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June 23, 2016 - Aaron K. Nelson - Floyd County Chronicle The Appalachian Research and Defense Fund hosted gatherings on Saturday for former attorneys, staff, and friends of the organization, to celebrate the institution’s 45th anniversary. At the d...

PRESTONSBIRG – AppalReD staff, board members past and present, and other friends will come to Prestonsburg on Saturday, June 18 for a 45th anniversary celebration. AppalReD staff provides free legal services in civil cases to low income citizens in 3...

A baby born today to parents in Wolfe County can expect to live eight years less than a baby born in Fayette County. The reason is that while Campton and Lexington are just an hour apart, they differ significantly in ways that have an impact on heal...

AppalReD Legal Aid's Board of Directors will be meeting on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, 620 S. Limestone, Lexington, KY.

Published: May 20, 2016   HAZARD, Ky. (May 20, 2016) — For many University of Kentucky researchers who study health in Appalachia, the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) is an indispensible partner in conducting communit...

More Low-Income Kids Now Have Health Coverage NPR The expansion of Medicaid and continued enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program have boosted the proportion of eligible kids with health coverage to 91 percent, a study finds. Read ...

136 lawyers from 25 states volunteer to represent ex-disability clients of Eric Conn, who is under indictment for fraud   Check out this story on courier-journal.com.  Read more