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Category: State Health Policy

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Posted inPrison Health

Breaking Point: Two years of pandemic measures take a toll on prisoners during Omicron surge

by Elizabeth Thompson January 28, 2022January 28, 2022
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Posted inChildren's Health

Making music, changing lives: Youth orchestras help at-risk kids

by Elizabeth Thompson January 13, 2022January 12, 2022
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Posted inRural Health

Vaccines become more accessible to farmworkers, but many still struggle with internet access

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven January 10, 2022March 23, 2022
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Posted inSubstance Use

Contradictory state laws aimed at stopping drug overdoses aren’t applied equally

by Melba Newsome January 6, 2022January 6, 2022
Jail suicides are on the rise in North Carolina
Posted inPrison Health

‘Worst case scenario’: Omicron looms large over NC prisons

by Elizabeth Thompson January 4, 2022January 3, 2022
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Posted inPublic Health

NC Health News’ top ten reader picks in 2021

by Rose Hoban, Anne Blythe, Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven, Thomas Goldsmith, Taylor Knopf and Elizabeth Thompson December 30, 2021December 30, 2021

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