Edneyville (May 9, 2023) - SEATTLE Western North Carolina’s own Federally Qualified Health Center, Blue Ridge Health, was recently honored by the National Association of Community Health Centers as the 2023 “Outstanding Migrant Health Center” in the nation.
COVID-19 was especially devastating to migrant farmworkers, crowding out some of the other health disparities the community faces. Now, a state program tries to tackle one big barrier to care that predates the pandemic: internet.