Health on the Margins is a limited investigative series from Radio Catskill exploring the Catskills region’s fragile healthcare deserts.
Latest episodes
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17 min
Rural Families Still Without Child Care Assistance 7 Months Later, Despite Hochul’s Child Care Push
Daycares are a lifeline for families: they provide parents and children structure, help build kids’ social skills, and offer weekly support for working families.But Sullivan County…
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14 min
Aging in Place: Senior Care, Caregivers, and the Rural Safety Net
In Episode 4 of Radio Catskill’s Health on the Margins, Patricio Robayo looks at what “aging in place” really takes—and why winter can turn small warning signs into emergencies.Win…
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19 min
Women’s Health Services Are Growing Farther Away. So Where Are Patients Turning?
In 2020, Sullivan County lost its only Planned Parenthood clinic. The next nearest Planned Parenthood clinic in Goshen closed four years later, along with three other upstate locat…
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22 min
Advocates Say Opioid Settlement Funds in New York Are Still Too Slow to Arrive – and Hard to Track
New York has secured over $2.5 billion in opioid settlement funds that it says will be distributed over the next 18 years. But how much of those dollars has actually improved rural…
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26 min
After Leading New York State in Overdoses, Sullivan County Enters New Phase in Fight Against Opioids
Opioid overdose deaths are down in New York state. But for many families still grieving or struggling, the fight is far from over. As the state enters a new phase in its fight agai…