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Tag: Mecklenburg Health Department

A turquoise bus with the words "Women's Care: Drive to Thrive" painted on the side in white sits in a parking lot.
Posted inHealth Inequities

Taking reproductive care on the road

by Charlotte Ledger January 23, 2023January 24, 2023

By Michelle Crouch Co-published with Charlotte Ledger Suzanna Fox has seen firsthand why prenatal care is so important. An Atrium Health obstetrician-gynecologist who has delivered many babies over her 30-year career, she said some of her hardest cases were patients who hadn’t seen a doctor during their pregnancies.  “When we don’t get in front of […]

shows an electron microscope image where the monkeypox shows up as red circles against a blue background
Posted inGender health

Shifting strategies for monkeypox vaccines

by Anne Blythe September 19, 2022September 19, 2022
shows a microscopic image of a cluster of hepatitis A viruses
Posted inInfectious Disease

Hepatitis A outbreak in North Carolina centered in Mecklenburg County

by Yen Duong June 19, 2019April 13, 2021
A county map shows rates of HIV in Mecklenburg County, but gives no indication of who may be using PrEP
Posted inChronic Disease

Zero new HIV cases: the goal for Mecklenburg County

by Yen Duong May 21, 2019December 16, 2019
Posted inFeatured

New tech for tuberculosis patients

by Yen Duong May 16, 2019April 13, 2021
21 people stand on a stage holding a plaque and novelty award check
Posted inHealth Inequities

Mecklenburg County health program wins national competition

by Yen Duong March 11, 2019March 11, 2019

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