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Healthcare Throughout the Lifespan: SEARCH Tackles Access Issues in Western North Carolina
by SEARCH Board member Sarah Melotte Image by Conrad Leavitt/Trillivision To address the critical issue of healthcare access in Western...
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- May 6
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- Mar 18
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SEARCH 2023 Annual Report
Welcome to the 4th Annual Report. Within it you'll find a review of SEARCH's projects and events focused on the communities of Mitchell...
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- Jun 5, 2023
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Connecting and Sharing Healthcare Concerns and Resources in our Community
One of SEARCH’s missions is to connect: to create bridges between organizations and make healthcare information accessible to the public....
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- Apr 27, 2023
- 2 min
SEARCH Events Are Springing Up! May 18 Community Forum Next
Spring has sprouted many opportunities to engage with our community: SEARCH's Homeplace and Hog Hollow Nonprofit Night, PATH's Burnsville...
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- Feb 23, 2023
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SEARCH 2022 Annual Report
Welcome to the 3rd Annual Report. We hope you'll read about the year and find ideas and images that show our work in and for the...
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- Feb 1, 2023
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Up Next: Phone Calls to Legislators As Over 150 Postcards Make Their Way to Raleigh
Last Thursday evening more than 40 community members joined SEARCH for a postcard-writing party at Homeplace Beer Company in Burnsville. ...
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- Jan 19, 2023
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Take Action to Push Medicaid Expansion Over the Finish Line in 2023!
Show your love this Valentine's season by advocating for affordable healthcare for all North Carolinians SEARCH encourages our...
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- Jan 17, 2023
- 2 min
Make 2023 the year that the N.C. Legislature votes to Expand Medicaid
Shockingly, North Carolina is one of only 11 states that has not expanded Medicaid. Recently, SEARCH attended a local presentation on...
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- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Mental Health Round Table Forms Strategies to Support Youth Following COVID Isolation & Stresses
In the spring of 2022, SEARCH’s Bring Summer Back Committee (BSB), which began as a collaborative partnership for fighting the COVID...
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- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
Public Comment Open on 3 Proposals for 67 New Hospital Beds in Buncombe County
Would you like to comment on the three applications that were submitted to provide 67 acute care hospital beds in Buncombe County to...
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- Jul 6, 2022
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A June SEARCH Party with a Purpose - Photos from the Burnsville Town Center
Photos by Jan Graham The June 16 SEARCH Party at the Burnsville Town Center got under way as guests mingled and enjoyed refreshments....
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- Jun 1, 2022
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Come to Our First Public Party in Two Years!
When: Thursday, June 16 Time: 7:00- 8:30pm Where: Burnsville Town Center (6 South Main Street, just below the Town Square) Who: SEARCH...
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- May 17, 2022
- 3 min
The Independent Monitor Comes to Town
Recently ten SEARCHers (present or past board and committee members) met in-person in Spruce Pine with Tom Urban and Ginger Smith of the...
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- May 17, 2022
- 4 min
A.G. Josh Stein's Asheville Roundtable on Hospital Consolidation Pivots to HCA Concerns
AG Josh Stein invited local leaders, healthcare advocates, health care providers, and elected officials to a round table in Asheville...
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- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
SEARCH Gains Two New Board Members With Valuable Insights on Rural Healthcare
At their March meeting the Board of Directors of SEARCH welcomed two new members, both with valuable perspectives on rural healthcare....
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- Mar 23, 2022
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SEARCH's Bring Summer Back Group Remains an Effective Collaboration
Even as COVID numbers are falling, a committee formed a year ago to share information and resources continues to meet virtually, and the...
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- Jan 20, 2022
- 1 min
Local Family Medicine Physician Speaks About the Omicron Variant & Children
Last week, as part of the M-Y Health Matters podcast series produced by SEARCH and WKYK/WTOE Radio, Bruce Ikard interviewed Dr. Steve...
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- Nov 29, 2021
- 9 min
VIDEO: SEARCH Hosts Ambulance Services Forum for Mitchell & Yancey Residents
We take ambulance service for granted in our area, but do we really know how it works? You may wonder what to expect when you call 911,...
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- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
Current COVID Vaccine & Testing Availability in Mitchell & Yancey Counties
This list is current as of January 10, 2022, and is subject to change as availability varies. (Email any known changes to...
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