Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
Aug 23, 2022 | Events, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Yancey, Uncategorized
Fifty local kids came out to hone their tennis skills during the 13th Annual Toe River Racqueteers Tennis Camp held at the Mountain Heritage High School tennis courts this month. Under the guidance of local resident and renowned coach Michael Baldwin, USTPA Master...
Aug 23, 2022 | Events, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Yancey, Uncategorized
This summer was one for the books! The Sizzlin’ Summer Series had an outstanding turnout of over 1,900 participants; our highest number ever! The Sizzlin’ Summer series, co-sponsored by Healthy Yancey, the Town of Burnsville, and Yancey County Government, was a chance...
Aug 23, 2022 | CARE Initiative, Healthy Lifestyles
In May, the Community Ambassador Real Equality (CARE) Team was accepted to present at the National Rural Health Association’s Annual Rural Health Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Members of the CARE planning team, Schell McCall and Hannah Robinson of PATH,...
Aug 1, 2022 | Substance Abuse
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)...