Abstract
In 2012, Roanoke Virginia was becoming a city of haves and have-nots, a place where many were benefitting from revitalization underway but too many were seeing their situation grow worse and becoming even more entrenched. Poverty with levels as high as 50% in some neighborhoods; life expectancy sometimes 14 years shorter than those living just one or two neighborhoods over; and lack of access to fresh food, medical care, and economic opportunities—all within view of the largest hospital in the region was unacceptable.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.13023/jah.0103.04
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Cowell RS Jr. A mountain city responds to the challenge of improving health outcomes. J Appalach Health 2019;1(3):27–32. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13023/jah.0103.04
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