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Author Archives: Mona Dougani

Mona Dougani is a recent graduate from Queens University of Charlotte, where she majored in communications and minored in journalism. She was an Emma Bowen Fellow with NC Health News in the summer of 2021 and now is studying in Spain.

Participants in a falls prevention workshop look at photos of common household hazards around a white table.
Posted inAging

When loved ones with dementia wander, these programs aid families in need

by Mona Dougani August 5, 2021August 31, 2022
A man wearing a black shirt holds a glass jar filled with hemp flower. Behind him is a black sign with white and green letters reading "Cannabliss Dispensary
Posted inState Health Policy

Medical marijuana legislation could put NC in the green, advocates say

by Elizabeth Thompson and Mona Dougani July 13, 2021August 31, 2022
In a barbershop a man is standing and trimming another mans hair. The other man is sitting in a chair.
Posted inMinority Health

Vaccine and a haircut? Could be!

by Mona Dougani June 24, 2021June 23, 2021
shows three politicians who are usually at odds on the same dias, they're there in order to sign bills to provide COVID relief
Posted inState Health Policy

State Senate presents budget, with a bump up in spending for health and human services

by Mona Dougani June 23, 2021August 31, 2022
Woman who is a foster mom standing next to a plastic play table in her backyard.
Posted inChildren's Health

Proposed law could make life easier for North Carolina’s foster parents

by Mona Dougani June 16, 2021August 31, 2022
shows four people posing for a formal photo, two seated, two standing behind them. The two seated people are residents at a group home for people with intellectual / developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury.
Posted inDisabilities

Proposed bills would bump up pay for people caring for NC’s most vulnerable

by Mona Dougani June 9, 2021August 31, 2022

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