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People who leave the Buncombe County Detention Facility now receive care kits containing toiletries and personal items upon their departure. The kits include a comb, HotHands hand warmers, sanitizing wipes, a toothbrush, toothpaste, socks, sunscreen and lip balm, and come in a reusable bag. The kit also includes contact information for food pantries and health care support.<\/p>\n
The detention facility began distributing the kits the week before Christmas, says the Rev. Scott Rogers<\/strong> of Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry. The project is a joint effort between the Buncombe County Sheriff\u2019s Office, ABCCM, Biltmore Church, Elevation Church and Western Carolina Rescue Ministries.<\/p>\n Rogers says the intention behind the kit was to equip people who\u2019ve exited the criminal justice system with \u201cbasic necessities that [otherwise] might be shoplifted.\u201d\u00a0 He called the program part of a larger effort by the Sheriff\u2019s Office to address aspects of release that can impact recidivism. \u201cThis is one small step in that direction,\u201d Rogers says.<\/p>\n The Mountain Area Health Education Center Medical Mentoring Program is accepting applications through Saturday, March 18, for rising high school seniors for the 2023-24 school year.<\/p>\n Students from Black, Indigenous or underrepresented Asian communities who attend Asheville City Schools or Buncombe County Schools and are interested in pursuing a health care profession and have a minimum weighted grade point average of 3.0 are eligible to apply. Students in the program will shadow MAHEC health professionals as well as attend educational lectures. MMP provides 135 credit hours for one semester and is credited as an honors-level course.<\/p>\n The MMP is holding information sessions for students, parents, teachers and school administrators about the program for 4-6 p.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 18, and Feb. 15 at MAHEC. RSVP for information sessions at avl.mx\/c97<\/a>. For more information, contact director of health careers and diversity education Leslie Council<\/strong> at 828-257-4479 or Leslie.Council@mahec.net.<\/p>\n Galen College of Nursing, an affiliate of Mission Health, opened Dec. 15. The college will offer a three-year Bachelor of Science degree, a two-year associate degree in nursing and a licensed practice nurse program that offers an associate degree in nursing bridge option. Galen College of Nursing is a private nursing college with campuses in eight states and online.<\/p>\n Full- and part-time employees of Mission Health may be eligible for up to $5,250 per calendar year in reimbursements for applicable higher education tuition, books and course-related fees at Galen and other schools, according to a press release from Mission spokesperson Nancy Lindell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Asheville campus of Galen College of Nursing is at 30 Town Square Blvd., Suite 220, in Biltmore Park. The college offers four enrollments per year. Learn more at galencollege.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n Femwell, a clinic focused on women\u2019s health, opened Monday, Jan. 2, in Hendersonville. Femwell\u2019s founder is Dr. Alyssa Brussee<\/strong>, an occupational therapist.<\/p>\n Available services include pelvic core therapy, perinatal education, postpartum education, pregnancy nutrition counseling and doula support services. Cognitive behavioral therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy also are available. The clinic is holding a support group for new moms 10-11 a.m. every Wednesday, hosted by childbirth educator and doula Emma Mang<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Femwell is accepting new clients; it does not bill insurance directly but can provide a \u201csuperbill\u201d for clients to pursue reimbursement. For more information, visit femwellwomenshealth.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Haywood Street Respite will receive a grant of more than $500,000 from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council and the United Health Foundation, a philanthropic foundation of the United Health Group.<\/p>\n The grant will be used to expand Haywood Street\u2019s medical respite program<\/a>, which allows homeless adults a short-term place to stay following discharge from the hospital, to include those recovering from behavioral health care.<\/p>\n Haywood Street Respite is one of 130 such programs in the nation and provides three meals a day and transportation to medical appointments. Haywood Street is one of four organizations nationwide to receive a grant for expanding respite care for behavioral health.<\/p>\n The experiences of Charles S. Norburn<\/strong>, a surgeon and general practitioner in Asheville during the 20th century, are the subject of The Cry in the Night<\/em>, which was published in October.<\/p>\n The book includes stories from Norburn\u2019s years of practice. He served in the Navy during World War I, made house calls throughout WNC while it was still mostly rural and established a hospital<\/a> in Asheville called the Norburn Hospital and Clinic during the 1920s. Norburn died in 1990.<\/p>\n The Cry in the Night<\/em> is edited by Lillian N. Alexander<\/strong>, the author\u2019s daughter, and can be purchased at avl.mx\/c9u<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mission Hospital is relaunching two support groups that were put on pause at the beginning of the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n The Asheville aphasia support group, which is for people experiencing aphasia following a stroke or head injury, meets from 10-11 a.m. Fridays, Western Carolina University Building \u2013 Room 345 in Biltmore Park Town Square, 28 Schenck Parkway. A free parking deck with elevators is behind the WCU Building or next to P.F. Chang\u2019s restaurant.<\/p>\n The aphasia support group is a collaboration between Mission Health and WCU. For more information, contact Kate Roellgen<\/strong> at the WCU Speech and Hearing Clinic at 828-227-7251 or Mission Hospital RN stroke coordinator Jessica Martin<\/strong> at 828-989-6182.<\/p>\n The stroke survivor and caregiver support group meets 5-6 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month, 1 Hospital Drive, Asheville, fifth floor, room 5205. A free parking deck is at the rear of the building.<\/p>\n For more information, contact Martin at 828-989-6182 or Mission Hospital RN stroke coordinator Melissa Hanrahan<\/strong> at 828-213-8732.<\/p>\nMedical mentor program accepts applications<\/h3>\n
Galen College of Nursing opens<\/h3>\n
Women\u2019s health center opens in Hendersonville<\/h3>\n
Haywood Street gains behavioral health grant<\/h3>\n
Book by WNC doctor posthumously published<\/h3>\n
Mission relaunches two support groups<\/h3>\n
Movers and shakers<\/h3>\n
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Dr. Amal Das<\/strong> retired from Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, a department of Pardee Hospital, on Dec. 31. Das joined the medical staff at Pardee Hospital in 1989 and served as chair of its Department of Surgery from 2004-05.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMark your calendars<\/h3>\n
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