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shows white fireworks against a dark sky. 2019, 2020
Posted inPublic Health

NC health trends and policies to watch for in 2020

by Editor January 3, 2020April 12, 2021
a fence is in the foreground, with a dozen men in jumpsuits beyond it, they're sitting on benches and seveal are playing basketball. More inmates with mental illness find themselves in solitary confinement following the 2017 deaths of prison officers in NC.
Posted inPrison Health

After officer deaths, more NC inmates with mental illness find themselves in solitary confinement

by Taylor Knopf December 18, 2019December 17, 2019
red barn on a hillside, next to a field of grass. It's an analogy for rural health or the rural-urban divide.
Posted inRural Health

Rural-urban divide continues to widen, report finds

by Liora Engel-Smith November 18, 2019November 14, 2019
Two hands clasped together to signify peer support
Posted inMental Health

NC’s growing peer support ecosystem creates opportunities, challenges

by Liora Engel-Smith November 8, 2019November 7, 2019
Jail suicides are on the rise in North Carolina
Posted inPrison Health

NC jail suicide and overdose deaths on the rise

by Taylor Knopf October 31, 2019October 31, 2019
Shows an old photo of a woman hugging a little boy, they're both smiling.
Posted inChildren's Health

Does North Carolina do enough to help children affected by a mom’s prenatal alcohol use?

by Anne Blythe October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

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