Chemours chemical company submitted its plan to correct decades of groundwater and soil contamination around its plant in eastern NC. @NCDEQ said Tuesday the plan isn't good enough. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2… #GenX #PFAS #ncpol #cleanwater #pollution

ICYMI: #CoronavirusNC updates from yesterday — -More crowd-control specifics for grocery stores and other retailers coming -Closed hospital in Richmond County to reopen for #COVID19NC patients northcarolinahealthnews.org/2… #ncpol

In NC, blacks account for 37% of the #COVID19 cases in which race is known, despite comprising only 22% of the state’s population. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2… #ncpol #CoronavirusNC #COVID19NC

More #COVID19NC updates: -Funds available for child care for critical workers -Maybe May, maybe not -99 counties and Meck ain’t one northcarolinahealthnews.org/2… #ncpol #Charlotte @MeckCounty #coronavirusNC

The answer for how long it will take for nature to flush #PFAS from the groundwater won’t sit well with homeowners whose wells are affected. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2… #GenX #pollution #ncpol #cleanwater #ncpol

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A support group participant for people caring for loved ones with memory loss and dementia

With dementia at flood tide in NC, person-to-person support groups address problems

February 26, 2020 by Thomas Goldsmith

With dementia at flood tide in NC, person-to-person support groups address problems - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina faces a flood of people with dementia that will reach 300,000 by 2030. Responses as simple as person-to-person support groups address gaps that big medicine has yet to fill.

By Thomas Goldsmith Stan Eskridge learned about sundown syndrome not long ago when his wife of 54 years showed shocking anger toward him near the end of the day. Eskridge recalled his experiences last week as part of his check-in among a room of people in a Chapel Hill support group for dementia caregivers. Group […]

Participants in a falls prevention workshop look at photos of common household hazards around a white table.

To prevent senior deaths from falls, NC providers turn to exercise and home-proofing

January 22, 2020 by Thomas Goldsmith

To prevent senior deaths from falls, NC providers turn to exercise and home-proofing - North Carolina Health News

Deaths following falls is on the rise among seniors. But keeping up strength and mobility can prevent falls, as can making homes safer for those at risk, say North Carolinians working to counter the trend.

By Thomas Goldsmith The family tragedy often unfolds something like this — Cousin Lily, who’s 88, falls at home in August and enters the hospital with a broken hip. By Thanksgiving, Lily is gone; dead following complications. People sometimes don’t realize that Lily could still be living and that older people, in general, can increase […]

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To prevent senior deaths from falls, NC providers turn to exercise and home-proofing

To prevent senior deaths from falls, NC providers turn to exercise and home-proofing - North Carolina Health News