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Author Archives: Leah Asmelash

Leah Asmelash is a rising junior in the Journalism and Mass Communication program at UNC Chapel Hill, and is NC Health News' 2017 summer intern. She's studying studying global studies with a focus on international politics, and will be at the Daily Tar Heel in the coming year.

a little boy walks away from the camera with an enormous backpack on his back
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Eliminating Pre-K Waiting Lists Proves a Knotty Problem

by Leah Asmelash July 18, 2017August 22, 2017

By Leah Asmelash In each version of the North Carolina budget presented this year, from Gov. Roy Cooper to leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, lawmakers crowed about how they were chipping away at waiting lists for the state’s subsidized NC Pre-K program. “Over the next two years, we’re adding $27 million […]

A folding chair has an addres taped to the back and on the seat is a card labeled "eviction"
Posted inHealthcare Workers

Dental Students Get A Lesson in Empathy

by Leah Asmelash July 6, 2017July 7, 2017
Posted inChildren's Health

Music and Barbecue To Fete Kids at the NCGA

by Leah Asmelash June 30, 2017July 11, 2017
three children with a laptop computer, their expressions show enthusiasm and excitement.
Posted inChildren's Health

Council Explores How to Meet New Guidelines for Helping Special Ed Kids

by Leah Asmelash June 15, 2017June 14, 2017
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Posted inChildren's Health

Education Bright Spot in Annual Ranking of Child Well-being

by Leah Asmelash June 14, 2017June 14, 2017
Posted inAging

People With Aphasia Get Voices Heard at NCGA

by Leah Asmelash June 8, 2017June 8, 2017

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