Archive for December 2018

Which comes first, the chicken’s drug abuse or his emotional and mental problems? Or his unhealthy living habits? The top priorities identified by a recent United Way assessment don’t really have anything to do with chickens, but you get the idea. Rowan County residents have closely intertwined needs when it comes to substance use, mental…

SALISBURY — Through information from public opinion surveys, focus groups and statistical data provided by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, substance abuse, mental health and healthy lifestyle behaviors were identified as priorities in the Rowan County United Way needs assessment. Matt Simon and Erin Magee of the Gillings School presented their findings…

ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) – Substance use, and its connection with the opioid epidemic, emerged as Rowan County’s greatest concern in need of fixing, according to the Community Health and Human Service Needs Assessment presented by the Rowan County United Way on Tuesday morning. “It shows that it has to be addressed,” said Steve Fisher…