catastrophic flood and seeks to continue services to address the ongoing disaster of inaccessible
healthcare. While many healthcare providers understand the limitations of their institutions, the energy and common ground of west Asheville’s emergency response to Hurricane Helene next to the failure of regionwide healthcare response catalyzed efforts to sustain the collective. With a background on healthcare in the United States, examples of community-based healthcare models in the U.S., and reflections with core members, volunteer providers, and partner organizations, the Mutual Aid Wellness Collective illustrates a healthcare strategy that improves access, especially during disasters. By considering how healthcare providers mobilized during a crisis, adapted service delivery to meet local needs, and the struggle to sustain momentum, mutual aid presents a framework for equitable healthcare access for the dual disasters of climatic events and growing poverty in the United States.
A Master’s Paper submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina Asheville-University of North Carolina Gillings Master of Public Health Program in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health in the Place Based Health Concentration.]]>
Andrew Rainey]]>
University of North Carolina Asheville]]>
University of North Carolina Gillings]]>
July 18, 2025]]>
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Allison Lienemann]]>
December 15, 2025]]>
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Kyra Cavanaugh]]>
October 28, 2024]]>
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Isaac Denzer ]]>
December 12, 2025]]>
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Mindy Coleman]]>
December 19, 2025]]>
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Kyle Garrett]]>
September 26, 2024 - November 18, 2024]]>
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Nat Dickinson]]>
October 10, 2025]]>
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North Carolina State Emergency Response Team]]>
McChrystal Group]]>
Erin Sutton]]>
Ryan Arzamarski]]>
2025]]>
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Governor Josh Stein]]>
Office of the Governor (N.C.)]]>
September 25, 2025]]>
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Facing the Flood, a collection of stories of survival and organizing in WNC during Hurricane Helene. We hope this zine captures the intensity of those first few days of surviving the storm, when all we truly had was each other, as well as the incredible mutual aid organized that flourished in the weeks and months after the storm.
Features stories by Matt Wallace, Sari Janczlik, Chaz Radunsky, Beth Trigg, Wendy Stancil, Alice, Kate Wheeler, and Meredith Silver; and an interview with Cecilia Guerra and Rozalina Rodarte.
Editors: Alex Black, Meredith Silver, and Matt Wallace
Layout: Kendra Sarvadi
Cover Art: Meredith Silver
Interior Art: J
Printing Consultant: Dave Meesters
Download print and reading versions here.]]>
Rural Organizing and Resilience (ROAR)]]>
September 24, 2025]]>
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Anonymous]]>
September 27, 2025]]>
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Angela Haney Scott]]>
September 30, 2024]]>
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Duncan Pittman]]>
March 12, 2025]]>
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Charles Raffensperger]]>
November 18, 2024]]>
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Buncombe County Strategy & Innovation]]>
Heather Parkinson]]>
Max Taintor]]>
Buncombe County Government]]>
July 2025]]>
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Proud Roads: Poems in the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene, published by Loblolly Press, September 27, 2025]]>
Kelly Riedesel]]>
September 27, 2025]]>
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Poetry]]>
Beverly Loving ]]>
October 1, 2024]]>
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The Poet Joe Shelton]]>
September 3, 2025]]>
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Kari Koty]]>
October 23, 2024]]>
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Lena Garzarelli]]>
November 11, 2024]]>
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Lena Garzarelli]]>
October 15, 2024]]>
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Sociology of Disaster and Climate Change, Spring 2025]]>
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Sarah Spicer]]>
April 30, 2025]]>
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Jean Cassidy]]>
September 27, 2024]]>
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"Terrain, Infrastructure and Flood Processes" - An analysis of this uniquely destructive flooding event named Helene was called for, so in the absence of solid data, which is not in the public domain a Cause-Effect analysis was undertaken.
Updated September 17, 2025 with a second report, "North Fork Reservoir," an investigation into the physical cause of flood damage to Swannanoa.
Updated January 9, 2026 with two additional reports: "Logical fallacies, omissions and other invalid arguments" (dated November 24, 2025) and "What’s behind the public strategy of resilience following Hurricane Helene?" (dated December 31, 2025)]]>
H. J. Steen]]>
December 24, 2024]]>
September 12, 2025]]>
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This excerpt contains just the portion concerning the 1916 flood, pages 11-15 of the 24-page transcript (MS081.002F).
BCSC received the typed transcript only. Audiocassette has not been located by the donor.]]>
Arthur Lee Hill]]>
1983]]>
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Poetry]]>
Virginia Bower]]>
November 2024]]>
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This was written one week after Helene, when the roads were finally clear enough to get to my parents' house and bring some supplies. ]]>
Reuben Hollifield]]>
October 4, 2024]]>
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MAHEC - Mountain Area Health Education Center]]>
April 10, 2025]]>
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Tropical Storm Helene]]>
Keira McKibben]]>
October 16, 2024]]>
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Bruce Johnson]]>
January 21, 2025]]>
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Bruce Johnson]]>
September 25, 2024]]>
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Delicia Daniels]]>
June 8, 2025]]>
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Survival]]>
Jeannie Curtis]]>
September 27, 2024]]>
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A version of this "screenshot scrapbook" is also held in print format at Buncombe County Special Collections, Pack Memorial Library. Printed by Eric William Carroll. ]]>
Anonymous]]>
September 26, 2024 - November 12, 2024]]>
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River Arts District (Asheville, N.C.)]]>
Eva Huffaker]]>
May 3, 2025]]>
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Anonymous]]>
September 27, 2024]]>
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Poetry]]>
Tim Reaves]]>
March 11, 2025]]>
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Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance as part of the project Appalachian Phoenix. Read more on the Terpsicorps website.]]>
Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance]]>
2025]]>
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Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance as part of the project Appalachian Phoenix. Read more on the Terpsicorps website.]]>
Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance]]>
2025]]>
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Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance as part of the project Appalachian Phoenix. Read more on the Terpsicorps website.]]>
Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance]]>
2025]]>
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