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Past and present members of the Child Fatality Task Force gathered at the legislative building in Raleigh to celebrate 25 years of work this week.
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Public Health

Child Fatality Prevention Group Hits Milestone

by Rose Hoban December 13, 2016December 13, 2016
Kids sliding down a tube slide
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Health Inequities, Health Insurance, Public Health

More N.C. Kids Die Before Reaching 17

by Rose Hoban November 16, 2016December 20, 2016
J.D. Goates, a senior at Brigham Young University, tried to take his life at 17. The decadelong rise in youth suicide in the U.S. has been particularly steep in Utah, which has launched several suicide prevention efforts aimed at young people.
Posted inChildren's Health, Mental Health, NC Health Briefs, Public Health, State Health Policy

Increase in Youth Suicide Prompts Some States to Act

by Editor October 6, 2016October 6, 2016
photo of a table at a gun show covered with firearms
Posted inMental Health

Study: Mental Health Gun-restriction Laws Don’t Deter Violence, Suicide

by Rose Hoban June 14, 2016April 16, 2021
photo of a table at a gun show covered with firearms
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Healthcare Workers, Mental Health, State Health Policy

Docs React to Proposed Gun Bill

by Editor April 29, 2015April 29, 2015
Posted inHealthcare Workers

Tobacco, Guns and a Radio Gig: A UNC Doc’s Colorful Career

by Editor December 12, 2014April 22, 2021

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