From The Red River Gorge To The Rockies, Adaptive Climbers Expand Access

This October, the Adaptive Climbers Festival will gather in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge for the fifth year. In 2023, Folkways Reporter Emily Chen-Newton covered the event for Inside Appalachia. Since then, the Adaptive Climbers Festival has grown. Organizers say they’re nearly at capacity, with 300 climbers, caregivers and volunteers. Ahead of the festival, the campground has made accessibility improvements. Volunteers with the ACF have also been sprucing up the trails.

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Health & Science Maria Young, About 20 hours ago

Award Aims To Increase Nurses In W.Va.

An award of more than $290,000 is expected to support training for roughly 100 more nursing students from rural counties in West Virginia.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz, Sep. 15, 2026

Health Secretary Predicts Another $199M In RHTP Funds

West Virginia received $199 million in the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program. Dr. Arvin Singh, secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health, told lawmakers he expects the state's level of funding to remain the same next year.

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Government Maria Young, Sep. 04, 2026

$2.4 Million Awarded To Help W.Va. Residents Stay Healthy, Working

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced nearly $2.4 million he said would help West Virginians stay healthy and able to work.

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Health & Science Maria Young, Aug. 25, 2026

Funds Available To Increase Rural Healthcare Transportation

$2.3 million is available to increase transportation to healthcare in rural parts of West Virginia.

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Health & Science Eric Douglas, Jul. 16, 2026

Funding Opportunities For Health Programs Now Open

A key goal for West Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program plan is to improve health outcomes to get more people back into the workforce.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Jun. 24, 2026

Improving Health Care Access In Rural Communities, This West Virginia Morning

A $1 million initiative through the Rural Health Transformation Program aims to help rural EMS agencies expand access to health care in rural and underserved areas of West Virginia. We spoke with Secretary of Health Dr. Arvin Singh to understand how the program is designed to work – and who it will focus on first.

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