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Cougar Fit Club Hits the Trail

On November 29th, Mountain Heritage students participating in Cougar Fit Club had the opportunity to meet at the Black Mountain Crest trailhead off of Bolen’s Creek and go on a guided hike led by Tal Galton, owner of Snakeroot Ecotours based here in Yancey County. The...

Red Ribbon Week Speaker Visits Local Schools

Red Ribbon Week is an annual celebration and substance use prevention campaign which takes place nationwide in late October. This year, PATH, in partnership with Yancey and Mitchell County Schools, organized Red Ribbon Week events which included hosting a motivational...

Appalachian Youth To Youth Makes an Impact

Appalachian Youth to Youth, a teen empowerment and leadership program rooted in substance use prevention, has launched four middle school groups in Mitchell and Yancey counties this fall. The program seeks to develop the passions and strengths of young people while...

Cougar Fit Club Makes Fitness Fun

In the Spring of 2022, PATH restarted Cougar Fit Club, an after-school program for Mountain Heritage High School students. The program meets twice a week after school and promotes physical activity and peer-to-peer discussion. It creates an atmosphere of belonging...

Staff Updates: Fond Farewells and a Warm Welcome

There have been a few big changes at Partners Aligned Toward Health. Donna Sink Healthy Lifestyles Program Coordinator Donna Sink joins us as the new Healthy Lifestyles Program Coordinator after spending the past 16 years teaching Spanish and ESL in the Yancey County...

MYSATF attends the RX and Illicit Drug Summit

Earlier this year, several of the Mitchell Yancey Substance Abuse Task Force members were able to attend the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit. The Task Force is very grateful to the funding made available by the Strategic Planning Framework for Prescription Drugs (SPF-Rx)...

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