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Four students from Voyager Academy in Durham met with Durham Sen. Floyd McKissick. Photo credit: Rose Hoban
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, State Health Policy, Substance Use

Durham Teens Get Education on Health Advocacy

by Rose Hoban May 12, 2016November 12, 2018

By Rose Hoban Any given day at the North Carolina General Assembly finds groups of schoolchildren lined up outside the glass double doors waiting for tours and to sit in the gallery to watch lawmakers in the afternoons. But a group of 41 kids from a charter high school in Durham actually jumped into the […]

Posted inChildren's Health, Consumer News, Featured, Infectious Disease, Public Health

Debate Churns Over Raw Milk Proposal

by Editor April 28, 2015April 28, 2015
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Posted inFeatured, Mental Health, State Health Policy

Legislators Contemplate Privatizing State-run Substance Abuse Centers

by Hyun Namkoong March 5, 2015April 22, 2021

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