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A young woman is hugging her toddler in a pumpkin field. She is Madavia Johnson of Clayton N.C. and her story of how her Medicaid coverage ended before she could get help for her postpartum anxiety makes up the first few paragraphs of the story.

Medicaid tweak might offer means to improve U.S. maternal health

by KFF Health News November 22, 2019November 19, 2019

Several students sit on a sidewalk, they are all working on a PFAS project together

Environmental Health

Raleigh students take on PFAS pollution

by Greg Barnes November 21, 2019November 19, 2019

State Health Policy

Gov. Cooper signs Storm Recovery Act despite concerns

by Anne Blythe November 20, 2019November 19, 2019

shows a red cross with the word Medicaid printed on it, in front of a pile of dollar bills. For Medicaid transformation

NC’s Medicaid transformation suspended indefinitely

by Anne Blythe November 20, 2019November 19, 2019

A municipal drinking water plant. Unlike at a private well, water is treated for bactria and for chemicals such as 1.4 dioxane at a central location, then pumped through pipes to residents. This can symbolize 1,4 dioxane contamination and clean water.

Environmental Health

DEQ records show repeated releases of probable carcinogen into Haw River

by Greg Barnes November 19, 2019November 19, 2019

A still of a child in a dangerous environment for a movie about childhood trauma. The movie is called “Resilience: The Biology of Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope”

Children's Health

Statewide screening Tuesday night of “Resilience” documentary on childhood trauma effects

by Sarah Ovaska November 19, 2019November 18, 2019