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Tag: Columbus County

photo shows national guard member leading civilian throughflood waters to a waiting truck
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Robeson County residents still reeling from two prior hurricanes

by Greg Barnes September 6, 2019September 5, 2019
shows cots and room dividers set up in a large room in a shelter prepared for Hurricane Dorian evacuees
Posted inChronic Disease

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

by Anne Blythe September 5, 2019October 8, 2019
Posted inFeatured

Keep up with how Hurricane Dorian is affecting health in NC

by Editor September 5, 2019April 13, 2021
Posted inAging

Matthew & Florence taught NC lessons: Storms like Dorian threaten old people

by Thomas Goldsmith September 5, 2019October 8, 2019
shows a smiling young man and an older woman with arms around each other, smiling at the camera, while at a disaster relief event in a Wilmington church
Posted inMinority Health

Hurricane Florence left destruction but also information on how to prepare for and respond to the next disaster

by Anne Blythe September 3, 2019October 8, 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

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