You have to read this compelling story of a college freshman who tackled her first year @UNC while battling cancer. Today's story brought to you by @unc_mediahub. #cancersurvivor northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

As the speed of covid vaccinations picks up, so do the reports of doses going to waste. twitter.com/aneripattani/s…

Aimee Comanici wanted a freshman year full of friends and football games. Instead, she spent her first year at UNC Chapel Hill battling cancer. #nchealth #ncnews #nced northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Many people with disabilities are simply exposed to more workers, more family members, more caregivers – more people – because of their conditions. #COVID19NC #nced #ncpol northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

On Tuesday legislators announced that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities would be given higher priority for receiving COVID vaccines. Advocates have been pressing for this policy change for weeks. #nchealth #coronavirusnc #ncnews northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Hyde County Health Department

Shows Hurricane Dorian as it was over the NC Coast in September

Gov. Cooper signs Storm Recovery Act despite concerns

November 20, 2019 by Anne Blythe

Gov. Cooper signs Storm Recovery Act despite concerns - North Carolina Health News

Nearly $180 million in help is on the way for North Carolina recovery and resiliency projects related to hurricanes Dorian, Florence, Matthew and Michael.

By Anne Blythe A political storm that brewed last week between Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders over language in the Storm Recovery Act of 2019 calmed this week. The Democratic governor signed the bill into law, approving the release of some $180 million in state funds for recovery and resilience projects related to […]

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NC’s growing peer support ecosystem creates opportunities, challenges

November 8, 2019 by Liora Engel-Smith

NC’s growing peer support ecosystem creates opportunities, challenges - North Carolina Health News

In response to a reader question, we looked into the state of peer support in North Carolina. There has been tremendous growth in the number of peer support specialists in the state, but that growth is not without challenges.

By Liora Engel-Smith In a state marked by a mental health care workforce shortage so severe that more than a quarter of all counties have no psychologists at all, another type of provider group is quietly growing. These professionals didn’t get their training in college or graduate school and they can’t prescribe drugs. What they […]

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