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Union, Cabarrus, other counties look to cut ties with Cardinal

October 20, 2020 by Rose Hoban

Union, Cabarrus, other counties look to cut ties with Cardinal - North Carolina Health News

Union and Cabarrus counties are exploring changing mental health management organizations ahead of a critical deadline. Others may follow suit.

By Rose Hoban With little debate, members of the Union County board of commissioners voted unanimously Monday afternoon to disengage the county from their relationship with Cardinal Innovations, which has managed mental health services there for years. Several hours later, Cabarrus County commissioners followed suit, initiating the process of severing ties with the organization, which […]

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Coronavirus deaths bring attention to privatized state veterans homes

July 31, 2020 by Thomas Goldsmith

Coronavirus deaths bring attention to privatized state veterans homes - North Carolina Health News

As COVID-19 outbreaks moved through North Carolina this year, nursing home residents quickly numbered high among those who became infected. Among that population, 36 North Carolina residents of military service died of the novel coronavirus in state-owned veterans nursing homes managed by a Georgia conglomerate, PruittHealth.

By Thomas Goldsmith and Riley Davis With the federal government footing much of the operations bill, state veterans homes have existed since the Civil War, first to care for homeless survivors of war and those with disabilities. A second wave of soldier’s homes came after World War I. “Prior to World War I, programs for […]

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Coronavirus Today – May 19 – Heated Lincoln County debate; nod to older North Carolinians; Avery County gets first COVID case

May 19, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – May 19 – Heated Lincoln County debate; nod to older North Carolinians; Avery County gets first COVID case - North Carolina Health News

Pressures mount to reopen restaurants, salons and churches as governor contemplates moving to the next phase.

By North Carolina Health News staff Defiance in Lincoln County A Lincoln County restaurant owner who also is a member of the county board of commissioners opened his restaurant in Vale on Monday in defiance of the governor’s statewide stay-at-home order. Carrol Dean Mitchem was cited by Sheriff Bill Beam for violating Gov. Roy Cooper’s […]

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Coronavirus Today – May 12 – Pandemic politics; NC manufacturers help; mental health awareness

May 12, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – May 12 – Pandemic politics; NC manufacturers help; mental health awareness - North Carolina Health News

Political divides are emerging again during the pandemic slightly more than a week after Republicans and Democrats reached consensus on a relief package.

By North Carolina Health News staff ‘Pandemics cannot be partisan’ Eight days have passed since Republican leaders at the helm of the General Assembly stood side-by-side with Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, to show that the two parties could come together in consensus to support a $1.5 billion pandemic relief package. The harmony was short-lived. […]

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Coronavirus Today – March 25 – NC reports first deaths, stay home orders

March 25, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – March 25 – NC reports first deaths, stay home orders - North Carolina Health News

As North Carolina reports its first coronavirus deaths, communities have set their own shelter in place orders. Meanwhile, state officials hinted that stricter social isolation measures may be on the horizon.

North Carolina Health News staff Note: North Carolina Health News has chosen to report the official daily DHHS tallies of positive tests hospitalizations and deaths. We are using our limited resources to bring you in-depth stories about the impact of COVID-19 rather than spending our days chasing numbers that individual municipalities release. North Carolina reported […]

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COVID-19 claims first lives in North Carolina

March 25, 2020 by Anne Blythe

COVID-19 claims first lives in North Carolina - North Carolina Health News

First two coronavirus deaths were reported in North Carolina today. Governor laments that more are likely coming.

By Anne Blythe North Carolina reported its first deaths related to COVID-19 on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after the first person in this state tested positive for the extremely contagious virus. A Cabarrus County man, in his late 70s with several underlying medical conditions, died on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Health and […]

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COVID-19 gets real in Charlotte

March 17, 2020 by Melba Newsome

COVID-19 gets real in Charlotte - North Carolina Health News

With reports of the first cases of the novel coronavirus in the Charlotte Mecklenburg area, life in and around the Queen City looks very different from just a week ago.

By Melba Newsome The first major impact of the coronavirus on the Charlotte-area happened when someone 2,000 miles away got the virus. Immediately after the Hornets’ come-from-behind victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, the NBA announced it was suspending the entire season indefinitely after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. […]

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

July 23, 2019 by Yen Duong

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

In a national study, researchers classified 41 North Carolina counties as “opioid high-risk” with few providers of medication-assisted treatment and many opioid-related deaths.

By Yen Duong While conversations about the national opioid epidemic often focus on hardest-hit states such as Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky, few people have analyzed county-by-county trends, where those state’s policies can make a difference. But a new study, published last month in an open-access version of the Journal of the American Medical Association, […]

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Mecklenburg County health program wins national competition

March 11, 2019 by Yen Duong

Mecklenburg County health program wins national competition - North Carolina Health News

Village HeartBEAT also won a $500,000 prize for fighting cardiovascular disease risk factors among its Charlotte/ Mecklenburg participants.

By Yen Duong Wanda Dupree just wanted celebratory ice cream. But while wondering which flavor would best mark the end of a 16-week health challenge, she ran into her chair aerobics coach, who talked her out of the treat. “I realized that this wasn’t just about this challenge. This was an initiative for us to […]

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Mecklenburg among top focus locations in Trump HIV plan.

February 6, 2019 by Editor

Mecklenburg among top focus locations in Trump HIV plan. - North Carolina Health News

The president’s plan to “eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States” will bring targeted help to the Queen City, which has the state’s highest rates of the disease.

By Yen Duong, Rose Hoban and Taylor Knopf In his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump vowed to end the transmission of HIV infections in the United States by 2030. “My budget will ask Democrats and Republicans to make the needed commitment to eliminate the HIV epidemic in 10 years,” Trump […]

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