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Giving coal country a healthy makeover

Clip: 10/10/2014 | 7m 25s

In West Virginia's coal country, a growing health gap is fueled by shrinking industry.

One of the least healthy places in the United States is taking an unexpected shift toward better health. In West Virginia's coal country, a growing health gap is fueled in part by shrinking industry and prosperity. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how health workers and community leaders in Williamson are trying to turn that around with greater medical access, healthier food and a stronger economy.

10/10/2014 | Rating NR

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