidity and mortality from three main causes: alcohol, prescription drug, and illegal drug overdose; suicide; and alcoholic liver disease.
    
    
    
    
          ReportHealth Disparities in Appalachia

          Health Disparities in Appalachia is the first report in a series exploring health issues in Appalachia. The 2017 report measures population health in Appalachia and documents disparities between the Region and the nation as a whole and within the Region.
    
    
    
    
          ReportProgram Evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Health Projects, 2004-2010

          This report presents an evaluation of 202 health projects funded by ARC between fiscal years 2004 and 2010.
    
    
    
    
          ReportHealth Care Costs and Access Disparities in Appalachia

          This report describes the relative availability of health care resources, level of health insurance coverage and cost of providing health services in the Appalachian Region compared with the rest of the United States.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAn Analysis of Oral Health Disparities and Access to Services in the Appalachian Region

          This study analyzes disparities in oral health status and access to oral health care in the Appalachian Region, and examines relationships between oral health disparities and socioeconomic status indicators.
    
    
    
    
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