AmeriCorps VISTA’s volunteer for a Day of Service in Grafton, WV
BY ROXY TODD FOR WV PUBLIC BROADCASTING
Seven of the leading causes of death are higher in Appalachia compared with the nation as a whole. But amid that grim news, there’s some diversity in these statistics.
When researchers analyzed all 420 counties in Appalachia, they found that 42 outperformed their statistical odds. A team of researchers has been studying why these communities are outliers. In all of the communities that researchers studied, a culture of sharing and volunteering were found to be essential in helping to improve health outcomes.
They called them “Bright Spots.”
Elizabeth, West Virginia, is one of them…
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