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Tag: Henderson County

Masked male dentist and masked female hygienist drill inside a patients mouth
Posted inFeatured

Taking dental care to the people in need

by Anne Blythe March 30, 2023March 29, 2023

By Anne Blythe Few would fault Bill Milner if he decided it was time to slip out of his scrubs and retire from dentistry, then go off and travel the world. At age 73, he has been tending to teeth in North Carolina for nearly half a century. He has been honored by his peers. […]

Posted inMedicaid

Health Care Half Hour – The Healthy Opportunities Pilot

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven September 22, 2022September 23, 2022
a lawn sign says caja solidaria and pick up here. it is advertising fresh produce boxes
Posted inMedicaid

Have you heard of the Healthy Opportunities Pilot? No? You’re not alone

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven August 24, 2022October 3, 2022
fruit and vegetables in baskets on shelves along a wall at a food pantry that will soon participate in the state's Medicaid program
Posted inMedicaid

 “It’s never been done before”: How NC plans to use Medicaid dollars to improve social determinants of health

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven March 9, 2022August 14, 2023
shows a man standing at a podium with the symbol for the Alamance Burlington School System on it. He's standing in front of a projector screen where a graph denoting the trend of COVID coronavirus cases is shown.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Sept 21 Asking faith leaders for help with COVID vaccines; ‘Threats, bullying’ at school board meetings

by Anne Blythe September 21, 2021October 25, 2022
We see a purple sign with a yellow shot and white lettering that reads, "Hashtag Get Vaccinated," in front of the Laurels of Hendersonville, an assisted living facility building with colonial white arches.
Posted inAging

Once used to fight outbreaks, ‘strike teams’ fill gaps in nursing home vaccinations

by Hannah Critchfield February 18, 2021February 17, 2021

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