Author: Eastern Kentucky Flood Rehabilitation StudyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Action Programs for Eastern Kentucky
Author: Eastern Kentucky Flood Rehabilitation StudyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Action Programs for Eastern Kentucky
Author: Blair AssociatesAction Programs for Eastern Kentucky
Author: Eastern Kentucky Flood Rehabilitation StudyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Action Programs for Eastern Kentucky
Author: Blair AssociatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Program 60 Report
Author: Eastern Kentucky Regional Planning CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Action Programs for Eastern Kentucky
Author: Kentucky. Department of CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Program 60, 1960-1970 : a decade of action for progress in Eastern Kentucky, a pattern for total development
Author: Eastern Kentucky Regional Planning CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Regional planning
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Missed Opportunities in the Mountains
Author: Bradley L. GoanCommunities in Action
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Cancer Crisis in Appalachia
Author: Nathan L. VanderfordPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 1950690059
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Kentucky has more cancer diagnoses and cancer-related deaths than any other state in the nation, and most of these cases are concentrated in the fifty-four counties that constitute the Appalachian region of the commonwealth. These high rankings can be attributed to factors such as elevated smoking rates, unhealthy eating habits, lower levels of education, and limited access to health care. What is lost in the statistics is just how life-changing cancer can be—something that editors Nathan L. Vanderford, Lauren Hudson, and Chris Prichard have endeavored to address. The Cancer Crisis in Appalachia features essays written by a group of twenty high school and five undergraduate students, all of whom are residents of Kentucky's Appalachian region and are participants in the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) program, which is funded by the National Cancer Institute's Youth Enjoy Science Program. These authentic and candid student essays detail the effects of cancer diagnoses and deaths on individuals, families, friends, and communities, and proclaim these cases as more than nameless statistics. The authors shed light on personal cancer stories in hopes of inspiring readers to avoid cancer-risk behaviors, get involved with cancer-prevention initiatives, give generously, and uplift cancer patients and their loved ones.