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    HomeResearch, Evaluations, Maps, and DataExploring Bright Spots in Appalachian Health: Case Studies

      	
	
Exploring Bright Spots in Appalachian Health: Case Studies
	
			July 1, 2018Public HealthResearch Reports
	
				
	
	
	**Author(s):** Nancy M. Lane, G. Mark Holmes, Thomas A. Arcury, Michael L. Schwalbe, Randy Randolph, John Frank, Sharita Thomas, Janine Latus, Jonathan Rodgers, Alexa Cohen, Kelly Ivey, William Holding, Maura Lane, Pam Silberman, Katie Gaul, Lisa Villamil, Ashli Keyser
            **Author Organization(s):** Appalachian Regional Commission; PDA, Inc.; Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Burness
        The third report in a series exploring health issues in Appalachia, *Exploring Bright Spots in Appalachian Health: Case Studies* presents in-depth studies of 10 of the 42 “Bright Spot” counties identified through the statistical analysis described in the series’ second report, *Identifying Bright Spots in Appalachian Health: Statistical Analysis*.
This case studies report explores local perceptions of practices that may be associated with better-than-expected health outcomes in the Bright Spot communities, and summarizes promising strategies that may be replicable in other communities.


Full Report
			
															
				
Bright Spots Case Studies July 2018 – pdf 20 MB





Executive Summary
			
															
				
Bright Spots Case Studies-Executive-Summary July 2018 – pdf 733 KB











Bright Spots Community Case Studies
			
															
				
Hale County, AL – pdf 2 MB															
				
McCreary County, KY – pdf 3 MB															
				
Wayne County, KY – pdf 2 MB															
				
Noxubee County, MS – pdf 2 MB															
				
Madison County, NC – pdf 2 MB															
				
Tioga County, NY – pdf 2 MB															
				
Potter County, PA – pdf 3 MB															
				
Sequatchie County, TN – pdf 3 MB															
				
Grant County, WV – pdf 2 MB															
				
Wirt County, WV – pdf 3 MB Appalachian Regional Commission

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