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Tag: child safety

Empty grocery shelves as a response to coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Monday, March 16

by Editor March 16, 2020April 14, 2021

By NC Health News Staff North Carolina has been in a state of emergency for nearly a week in response to the novel coronavirus, and with the declaration came novel lifestyle changes for many across the state. The new normal for everyday life is very abnormal, instilling child care headaches for many families, ramped up […]

a little boy drinks at a water fountain that appears to be in the hallway of a school. Children are particularly vulnerable to lead exposure, and they can get it through drinking contaminated water.
Posted inChildren's Health

Lawmaker will again attempt to get lead out of water in schools, daycare centers

by Greg Barnes January 24, 2019January 23, 2019
shows a smiling little girl at a table with flowers, a little boy is in the background, just out of focus. they're both at a summer school lunches program. School lunch programs were suspended because of COVID-19, but school districts across North Carolina came up with alternatives.
Posted inChildren's Health

New Rules Could Open More Homes to Foster Kids

by Pew Trusts January 3, 2019December 24, 2018
shows a total of 165 cases of AFM across the US
Posted inChildren's Health

Polio-like virus affecting children confounding medical world

by Sarah Ovaska December 19, 2018December 19, 2018
shows children looking frightened as they tumble down a slide
Posted inChildren's Health

Advocates See Potential for Child Death Prevention in Connecting State Data

by Rose Hoban December 11, 2018November 13, 2019
shows a smiling little girl at a table with flowers, a little boy is in the background, just out of focus. they're both at a summer school lunches program. School lunch programs were suspended because of COVID-19, but school districts across North Carolina came up with alternatives.
Posted inNutrition

Local, National Barriers Leave Millions of Child Feeding Dollars on the Table

by India Mackinson August 3, 2018August 3, 2018

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