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Despite judge’s ruling allowing for services, most NC churches remaining closed

May 24, 2020 by Rose Hoban 1 Comment

Despite judge’s ruling allowing for services, most NC churches remaining closed - North Carolina Health News

One conservative pastor sues the governor, but other church organizations, leaders say they’ll continue to meet online.

By Rose Hoban Another weekend with empty pews. Another weekend where the people of God will be separated, tuning into worship services on YouTube or Facebook or Zoom. The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound effect on churches and temples across the U.S., as religious leaders have had to move online to comply with gubernatorial […]

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Coronavirus Today – May 22 – Restaurant effort to boost confidence; craft brewery confusion; NASCAR and Atrium team up

May 22, 2020 by Editor Leave a Comment

Coronavirus Today – May 22 – Restaurant effort to boost confidence; craft brewery confusion; NASCAR and Atrium team up - North Carolina Health News

Restaurants are back with a new campaign to boost customer confidence as dining moves back inside.

By North Carolina Health News staff Count On Me NC campaign Now that restaurants can serve diners inside again with new social distancing requirements, a large question looms: Will diners feel comfortable enough to return? With that in mind, the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association has helped develop the Count On Me NC program […]

Gov. Roy Cooper is stepping up to the podium before his talk about coronavirus control measures at a press briefing Friday.

Coronavirus Today – April 3 – Cooper urges people to stay home, Atrium and Novant ask for a field hospital

April 3, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – April 3 – Cooper urges people to stay home, Atrium and Novant ask for a field hospital - North Carolina Health News

NC officials have said they are fighting the coronavirus pandemic on many fronts and have implored the public to do their part and stay home.

By North Carolina Health News staff As Gov. Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina has gone beyond 2,000 cases of COVID-19 and lost 19 people to the highly contagious virus, he urged people to heed his stay-at-home order, especially as meteorologists forecast nice weather for the weekend. “I know it’s tempting to get away from […]

A child and an adult play together in this photo from a child care center.

Child care centers struggle with conflicting advice during COVID-19 outbreak

March 27, 2020 by Sarah Ovaska

Child care centers struggle with conflicting advice during COVID-19 outbreak - North Carolina Health News

Several groups call on Gov. Roy Cooper to shut down child care centers, find emergency money to provide care for health care workers.

Note: This article has changed from the original to reflect N.C. DHHS further guidance that childcare centers remaining open can take in children of critical workers, but do not have to. By Sarah Ovaska Darnella Warthen hoped to keep her Durham child care centers open even as the spread of COVID-19 prompted public schools, businesses and restaurants in […]

A COVID-19 (coronavirus) testing site at the motor speedway in Charlotte

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 […]

A church that's empty because of prohibitions against gatherings because of COVID-19

NC faith leaders forge creative paths as COVID-19 closes traditional services

March 21, 2020 by Thomas Goldsmith

NC faith leaders forge creative paths as COVID-19 closes traditional services - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina’s centers of faith face unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 virus. Churches, mosques and synagogues built on strong senses of community must find new ways to worship now that circumstances have forbidden congregating.

By Thomas Goldsmith When disaster strikes, North Carolinians often flock to churches or other faith centers to experience worship, support each other, and help the broader community. But the lowering threat of COVID-19 in North Carolina has mostly shut the doors of churches, synagogues and mosques to gatherings of any size. The crisis is directing […]

Children sitting around a table cutting greens as part of a program that tackles physical activity in Durham.

Fighting childhood obesity by teaming up

December 16, 2019 by Sarah Ovaska

Fighting childhood obesity by teaming up - North Carolina Health News

How one Durham program, Bull City Fit, is partnering doctors concerned about children’s health with parks departments to change young lives.

By Sarah Ovaska On a rainy, cold and dark winter evening, several dozen children from age 5 into their teenage years gathered in the courtyard of a Durham Parks and Recreation building, counting out stretches, jumping jacks, lunges and leaps in unison. “1-2-3-4-5 …” Between the numbers were shouts relaying the rules of Bull City […]

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BCBSNC, major hospitals say they’re coordinating to provide more “value-based” care

January 16, 2019 by Rose Hoban

BCBSNC, major hospitals say they’re coordinating to provide more “value-based” care - North Carolina Health News

There have been experiments with creating more effective ways to pay for health care, but Tuesday’s announcement marks the largest initiative in the state to date to wean health care systems off of fee-for-service payments.

By Rose Hoban For more than a decade, the pages of health policy journals have been filled with research and commentary describing how health care providers in the U.S. need to move away from simply getting paid for doing more patient procedures. Instead, the push has been toward eliminating unnecessary care and focusing on care […]

Hope Reins uses rescued horses to help children in crisis

December 28, 2018 by Taylor Knopf

Hope Reins uses rescued horses to help children in crisis - North Carolina Health News

Connecting with the stories of the horses helps the children open up about their own experiences as they learn about communication, leadership, boundaries and trust.

By Taylor Knopf Kathleen Evans credits her son’s emotional transformation to his time spent on a therapeutic 33-acre horse ranch located between Raleigh and Durham. Three years ago, her son, Thomas Evans, was released from his second hospitalization at the age of 9. He was struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder and had recently left a seven-month […]

NC Docs Caught up in Convention Fever

September 6, 2012 by Rose Hoban

NC Docs Caught up in Convention Fever - North Carolina Health News

Doctors from around North Carolina made their way to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte in support of the Affordable Care Act. By Rose Hoban Eleanor Greene said there’s a bus she’s been waiting for for a long time – for years, in fact. And finally, she rode that bus to Charlotte. The bus Greene […]

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