
Beaver College of Health Sciences receives grant to expand rural healthcare
Jul 24, 2015
BOONE—The Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University has received a $175,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation to support...

Recent update to Communication Disorders Clinic means improved care for patients and community
May 18, 2015
BOONE- A technological upgrade to the Charles E. and Geneva S. Scott Scottish Rite Communication Disorders Clinic at Appalachian State University will...

Reducing the growth rate of costs and developing regional care networks are key to improving health care, says Community Care of North Carolina president
Apr 29, 2015
BOONE- National health care reform in the United States is a widely discussed current topic, but Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) president and...

Nursing professor to publish second book on regional history of nursing
Apr 27, 2015
Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing Phoebe Ann Pollitt will have her second book on the history of nursing in North Carolina and the Appa...

Nutrition instructor receives Excellence in Practice award
Apr 27, 2015
Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management Paul Moore was awarded the 2015 Excellence in Practice Award from the Wei...

College joins alliance to increase minorities entering the health professions in North Carolina
Mar 31, 2015
Former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, recently met with 20 colleges, organizations and health a...

Appalachian’s College of Health Sciences named for Hickory-area businessman
Mar 27, 2015
BOONE—The College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University has been named for an Appalachian alumnus and pioneer in the health care indust...

2015 College of Health Sciences Alumni Symposium panel topics announced
Mar 3, 2015
BOONE- The College of Health Sciences recently announced the panel discussion topics for the 2015 Alumni Symposium in conjunction with the 2015 Blue C...

Professors awarded grant for collaborative research project
Feb 23, 2015
Professors Richard Christiana, Becki Battista, and Joy James were awarded a $3,000 research grant from the U.S. Play Coalition in February during the ...

Exercise Science students present at annual conference
Feb 20, 2015
Over 20 students and professors from the Exercise Science program in the Department of Health and Exercise Science attended the Southeast American Col...