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Strawberry plants, using plastic ground covers, which help prevent weeds. Photo courtesy NC State University
Posted inChildren's Health

More farmworker women are bringing their children to work during the pandemic

by Hannah Critchfield November 16, 2020November 28, 2020
shows signs advertising rural broadband at a lonely rural crossroads. Broadband is necessary for better telehealth penetration in NC's rural burgs.
Posted inRural Health

HHS plan to improve rural health focuses on better broadband, telehealth services

by Kaiser Health News September 5, 2020
shows two people holding hands
Posted inAging

NC health brain trust keeps focus on ‘seriously ill’ patients, those likely to die within a year

by Thomas Goldsmith September 1, 2020August 31, 2020
Students holding colorful cards in a program about suicide prevention
Posted inHealthcare Technology

Churches are an unlikely ally in solving the rural internet access puzzle

by Liora Engel-Smith May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
four colorful ethernet cords hooked up to a router signifying internet connection and rural broadband
Posted inRural Health

Rural broadband grant program gets a $5 million boost

by Liora Engel-Smith October 25, 2019October 26, 2019
shows a woman caring for a patient who is in the dental chair. She has a gown, goggles and gloves on, and is looking at a teledentistry camera that's in the office.
Posted inOral Health

Will North Carolina dig its teeth into teledentistry?

by Anne Blythe May 15, 2019November 13, 2019

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