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Robeson County residents still reeling from two prior hurricanes

September 6, 2019 by Greg Barnes

Robeson County residents still reeling from two prior hurricanes - North Carolina Health News

Nearly three years after Hurricane Matthew, many residents of the state’s second-poorest county are suffering mentally, physically and emotionally while the state grapples to provide relief funding. And now comes Dorian.

By Greg Barnes It’s been three years since Hurricane Matthew crashed into Robeson County, causing water to bubble up through the plumbing of Isa Alvarado’s mobile home and leaving behind a mold-infested mess. Alvarado, 63, didn’t vacate her Fairmont home after Matthew. She said she continued to live there, with her two children and a […]

shows cots and room dividers set up in a large room in a shelter prepared for Hurricane Dorian evacuees

People with special medical needs fleeing Hurricane Dorian might end up at a Clayton church

September 5, 2019 by Anne Blythe

People with special medical needs fleeing Hurricane Dorian might end up at a Clayton church - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina has opened a specialized medical needs shelter in Clayton and a 600-plus bed mega-shelter in Durham as Hurricane Dorian whirls through the Atlantic Ocean toward storm-weary coastal communities.

By Anne Blythe As Hurricane Dorian churned in the Atlantic Ocean, frustrating the meteorologists trying to predict its path, there was a bit of calm before the coming storm Wednesday at a specialized medical emergency shelter in Clayton. Amy O’Connor, a registered nurse at Duke, and Logan Spears, an emergency room nurse at Duke Raleigh […]

five women, some sitting, some standing look at the camera. One woman is wrapped in a blanket.

State Stands Up Specialized Medical Shelters for Sicker Evacuees

September 18, 2018 by Rose Hoban

State Stands Up Specialized Medical Shelters for Sicker Evacuees - North Carolina Health News

At present, DHHS has created at least four shelters for people with serious health issues, but there’s likely need for more.

By Rose Hoban As Hurricane Florence bore down on eastern North Carolina, Louise Bledson and her neighbors from Trenton, the tiny county seat in Jones County upstream from New Bern, got the word that buses would come to Jones Senior High School to take people out of the path of the rising Trent River. When […]

Normal blood cells (left) and the blood cells in Sickle cell disease, which do not flow through the circulatory system smoothly.

More African-American Blood Donors Needed for Sickle-cell, Other Treatments

June 18, 2018 by Thomas Goldsmith

More African-American Blood Donors Needed for Sickle-cell, Other Treatments - North Carolina Health News

Speakers at a Red Cross “blood diversity summit” urged increased donations by African Americans, who have historically given at far lower rates than whites.

By Thomas Goldsmith The need for increasing blood donations by African Americans grew into a cause for Sherry Johnson as she saw sickle cell disease threaten the health and lives of her daughters Jordan, Krista and Brianna. Then, in December, Jordan, 14, died of complications from the disease, a genetic blood disorder which disproportionately affects […]

Red Cross volunteers installed fire alarms in homes throughout Southeast Raleigh Saturday. The Red Cross also makes alarms available for free to people who ask for them. Photo credit: Rose Hoban

Wake, Brunswick Volunteers Work to Prevent Home Fires

March 30, 2015 by Editor

Wake, Brunswick Volunteers Work to Prevent Home Fires - North Carolina Health News

Volunteers for the Red Cross distributed free fire alarms this weekend in at-risk neighborhoods in Wake and Brunswick counties. By Rose Hoban Hundreds of volunteers knocked on doors throughout Wake and Brunswick counties this past weekend in an effort to save lives. Organized by the Eastern North Carolina chapter of the American Red Cross, the […]

National Weather Service map for Monday evening - Tuesday morning, Jan 6-7.

Brrrrrr … It’s Cold Out; Agencies Get Ready

January 7, 2014 by Editor

Brrrrrr … It’s Cold Out; Agencies Get Ready - North Carolina Health News

Overnight low temperatures this week could pose dangers to vulnerable people who don’t have adequate shelter. So, agencies around the state are preparing. By Rose Hoban On normal nights, the men’s shelter on Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill can hold up to 60 people. But when the weather gets bad – during hurricanes, snow or […]

Bystander CPR Missing from Rural, Minority Counties

November 25, 2013 by Editor

Bystander CPR Missing from Rural, Minority Counties - North Carolina Health News

Researchers from Duke University looked at who gets life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation during emergencies and found that living in rural areas could put a heart attack sufferer at greater risk of death. By Stephanie Soucheray Frantic pumps of the chest and that urgent kiss of life: Thanks to television and the movies, everyone thinks they know […]

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