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Soldiers with the 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard (ACNG) help escort Horry County Fire Rescue paramedics through flooded roads to reach someone in need of medical attention in Conway, S.C., during Hurricane Matthew, Friday, Oct. 8, 2016. SCNG Soldiers and Airmen were activated Oct. 4, 2016 in support of state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders with coastal evacuations and any services or resources needed to assist the citizens of South Carolina after Governor Nikki Haley declared a State of Emergency. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago.

Hospitals Cope with Lost Power, Contaminated Water in Matthew’s Wake

by Rose Hoban October 13, 2016September 29, 2024

Man dumping debris from a wheelbarrow onto a large refuse pile. After flooding from Hurricane Irene in 2011, some North Carolinians had a big clean up on their hands. Sea Level, NC, Sep 7 2011 --Flood damage from Hurricane Irene. FEMA photo/Tim Burkitt

Environmental Health, Featured, Infectious Disease, Public Health

When Floods Recede, Troubles Rise

by Catherine Clabby October 12, 2016July 14, 2017

Children's Health, NC Health Briefs, Public Health

Two New NC Counties Take on Paid Parental Leave

by Thomas Goldsmith October 11, 2016October 11, 2016

Dorothea Dix Hospital was known for almost a century as a lunatic asylum, as seen here in the inset to the 1872 "Bird's Eye View" map of Raleigh.

State Health Policy

Dorothea Dix Hospital – Interactive History Timeline

by Thomas Goldsmith October 11, 2016January 20, 2026

shows a hand that's holding several small onion like bulbs that are dirty

Mending a Native Food Web

by Catherine Clabby October 10, 2016April 10, 2023

J.D. Goates, a senior at Brigham Young University, tried to take his life at 17. The decadelong rise in youth suicide in the U.S. has been particularly steep in Utah, which has launched several suicide prevention efforts aimed at young people.

Children's Health, Mental Health, NC Health Briefs, Public Health, State Health Policy

Increase in Youth Suicide Prompts Some States to Act

by Editor October 6, 2016October 6, 2016