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Author Archives: Liora Engel-Smith

Liora Engel-Smith joined NC Health News in July 2019 and covers policies, programs and issues that affect rural areas. She has previously worked for the The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire and the Muscatine Journal in Iowa. Engel-Smith has degrees in both public health and journalism.

Two students work with a patient in a dental clinic
Posted inOral Health

Even before coronavirus, almost half of adults in rural areas went without dental care

by Liora Engel-Smith July 20, 2021December 8, 2021

By Liora Engel-Smith Millions of rural residents have not seen a dentist in over a year, a recent CDC report reveals.  In 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic forced dentists to shut down, 42 percent of adults in rural areas did not receive dental care, according to the survey. In urban areas, roughly a third of […]

shows a reel of fiberoptic cable being pulled behind a tractor as the cable is being laid in the country side
Posted inRural Health

In North Carolina’s mountains, broadband isn’t a given

by Liora Engel-Smith July 7, 2021August 18, 2021
Posted inInfectious Disease

Masks for some (not all): Gyms navigate murky vaccine terrain as exercise classes fill up

by Liora Engel-Smith June 28, 2021June 27, 2021
A screenshot of Medicaid managed care website
Posted inMedicaid

La campaña de divulgación sobre la atención administrada de Medicaid en NC no llegó a todos los afiliados

by Liora Engel-Smith June 22, 2021June 24, 2021
A screenshot of Medicaid managed care website
Posted inMedicaid

NC Medicaid managed care information blitz did not reach all enrollees

by Liora Engel-Smith June 22, 2021June 24, 2021
A resident listening to a baby's heart
Posted inRural Health

Tackling NC’s rural provider shortage, one residency slot at a time

by Liora Engel-Smith June 11, 2021June 10, 2021

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