“I’m inspired to do this work by my own experience. I do what I do to help people get the access to services that I didn’t have as an immigrant child with an undocumented family.”
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Letter: What if we stopped using money?
“The point of this letter is to possibly begin a local discussion about what life would be like if we stopped using money.”
Letter: Homeward Bound’s approach to homelessness shows results
“One of our clients who was the most arrested person in Asheville prior to engaging with us at Woodfin now has an 83% decrease in law enforcement interaction.”
WNC’s uninsured rely on free and low-cost health clinics
Every Saturday morning, nurse practitioner Amy Beane can be found at the Ebbs Chapel Community Center in Mars Hill. The building is home to the Outland Family Clinic, which opened June 5; it’s where Beane volunteers weekly to provide free health care to anyone in need. “I had someone come in who has not seen […]
Filling the gaps
It’s a rainy Thursday in West Asheville when the word “overdose” crackles over the radio dispatch. Jamie Judd, emergency medical services division manager for Buncombe County Emergency Services, immediately turns on his siren and increases speed. The late afternoon traffic on Patton Avenue is clogged; vehicles aren’t pulling to the side to let this emergency […]
WNC health care providers work to cut opioid prescriptions
Drug abuse changed during the 13 years that Adam McIssac has been working as a drug and alcohol counselor in Asheville. At the beginning, McIssac mostly saw clients who were addicted to methamphetamine. But over time “pills,” including opioids like oxycodone (OxyContin) and hydrocodone (Vicodin), became the main drugs that his clients abused. Opioid abuse […]
Letter: Unhappy medical encounter raises questions
“I was left quite angry and hurt, asking: Is Mission incompetent? Unkind? Greedy? All of the above?”
Letter: Medicare for All makes economic sense for WNC
“Asheville-area workers and families — regardless of race, gender or job status — would become a healthier, more financially secure local workforce.”
Letter: The elephant in the room about affordable housing
“There is not affordable housing in our society, including the Asheville area, because there is not profit in affordable housing.”
Letter: Edney will support Medicaid expansion
“Sam will support Gov. Cooper’s efforts to expand Medicaid.”
Letter: Union can help improve health care, fight inequality
“As we demonstrate for transformation of police departments, the removal of statues and other symbols of racism, remember that unequal health care delivery to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) is real, with lifelong and generational effects.”
Letter: Encourage nurses’ union to improve hospital system
“What kind of community hospital do you want?”
Letter: A new prescription: health care for all!
“No one foresaw the COVID-19 pandemic, a condition that has now made Medicare for All a much more urgent issue.”
Letter: It’s high time to expand Medicaid in NC
“We should all be calling Sen. Berger and Rep. Moore to demand a vote this summer on Medicaid expansion for North Carolina.”
Letter: In times of crisis, fight for a better life
“With all of these things that have happened, how can the ‘important’ people keep ignoring these problems while the majority are considered disposable?”
Letter: Tillis has abysmal record on health care
“The senator’s actions speak louder than his words. His votes against health care are also votes against mental health.”
Letter: Rebuilding our primary care and public health infrastructure
“As a family physician in solo-independent practice, I have unfortunately seen the effects of this crisis on the health of my patients and the health of my practice.”
Letter: Help get Sams on ballot for District 11
“Her programs prioritize wise strategies for medical pain intervention, a much-needed strategy for curbing if not ending opioid and other rampant addictions.”
Letter: Health care is at a tipping point
“My story hardly registers on the health care scale of misery. Others have experienced far worse, losing their life savings for not being ‘in network.'”
Letter: Thank you, veterans, for your service
“To all veterans, I want to say thank you on behalf of our entire organization for your service to our country and for all that you and your loved ones have done to guarantee our freedom and way of life.”
Letter: Seize hotel moratorium to make city sustainable
“Wouldn’t it be nice if our city saw its master plan as an integral one with environmental stewardship at the center, human sustainability, human mobility and infrastructure coming after? “