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A Black woman in a red jacket speaks to two sexaul assault nurse students
Posted inGender health

Pilot program brings sexual assault nurse training to historically Black university

by Carolina Public Press May 7, 2022May 6, 2022

By Kate Martin, for Carolina Public Press By the end of summer, a handful of nursing students at Fayetteville State University will have started taking courses on how to care for sexual assault survivors. It’s a small start but one Sheila Cannon hasworked toward for more than two years. The funding comes from the state […]

shows a smiling man sitting on a pallet of plastic drinking water bottles that he has to use because his well water is tainted by PFAS
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Forever chemical found in Cumberland County wells 25 miles from Chemours

by CityView Today March 19, 2022March 19, 2022
the front of a hospital as the sun is setting. It's the hospital that treats Americna Indian overdoses for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee
Posted inSubstance Use

Native Americans look for ways to stop soaring overdose deaths

by Melba Newsome February 9, 2022February 10, 2022
a man works on a contraption that consists several tanks hooked up in series.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Chemours’ pilot program could aide homeowners with PFAS-contaminated wells

by Greg Barnes January 31, 2022January 30, 2022
a geometric building with blue and white writing
Posted inRural Health

After years of injustice, Black farmers rise in Spring Lake

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven January 5, 2022March 30, 2022
an orange pill bottle spills white opioids onto a pink background
Posted inSubstance Use

High cost of treating addiction in NC

by Carolina Public Press October 1, 2021September 30, 2021

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