Press release From Hands On! A Child’s Gallery Hands On!-A Child’s Gallery, the children’s museum in downtown Hendersonville, invites you to be part of “Healthy Kids Club – Happy Hands!” on Thursday, January 3rd at 11am. This 30 minute program will focus on proper hand washing techniques for preschool age children incorporating singing and fun […]
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Mission Health and WCU partner to offer graduate certification program
Press release From Mission Health ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 19, 2012) – Mission Health announced today it is partnering with Western Carolina University (WCU) to provide a graduate certification program in Healthcare Innovation Management. The program is a component of Mission Health’s budding Center for Innovation, established to foster a spirit of advancement in healthcare throughout […]
Merchants protest Dec. 5 Lexington Avenue story
When Mountain Xpress hit the stands Dec. 5, few Lexington Avenue business owners found any holiday joy in the cover story, “No Easy Answers: Lexington Avenue’s Uncertain Future.” On Dec. 14, they met with newspaper staff to voice their concerns. (photos by Max Cooper)
Merchants protest Dec. 5 Lexington Avenue story
When Mountain Xpress hit the stands Dec. 5, few Lexington Avenue business owners found any holiday joy in the cover story, “No Easy Answers: Lexington Avenue’s Uncertain Future.” “To me, the article gave off three main points: Lexington has a drug problem, Lexington is a violent street, and Lexington is not a safe place to […]
Healthy communication: Interpreter network expands to Henderson, Transylvania Counties
When patients in Henderson and Transylvania Counties tell doctors where it hurts next year, their spoken language won't cause additional harm or discomfort. For patients who are already suffering, “Having a language barrier and being forced to get a community member or family member to talk for you puts your health information out there for […]
Heart attack protocol at Mission boosts survival rate, will be implemented at member hospitals
Press release From Mission Health ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 18, 2012) – As a 78-year-old woman sat with her husband in the parking lot of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital debating whether the “indigestion” she was experiencing warranted emergency care, she was moments away from an abrupt heart attack. Upon entering the emergency room, the woman suffered a heart […]
The giving tree: Simple gifts can fulfill big needs
For many seniors and adults with disabilities in Buncombe County, visions of sugarplums do not dance in their heads during the holiday season. They’re dreaming of warm clothes, food and the reassurance that they are not forgotten. According to Roxann Sizemore, supervisor of the Buncombe County Adult Protective Services Department, that’s the mission of the Buncombe County Senior Wish Tree project, and it goes beyond wish lists.
UNCA to screen documentary, discuss weight epidemic on Jan. 15
Press release From UNC Asheville Wilma M. Sherrill Center, UNC Asheville, Tuesday January 15th, 2013- Community members are gathering Jan. 15 to watch, a segment from a four-part series called THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION, a powerful documentary series developed by HBO in conjunction with several of the nation’s leading research and health care organizations. […]
Mission Health announces collaboration with Hope Women’s Cancer Centers
Press release From Mission Health ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 11, 2012) Mission Health is pleased to announce a collaboration with Hope Women’s Cancer Centers (Hope), which has specialized in gynecologic and breast cancer treatment for women throughout the Southeast for more than 20 years. This new collaboration will enhance patients‚ access to a broader network of […]
Bringing it all back home: Local networks yield jobs, build community
The most successful buy-local initiatives and partnerships “are those where everyone recognizes that having thriving downtowns, neighborhoods serving business districts, a strong base of independently owned businesses and ongoing opportunities for entrepreneurs is a community interest — not just a business interest,” says Jeff Milchen, co-founder and co-director of the American Independent Business Alliance.
The giving tree: Simple gifts can fulfill big needs for local seniors and disabled adults
Mission Health limits visitations for patients as a flu precaution
Press release From Mission Health Asheville, N.C. (Dec. 10, 2012) – Due to an increase in influenza (flu) activity throughout North Carolina, Mission Health is asking that family and friends limit their visitations to patients in the hospital. In particular, Mission Health is asking children under age 12 and people who do not feel well, […]
HUD report: Homelessness increases in North Carolina despite slight nationwide decline
Media release From U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development GREENSBORO – On a single night last January, 633,782 people were homeless in the United States, largely unchanged from the year before. In releasing HUD’s latest national estimate of homelessness, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan noted that even during a historic housing […]
Blue Ridge Community Health Services receives $50,000 grant
From the Hendersonville Times-News Blue Ridge Community Health Services Inc. has received a $50,000 grant from the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation Inc. to increase access to school-based health centers for Henderson County Public Schools students. During the 2011-12 school year, 1,856 students used school-based health services resulting in 11,283 encounters. This funding […]
Nonprofit offers reward for information related to local cold cases
Hoping to find answers instead of more questions, a local nonprofit is offering a monetary reward to people who have information that could turn three unsolved cases from “cold” to “solved.” (Pictured above, the reward post for Zebb Quinn, a young man who went missing 12 years ago. Photo via the Families Pursuing Justice Facebook page)
Two UNCA faculty members win literature awards
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services Richard Chess and Katherine Min of UNC Asheville’s literature faculty were both awarded prestigious honors this fall semester. Chess was named Western Region Distinguished Poet by the North Carolina Poetry Society and its Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series. Min was named the winner of the Sherwood Anderson Foundation Fiction […]
Government internship deadline approaches, final day to apply is Dec. 10
Press release From the North Carolina Department of Administration RALEIGH – North Carolina residents attending a college, university, technical institute or community college have until Monday, Dec. 10, to apply for one of up to 75 paid state government internships available for summer 2013. The 2013 State Government Internship Guide describing all available opportunities and […]
UNCA Chancellor Anne Ponder named National Collegiate Honors Council Fellow
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services UNC Asheville Chancellor Anne Ponder has been named a Fellow by the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC). Ponder was among several higher education leaders to receive this honor, bestowed at the NCHC’s annual conference, held last month in Boston. NCHC chooses Fellows based upon sustained contribution to honors […]
The Rathburn Center joins Mission Health
Press release From Mission Health Asheville, N.C. (December 3, 2012) – The Rathbun Center, a hospitality house for the families of patients receiving medical care in Asheville, will join Mission Health in early January, 2013. Designed to ensure the sustainability of The Rathbun Center, the agreement calls for Mission to assume responsibility for The Rathbun […]
UNCA hosts service learning, internship showcase today
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services UNC Asheville students will showcase their work in community service projects and internships at a celebration with community partners from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, in the Kimmel Arena on campus. More than 400 people, including representatives of community partner organizations, faculty, students and others interested in community […]
AdvantageWest board of directors to meet Dec. 13
Press release From AdvantageWest (FLETCHER, N.C.) Dec. 3, 2012 – The AdvantageWest board of directors will conduct its regular bimonthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at the AdvantageWest offices, located at 134 Wright Brothers Way in Fletcher, adjacent to the Asheville Regional Airport. AdvantageWest board meetings are open to the public. For […]