People keep bringing up hydroxychloroquine. Duke is still trying to figure out if there's any reason to do so. #coronavirusnc #COVID19NC #Hydroxychloroquine northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Proponents of telehealth have pushed for more remote access to services for ages. Here's how COVID-19 accomplished in weeks what they had been urging for years. #COVID19NC #coronavirusNC #telehealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

A wide spectrum of behavioral health conditions is likely to worsen as North Carolinians struggle to cope with the psychological challenges of the pandemic. Here's how providers are adapting. #COVID19NC #coronavirusNC #telehealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

The pandemic and stay-at-home orders forced providers across the state to adopt virtual therapy. Some providers and patients hope that change is lasting, but others doubt it's possible. #COVID19NC #coronavirusNC # northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

More than 2 months since the first case was detected in NC, the pandemic seems to have amplified existing disparities in the state. Its full impact is still unknown, but here's what we can tell you. #COVID19NC #coronavirusnc #ruralhealth #RuralCounts 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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