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Healthcare Throughout the Lifespan: SEARCH Tackles Access Issues in Western North Carolina

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Jul 293 min read

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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Mar 181 min read

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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Connecting and Sharing Healthcare Concerns and Resources in our Community

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Jun 5, 20233 min read

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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SEARCH Events Are Springing Up! May 18 Community Forum Next

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Apr 27, 20232 min read

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, 20231 min read

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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Up Next: Phone Calls to Legislators As Over 150 Postcards Make Their Way to Raleigh

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Feb 1, 20232 min read

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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Take Action to Push Medicaid Expansion Over the Finish Line in 2023!

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Jan 19, 20231 min read

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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Make 2023 the year that the N.C. Legislature votes to Expand Medicaid

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Jan 17, 20232 min read

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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Mental Health Round Table Forms Strategies to Support Youth Following COVID Isolation & Stresses

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Oct 26, 20222 min read

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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September Meeting Highlights YMCA Plans and "Moms & Babies" Survey

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Oct 13, 20223 min read

September Meeting Highlights YMCA Plans and "Moms & Babies" Survey

Flowers were provided by SEARCH volunteer Sandra Saunders. Autumn was barely three hours old when we kicked off our second public meeting...

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SEARCH Invites You to a Presentation & Family Friendly Supper in Spruce Pine

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Sep 6, 20221 min read

SEARCH Invites You to a Presentation & Family Friendly Supper in Spruce Pine

RSVP to the SEPTEMBER 22 SEARCH Event HERE

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Public Comment Open on 3 Proposals for 67 New Hospital Beds in Buncombe County

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Jul 11, 20222 min read

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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A June SEARCH Party with a Purpose - Photos from the Burnsville Town Center

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Jul 6, 20222 min read

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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Come to Our First Public Party in Two Years!

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Jun 1, 20221 min read

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, 20223 min read

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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A.G. Josh Stein's Asheville Roundtable on Hospital Consolidation Pivots to HCA Concerns

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May 17, 20224 min read

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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SEARCH Gains Two New Board Members With Valuable Insights on Rural Healthcare

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Apr 4, 20222 min read

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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Dr. Liz Peverall Discusses the Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccines Despite Breakthrough Cases

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Mar 30, 20221 min read

Dr. Liz Peverall Discusses the Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccines Despite Breakthrough Cases

Dr. Liz Peverall recently sat down with Mountain Community Health Partnership to discuss why COVID-19 vaccines are extremely beneficial,...

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SEARCH's Bring Summer Back Group Remains an Effective Collaboration

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Mar 23, 20222 min read

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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Dr. Chad Smoker talks COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility & Safety for Children & Teens

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Feb 9, 20221 min read

Dr. Chad Smoker talks COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility & Safety for Children & Teens

Dr. Chad Smoker recently sat down with Mountain Community Health Partnership to talk about COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and safety for...

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