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Rockbridge County Schools to provide new healthcare to students

WEBby Luke Fountain. Rockbridge school officials are excited about a new healthcare program rolling out to local schools. Mobile health units will work to solve …

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New clinic hopes to expand healthcare access in Rockbridge area

WEBShe said she hopes the new clinic in town will give residents more medical options and reduce waiting lists. The new Augusta Health Buena Vista Primary Care at …

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Local mental health providers face staff shortages as demand for

WEBRockbridge Area Community Services (RACS) and local hospitals, hit by staff shortages and increased demand from patients, are scaling back or cutting mental …

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States ramp up for biggest vaccination effort in US history

WEBBy The Associated Press. With a COVID-19 vaccine drawing closer, public health officials across the country are gearing up for the biggest vaccination effort in …

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Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital aims to improve local …

WEBCarilion Rockbridge Community Hospital’s health survey will identify and lay out a plan to assist people struggling with food insecurity, transportation and adequate …

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Rockbridge Area Free Clinic reborn as health center

WEBThe center will provide new and better services to the 7,000 uninsured in Rockbridge and Alleghany counties as well as the insured for a low cost to patients. The …

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Mental health resources expand in Virginia’s 25th District

WEBMental health resources expand in Virginia’s 25th District. By Maria Rachal. Three years after an attack on a Virginia state senator exposed weaknesses in mental …

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Closing the health coverage gap, one mobile clinic at a time

WEBBy Olivia Hewitt. Six years ago, Marie Shiraki of Buena Vista was self-employed and didn’t have health insurance. One day, she was volunteering at a mobile …

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W&L taking steps to curb stomach illness

WEBBy Carolyn Holtzman and Patrick McCarron The Washington and Lee University Student Health Center reported seeing 15 to 20 students in the last few days …

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School serving special needs students and families, free of charge

WEBBy Nuoya Zhou. On Aug. 14, Rivermont School Rockbridge welcomed 70 special needs students to its renovated new facility in the former Rockbridge Middle …

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U.S. government launches second wave of healthcare sign-ups

WEBBy Kieran McQuilkin and AP Residents of Rockbridge County can enroll in healthcare coverage for 2015 beginning on Saturday. The three-month open enrollment …

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Health data breach hitting Congress ‘could be extraordinary’

WEBFILE – Members of the House and Senate were informed Wednesday, March 8, 2023, that hackers may have gained access to their sensitive personal data in a …

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Virginia state senator continues to push for mental health funding

WEBGov. Glenn Youngkin proposed a $230 million mental health plan last December. Deeds has been critical of the governor’s plan. The senator said only about …

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Drugs to reverse opioid overdose now available in all Rockbridge …

WEBMarch 23, 2023 4 Mins Read. By Ned Newton. The Rockbridge County Public Schools Board has made Naloxone, a synthetic drug that reverses an opioid overdose, available …

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Virginia State Senator prepares to fight for mental health funding

WEBBy Teddy Jacobsen. S tate Sen. Creigh Deeds is getting ready to fight for more directed funding for behavioral mental health jobs, treatment and other services.. …

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Universities focus on athletes’ mental health after crises

WEBAmong the athletes surveyed by the NCAA, 53% said they believe their coaches are taking mental health concerns seriously. Memorial flowers and stuffed …

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Questions remain, 10 years after Shenandoah River fish kill

WEBBy Shannon McGovern In April of 2003, Virginia’s Environmental Quality Department received a call from a resident living on the North Fork of the Shenandoah …

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Centra Health to expand local special education services

WEBFebruary 11, 2016 3 Mins Read. By Henry Luzzatto. Centra Health, a Lynchburg-based health care company, will be opening a school for children with mental disabilities at the …

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RACS combats state-wide opioid crisis with free virtual training

WEBPublic health officials, law enforcement and community organizations say shutdowns and limits on social gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic have led to …

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Truck attack suspect is charged with terrorism offenses

WEBBy Colleen Long and Jennifer Peltz. NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors brought terrorism charges Wednesday against the Uzbek immigrant accused in the truck …

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