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shows people on a dias who are wearing masks to prevent the transmission of COVID
Posted inPublic Health

Coronavirus Today – Nov. 23 – Mask mandate tightened; Greensboro toughens enforcement

by Anne Blythe November 23, 2020October 25, 2022

By Anne Blythe Gov. Roy Cooper minced no words on Monday when he gave an update on North Carolina’s COVID-19 trends and metrics. “We are in danger,” Cooper told reporters during an afternoon briefing. “This is a pivotal moment in our fight against the coronavirus. Our actions now will determine the fate of many.” The […]

Shows a brunette woman in a dark dress standing at a podium, with a grim, determined look on her face as she looks at the camera. She's worried about the state of North Carolina's COVID outbreak. IN the upper right hand corner, a sign language interpreter gestures with his hands.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Nov. 12 COVID spread in rural NC; Testing for holiday travelers and college students; Insurance and travel testing

by Anne Blythe November 12, 2020October 27, 2022
A field scientist drags a cloth across the ground to gather ticks
Posted inChronic Disease

Ticks continue creeping southward in North Carolina

by Greg Barnes August 5, 2020August 6, 2020
The Appalachian Mountains near the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina may benefit from the ARC's recovery ecosystem model. The area has a quickly growing outbreak of COVID-19
Posted inRural Health

New dollars target opioid misuse, workforce revitalization in WNC

by Liora Engel-Smith September 11, 2019September 12, 2019
A county by county map of US colored to show opioid death risk, including access to medication-assisted treatment
Posted inSubstance Use

Forty-one N.C. counties classified as “high risk” in new opioid study

by Yen Duong July 23, 2019July 23, 2019
Posted inRural Health

Life Expectancy Gap Widens for Appalachia

by Rose Hoban August 30, 2017April 15, 2021

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