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A newly installed overdose prevention kiosk containing naloxone, fentanyl testing strips and other harm reduction supplies near the entrance of the Wilson County Health Department.

Wilson County installs naloxone kiosks to fight opioid overdose deaths

by Jaymie Baxley April 14, 2025

A medical assistant in light blue scrubs wraps a blood pressure cuff on a young woman's arm in a school-based telehealth clinic.

Children's Health

School-based telehealth expands further in North Carolina

by Jennifer Fernandez April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

From left: Dalton Barrett, manager of the Edgecombe County Community Paramedic Program, Tia Foula, assistant manager of Nash County and Tiffany Moore, behavioral task force coordinator for the Beaufort County Health Department.

Three rural NC counties map out paths to reducing overdose deaths

by Jaymie Baxley April 3, 2025

Close up of a small child's face covered in a red rash indicative of measles.

Children's Health

North Carolina preps for potential measles outbreak

by Jennifer Fernandez April 1, 2025April 1, 2025

N.C. Gov. Josh Stein, a white man with short hair wearing a suit, speaks into a microphone while standing in front of a lectern during the 2025 Rural Summit at the Marriott Crabtree Valley hotel in Raleigh. Stein’s remarks are being broadcast live on a large screen behind him.

With Medicaid in Washington’s crosshairs, North Carolinians rally against federal cuts

by Jaymie Baxley March 31, 2025March 31, 2025

shows a Black woman sitting at a desk with several monitors. She's the person who oversees maternal health for the state of North Carolina.

Too costly to keep, but too important to lose. Solving paradox of NC rural women’s health services

by Carolina Public Press March 23, 2025March 23, 2025