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Mental Health Focus: Dr. Brian Wright Sheds Light on Winter Blues
The holidays and the general gloominess of the winter season can contribute to depression and anxiety for many people. Brian Wright, MD, a Mercer Medicine psychiatrist, explains the winter blues.
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Telehealth as a Tool for Health Care Access in Rural Communities
The Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center sponsored the installation of telehealth equipment at Mercer Medicine Harris County in Hamilton, Georgia, as part of a pilot project to expand health care access in rural communities. Telehealth not only gives an opportunity for people to reach a primary care provider, but it also increases access to subspecialists without the patient having to travel away from their home county.
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GRHIC’s Community Health Reporter Program Is a Crowdsourced Approach to Delivering Health Care Access Data
Community health reporters develop and maintain lists of health care resources, providers, and locations in rural communities.
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A Reflection: Faith in Rural Health Putnam County Collaborative Day of Health
GRHIC, MUSM, and the School of Theology worked with community leaders of Putnam County for the first-of-its-kind Putnam County Collaborative Health Fair on Saturday, Oct. 28, in downtown Eatonton.
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GRHIC, Mercer School of Medicine, and Georgia 4-H Partner to Provide Pathways to Higher Education for High School Youth
GRHIC and the School of Medicine joined forces with Mercer University Undergraduate Admissions and Georgia 4-H for Mercer Day at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton.
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GRHIC and Randolph County Family Connection Host Haircuts & Hams Health and Wellness Event for Men
The Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) embarked on a challenge to meet the health and wellness needs of rural Georgia citizens through a state-of-the-art approach via partnerships with barbers and beauticians. The sole mission of the Barbershop & Beauty Shop Health Initiative is to bring health promotion programs where many people feel most comfortable in their communities.
Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center
Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center