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Read our articles published in partnership with The Charlotte Ledger

Tag: food desert

Posted inFeatured

In Robeson County: Fighting Grim Statistics with Work and Hope

by Thomas Goldsmith November 28, 2016August 24, 2022
Communications director Heather Monackey from WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh worked to bring a small once-weekly farmers market to the hospital grounds once the only grocery store in the area closed. She worked with Wake County farmer Roger Ball to get fresh fruits and vegetables to the neighborhood every year from April until Labor Day.
Posted inHospitals, NC Health Briefs, Nutrition, State Health Policy

Hospitals Partner with Community Programs to Improve Health Care

by Editor June 1, 2016May 31, 2016
A display case at Carolina Country Fresh.
Posted inChronic Disease, NC Health Briefs, Nutrition, State Health Policy

Funds for Food Desert Initiative Move Forward

by Editor May 31, 2016May 30, 2016
Yolanda Dickerson (R) said she wants her daughter Ilana Adlee to learn healthy eating habits. But its tough when there's few healthy choices in her neighborhood.
Posted inChronic Disease, Featured, Nutrition, Public Health, Rural Health

Cooking Holiday Meals is a Challenge in N.C.’s Food Deserts

by Rose Hoban December 29, 2015August 6, 2017
Posted inAging, Chronic Disease, NC Health Briefs, Nutrition, Public Health, Rural Health

New Maps Show Differences in Life Expectancy

by Editor August 5, 2015August 5, 2015
Durham student food service director James Keaten made the point that kids only have an average of 13 minutes scheduled to get in line, get their trays filled, sit down and eat their lunches in most schools. Photo shows a handwritten sign reading "13 minutes to eat"
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Health Inequities, Minority Health, Public Health

Confronting the Childhood Hunger Amidst the Plenty

by Editor August 4, 2015August 4, 2015

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