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Ohio Health Registry Athens County Registration
The Ohio Health Registry will hold its first Southeast Ohio registration in Athens on June 23rd. We will be collecting health data from people of all ages who live, work, or go to school near gas and oil infrastructure. Researchers need this data in order to research how living near injection wells, compressor stations, well… Read More
Senior Safety and Preparedness Day
May is Older Americans Month across the nation. Athens County is highlighting this celebration with Athens County Senior Safety Day on Thursday, May 17th at the Athens County Fairgrounds, 286 West Union Street in Athens, from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. Many groups from around Athens County have been working for months to plan a fun and… Read More
Lung Transplants Rise Amid Region’s Black Lung Epidemic
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Appalachian coalfields are in the midst of an epidemic of severe black lung disease. The debilitating and even deadly disease has recently begun to affect miners as young as 30. Dust from coal mines has scarred these miners’ lungs, so little of the air they breathe gets absorbed. In central Appalachia, researchers say, one… Read More
Stopping School Shootings: Researcher Says Compassionate Culture Can Help
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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In the wake of school shootings in Kentucky and Florida, a rash of copycat school threats throughout the Ohio Valley left law enforcement and school officials grappling with how to improve security. A school counseling expert says it’s useful to look at the potential school shootings that did not happen. His research focuses on how… Read More
Trump’s First Year Leaves Obamacare on Life Support in Ohio Valley
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Remember the American Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, or the Obamacare Repeal and Reconciliation Act? They were among the many Congressional proposals to end the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. If 2017 was the year of endless Obamacare debates, 2018 could be the year when we see the effects on… Read More
Discover Your Pastabilities
Learn the basics of making pasta! We’ll explore the process of making your own pasta and ways to incorporate fresh ingredients for fun color and flavor additions. We will wrap up by enjoying our homemade pasta in a vegetarian dish. This workshop will take place in the ACEnet kitchen. Located in building C. Enter through… Read More
Restricted Right: Ohio Valley Women Face Abortion Barriers
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A small gaggle of reporters points their microphones at reproductive rights activist Marcie Crim as she bluntly decries the shrinking access to abortion in the region. Crim stands just a few feet from the open door of the office of Governor Matt Bevin near the Capitol rotunda. Crim and Bevin may be physically close in… Read More
Tobacco’s Toll: New Push To Stop Smoking In Country’s Sickest States
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Hundreds of kids scurrying to buses are oblivious to a sign above them declaring Bourbon County High School “100 percent Tobacco Free.” But upstairs in the library, sophomore and anti-smoking advocate Jacob Steward unfurls a six-foot scroll with earth-toned papers trapped between clear sheets of laminate. He begins reading the anti-smoking slogans he’ll post around… Read More
The OUtlet: Season 6, Show 3
By: Abby Grisez
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This is the October 3rd, 2017 broadcast of The OUtlet from WOUB News. On this week’s show, our reporters will tell you about a new shop in Athens that is serving up more than just smoothies. Better Bystanders Week took place on Ohio University’s campus. Hear the interesting way they commemorated the event. And one… Read More
The Big Latch: Rising Breast-feeding Rates Could Boost Region’s Health
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Edwin Hall is dressed in a footed onsie covered in the pastel shades of monkeys and hippos. Although Edwin’s just seven weeks old he already tells his mom when he’s hungry with a sharp and persistent yelp. Soon after he gets her attention, Edwin is practicing his sucking technique. His mom, Sarah, with the dazed… Read More