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a map from the CDC showing the percent change in deaths from overdoses nationwide over the last year
Posted inSubstance Use

A nationwide problem, worse in North Carolina

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven December 2, 2021December 1, 2021

By Clarissa Donnelly DeRoven Early in the morning on July 28, 2017 Amber DelVechio’s phone rang. She missed the call, but it woke her up. She rolled out of bed, and began getting ready for her job as an executive assistant at a manufacturing company in Newton, in Catawba County.  Her phone buzzed again. It […]

Posted inState Health Policy

Six Republican counties in WNC pledged their support for Medicaid expansion. What’s changed?

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven October 11, 2021October 11, 2021
shows a reel of fiberoptic cable being pulled behind a tractor as the cable is being laid in the country side
Posted inRural Health

In North Carolina’s mountains, broadband isn’t a given

by Liora Engel-Smith July 7, 2021August 18, 2021
four colorful ethernet cords hooked up to a router signifying internet connection and rural broadband
Posted inRural Health

COVID funds to fix NC’s rural internet ‘dead zones’ likely won’t be used

by Liora Engel-Smith December 8, 2020January 27, 2021
Strawberry plants, using plastic ground covers, which help prevent weeds. Photo courtesy NC State University
Posted inChildren's Health

More farmworker women are bringing their children to work during the pandemic

by Hannah Critchfield November 16, 2020November 28, 2020
shows two adults providing applied behavior analysis, otherwise known as ABA therapy, with two young people.
Posted inChildren's Health

Are students with disabilities being left behind? Challenges of virtual learning.

by Taylor Knopf September 16, 2020January 3, 2021

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