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Tag: obesity

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
Mediterranean food design (!) and cooking by TRG, shows a fish being braised in a pan with red and yellow peppers
Posted inNutrition

UNC’s southern twist on Mediterranean diet keeps diners on track, earns $3.8M grant

by Thomas Goldsmith July 19, 2019July 19, 2019
Posted inPublic Health

NC Counties Gear Up for Accreditation Tests by Looking at Local Needs

by Thomas Goldsmith August 15, 2018April 14, 2021
shows that metropolitan counties have more people attesting to good or excelent health than rural counties
Posted inHealth Inequities

In Rural Health, Location Matters

by Daily Yonder June 11, 2018June 11, 2018
a doctor in a darkened room examines xrays of breast tissue to look for cancer.
Posted inCost of Care

Study: Black Women with Breast Cancer Suffer More Financially

by Rose Hoban May 9, 2018May 10, 2018
shows the inside of a corner store.
Posted inChildren's Health

Pediatric Obesity Rates Continue to Increase

by Taylor Knopf March 15, 2018January 23, 2019

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