Six NC groups petitioned the EPA to force the Chemours chemical company to fund health studies on 54 types of “forever chemicals.” The EPA said the petitioners failed to prove the requested data was needed. #nchealth #ncpol northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

The EPA has rejected a petition from six NC environmental groups that would have forced the Chemours chemical company to fund health studies on 54 types of “forever chemicals” released from its Fayetteville Works plant. #PFAS #environment #ncpol northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

We updated about 1/3 of this today. More updates coming this week! twitter.com/NCMedBoard/sta…

The vaccine rollout has been frustrating for many North Carolinians, including healthcare providers: “We’ve been hamstrung by the availability of supply of vaccine." #COVID19NC #vaccine #nchealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

About a third (35%) of people living in rural areas said they probably would not or definitely would not get a Covid-19 vaccine, compared to about a quarter of suburban (27%) and urban residents (26%) who said the same. #coronavirusnc #vaccine northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Dr. Vivian Martinez-Bianchi

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Embracing her Latinx community, fighting for equality amid COVID-19

July 29, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Embracing her Latinx community, fighting for equality amid COVID-19 - North Carolina Health News

This Duke physician’s quest for global health care access is deep-rooted.

By Anne Blythe Viviana Martinez-Bianchi was 11 years old in 1976 when a military coup disrupted life in her native Argentina, cutting off the free flow of information to a country and a young, curious girl hungering for knowledge. Her parents, a vascular surgeon and a biochemist, inspired their eldest child to not let the […]

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Undocumented, uninsured and worried about ID requirements? You can still get free COVID-19 tests.

July 20, 2020 by Hannah Critchfield

Undocumented, uninsured and worried about ID requirements? You can still get free COVID-19 tests. - North Carolina Health News

Free testing sites seek to calm fears in Latinx community that lack of an ID could expose their immigration status.

By Hannah Critchfield Juan Miranda had a problem. He’d been hearing from friends and other members of the Latino community in North Carolina who feared they’d been exposed to the novel coronavirus but were forgoing testing at nearby CVS testing sites. It wasn’t just that they lacked insurance — it was that they were undocumented. […]

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