Research Finds That Appalachia's Diseases of Despair Mortality Rates Continue to Be Higher Than the Rest of Nation
November 20, 2020
November 20, 2020
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Nov. 20 (TNSRep) -- The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago issued the following news release:
Appalachian Diseases of Despair, a new report from the Appalachian Regional Commission finds that despite overall declining mortality rates from diseases of despair (overdose, suicide, and liver disease) between 2017-2018, the Region's diseases of despair mortality rate in 2018 was still 36 percent higher than the rate for the non-App . . .
Appalachian Diseases of Despair, a new report from the Appalachian Regional Commission finds that despite overall declining mortality rates from diseases of despair (overdose, suicide, and liver disease) between 2017-2018, the Region's diseases of despair mortality rate in 2018 was still 36 percent higher than the rate for the non-App . . .