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A pregnant woman with a mask sits in her room.
Posted inGender health

Disrupting the cycle of addiction, one mother at a time

by Liora Engel-Smith October 26, 2020January 27, 2021

By Liora Engel-Smith Baby Tyler uttered his first word the other day, and much to Kerry T.’s surprise, that word was “dada.” “I’m the one taking care of you, not your daddy,” Kerry, 21, who did not want her full name used to protect her privacy, chided the six-month-old. Tyler grinned at his mom, flapping […]

Shows a large roadside sign that reads "Welcom Cherokee Indian Reservation" State officials worry that American Indians have been undercounted in the COVID case counts.
Posted inHealth Inequities

North Carolina lacks critical racial data for a third of its COVID-19 cases. Here’s why.

by Hannah Critchfield June 19, 2020January 29, 2021
shows a smiling young man and an older woman with arms around each other, smiling at the camera, while at a disaster relief event in a Wilmington church
Posted inMinority Health

Hurricane Florence left destruction but also information on how to prepare for and respond to the next disaster

by Anne Blythe September 3, 2019October 8, 2019

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