When you think of “Appalachian cooking,” what comes to mind? For a lot of folks, it’s savory comfort foods like biscuits with sausage gravy, crispy fried chicken and mashed potatoes loaded with butter. But, what about folks who want that comfort food, without involving animals? Jan Brandenburg is a pharmacist and poet in Eastern Kentucky. Over the last 30 years, she’s collected and perfected recipes that take a plant-based approach to the Appalachian table. Producer Bill Lynch spoke with Brandenburg about her new book The Modern Mountain Cookbook.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Jun. 10, 2024

Annual Report Shows Good News, Bad News In W.Va. Children’s Health

When it comes to several different measures of overall well-being, a new report shows West Virginia’s children rank 44th nationally. But there are some important improvements.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz, Jun. 16, 2023

Child Care Access A Barrier To Improving Child Well-Being In W.Va.

West Virginia ranked 42nd in the nation for child well-being in this year’s KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Each year, the foundation chooses a specific hurdle to improving child well-being, and this year’s focus is the state of child care.

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WVPB News Jun. 18, 2019

Annual Report Finds W.Va. Improved on Most Markers of Child Well-Being

Over the past 30 years, the annual Kids County Data Book has been tracking things like low birth-weight babies, children in poverty and young children not…

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WVPB News Associated Press, Jul. 21, 2015

Report: More than 1 in 4 W.Va. Kids Living in Poverty

A new report says more than one in four West Virginiachildren are living in poverty.The annual KIDS Count report says the number of children living in…

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WVPB News Associated Press, Sep. 18, 2014

Study: 25 Percent of Pregnant W.Va. Women Smoke

More than 25 percent of pregnant women in West Virginia from 2008 to 2011 said they smoked during their pregnancy.Federal data and a state health…

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WVPB News Associated Press, Jul. 22, 2014

Report: Well-Being of W.Va. Children Improves

A private foundation says the well-being of West Virginia's children has improved over the past two decades. But there are still problem areas.A report…

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