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Tag: poverty

Woman holding menstrual cup and tampon
Posted inChildren's Health

Charter schools get larger share in second round of state grant for period hygiene supplies

by Jennifer Fernandez March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

By Jennifer Fernandez In the second round of a state grant aimed at helping provide students with free period supplies, charter schools got a much larger share of the funding than they did in the first round. The charters accounted for 45.7 percent of the money the state provided to pay for tampons, pads and […]

Posted inChildren's Health

Period poverty affects 1 in 4 teens. Two NC students started a nonprofit to tackle the issue.

by Jennifer Fernandez March 2, 2023March 2, 2023
Blocks spelling out new normal
Posted inHealth Inequities

What does ‘back to normal’ mean for people hit hardest by the pandemic?

by Elizabeth Thompson and Rachel Crumpler August 11, 2022August 30, 2022
Shows a group of grim looking young women holding up signs saying, "we want peace" as they sit in front of candles.
Posted inMental Health

Pakistani refugee in NC cannot escape the images of trauma from a land he fled years ago

by Nadia Bokhari November 5, 2021August 31, 2022
black hands hold a sign reading, "My skin shouldnt be a death sentence" during a rally against racism.
Posted inHealth Inequities

The impact of racism on African Americans’ health

by Liora Engel-Smith June 8, 2020June 7, 2020
State health Sec. Mandy Cohen stands with her head bowed before March 31 press briefing on coronavirus.
Posted inChildren's Health

Emergency Medicaid proposal could provide coverage for many newly unemployed. But many will still be left behind.

by Rose Hoban April 23, 2020December 10, 2022

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