After 370 students showed up to the first UNC Asheville Health Fair, senior health and wellness student Emily Pineda decided to not only organize the event again, but to open it to the Asheville community this year. The fair will feature about 40 local health organizations and businesses in addition to about $500 worth of free health assessments ranging from therapeutic massages to eye care.
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Guest Blog: Holiday-fat-fighting, high-intensity interval workout
“If you’re one of the many Ashevillains who found yourself hovering around the family dessert table while at the same time telling yourself that this would be your last bite of aunt Judy’s double- fudge-chocolate-butter-blob-with-toffee-coffee-bits brownies, only to find yourself in the dreaded carb comatose later that night, read on. I’ve been engaged in workout regimens for nearly half my life. Like you, however, I’m just a normal guy looking for the most effective way to get in shape, period.”
Conference spotlights sex-worker abuse
More than 50 health-and-safety advocates gathered Dec. 1 at The Haywood Street Congregation in Asheville to talk about sexual violence, abuse and marginalization. One of them, Jill Brenneman, told her own heartbreaking story of being a sex slave and a victim of intense abuse. (Brenneman pictured here; photo by Bill Rhodes)
Public input sought by Buncombe County on its draft Sustainability Plan
One final community meeting allows the public to learn more and provide feedback: Thursday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. Feedback on the draft plan must be submitted by Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. The draft plan is available online.
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In the 30 years since AIDS was first reported in the United States, great strides have been made in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease — but it's still here. With that in mind, on Nov. 5, the Western North Carolina AIDS Project held its annual Awareness Walk in downtown Asheville. Volunteers, local […]
WNC wellness review: NC reports lowest infant mortality rate, UNCA wants MAHEC building, and more
In this week’s health-and-wellness review, North Carolina continues its search for eugenics victims, UNCA wants to buy the MAHEC building on Weaver Blvd. for $4.9 million, and more.
PHOTOS: WNCAP HIV/AIDS Awareness walk on Nov. 5
The Western North Carolina AIDS Project held the annual AIDS awareness walk Saturday to remind people of the three ways HIV is spread: “sex, blood, and ignorance.”
WNC wellness review: Medicaid debate wages on, plenty of free seminars to be held, and more
In this week’s health-and-wellness review, the state legislature hears information about how the state’s Medicaid program could fall short this year, the number of E. coli cases linked to the state fair drops and more.
Halloween: Pondering the sexuality of costumes
Why do most typical women’s Halloween costumes seem overtly sexual? UNCA junior Megan Dombroski explores the issue.
WNC wellness review: The Mission COPA debate continues, local doc honored, and Rep. Giffords in town
In this week’s health-and-wellness review, a public meeting about Mission’s 1995 COPA proved passionate, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords comes to Asheville for two weeks of rehabilitation, and more.
Keep patients in mind, some speakers tell legislative committee at public meeting
For three hours, a litany of area residents, doctors, health-care professionals and a few patients spoke out about competition and choice, giving a state legislative committee plenty to think about.
Views and recollections from this fall’s Southeastern Women’s Conference
About 800 women from around the country attended this year’s Southeast Women’s Herbal Conference in Black Mountain — to learn from and heal with local plants.
Access excess?
What happens when Buncombe County physicians offer free specialty care to uninsured, low-income patients amid a down economy? A deluge. In Buncombe County alone, there were about 38,000 such residents in 2005, according to census data; three years later, that number had swelled to nearly 78,000. And year by year, the county has consistently surpassed […]
WNC wellness review: Mission set to offer domestic partner benefits; hospital wars and more
Mission Health System is set to offer domestic-partner benefits, starting Jan. 2012. Meanwhile, “hospital wars” are gearing up, ahead of an Oct. 20 meeting about health-care competition.
Mission Health System to start offering domestic partner benefits to same-sex couples
Western North Carolina’s largest employer will start offering domestic-partner benefits to same-sex couples, effective Jan. 1, 2012.
WNC wellness review: Macon County gets support for dialysis center, urgent care closes and ADHD week
In this week’s health-and-wellness review, N.C. child care generates serious revenue, Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care closes its Airport Road location, and more.
Active Aging Week off to running start with Heartbeat 5K
Whether their tennis shoes lit up or just stayed tied, about 200 people ranging in age from 5 to 77 participated in the Heartbeat 5K race Sept. 25 at UNC Asheville. The free inter-generational run was the first event for Active Aging Week in Buncombe County.
WNC wellness review: Hagan gets honored by MS Society, WNCAP hosts auction, and flu shots
In this week’s health-and-wellness review, the Western North Carolina Aids project hosts their Raise Your Hand Benefit Auction, the health department urges folks to get flu shots, and more.
WNCAP’s Raise Your Hand Benefit Auction on Sept. 24
In 1981, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention published a report about a rare pneumonia that struck down five young, previously healthy gay men in Los Angeles. Five years later, the Asheville-based Western North Carolina AIDS Project formed.
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It's hard to comprehend what being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease would be like at any age, but Asheville-area resident Karen Zimmerman got the word when she was 51. The director of conference services for Hyatt Hotels in Washington, D.C., she was, in many ways, at the peak of her career, organizing major events for such […]
WNC wellness review: mental health deadline passes, caregivers struggle, and equal visitation rights
In this week’s health-and-wellness review, North Carolina misses the federal deadline for figuring out what to do with individuals living in adult care homes, auditors criticize the state’s health insurance plan, and more.