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A group of people is placing a playground equipment on the ground, behind them are trees and an excavator. This is part of their efforts to address obesity.
Posted inRural Health

As the rate of lifestyle diseases rises, one obesity prevention strategy is gaining ground

by Liora Engel-Smith August 6, 2019August 5, 2019

By Liora Engel-Smith For many years, Clark Memorial Park in Tarboro had been crumbling. The community of roughly 10,000 boasts one of the oldest town commons in the country, yet the recreation area just blocks away from the county manager’s office was far from charming. Floods from two hurricanes — Floyd in 1999 and Matthew […]

A collapsed barn with trees behind it and a yellow lab to the left of the photo
Posted inRural Health

As mental health needs rise among farmers, experts are reaching out

by Taylor Knopf February 27, 2019March 3, 2022
shows hog houses with pipes jutting out from underneath them. Fluid runs out of the pipes into a large holding pond.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Environmentalists: Smithfield needs to get rid of lagoons and spray fields

by Greg Barnes January 10, 2019January 9, 2019
seeing the back o
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Many are injured on the job, most lack health insurance. Meet the cowboys of the sea.

by Taylor Knopf July 23, 2018July 25, 2018
A group of smiling people stand under a swingset, holding a ribbon that they're about to cut.
Posted inPublic Health

CDC Grant Targets Four NC Counties with High Obesity Rates

by Taylor Knopf February 27, 2018April 14, 2021
map of chemours sites, noting wind pattern, wherewhere airborne GenX may have been carried
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Did DuPont and Chemours Chemicals Taint Food?

by Catherine Clabby February 2, 2018January 23, 2019

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