Betting on Reno (Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles on the Athens uninsured initiative, produced by graduate students in the Health and Medical Journalism Program at the University of Georgia. Visit the previous articles by clicking on the red button to the left.) More and more Americans, especially in rural…
Author: Alyssa Sellers
Nurses without jobs: A sign of the times
Amber Tench did her homework before deciding to enter a two-year nursing program last year. She talked with nurses, met with career counselors and searched the Internet. Then she took the leap. “I’ve always wanted to do something to help other people, but I also had to be practical,” said Tench, who graduated from Habersham County…