There is no substitute for what can be accomplished when organizations with a variety of skills and resources collaborate toward a common mission. Last week, th
PARKERSBURG The purpose of a luncheon organized Thursday by Parkersburg City Councilwoman Wendy Tuck and the Circles Campaign of the Mid-Ohio Valley was t
Gwinnett County s uninsured population of 15.6% is slightly higher than the state rate of 15.3%, according to 2020 U.S. census data. Renee Byrd-Lewis - president and CEO of the Gwinnett Coalition - said individual without health insurance often have less access to care, receive poorer quality of care, and experience worse health outcomes. .
As state lawmakers continue negotiations over Medicaid expansion, advocates say decades of funding community-based initiatives have helped create solutions and chipped away at the health care gap. Adam Linker, vice president for programs at the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, said work has been done to build the decision-making capacity of community groups during the rollouts of different state initiatives and programs aimed at improving the health of residents. .