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Children's Health

North Carolina education leaders discuss cellphone use in schools

by Education NC September 21, 2024September 23, 2024

Dark-haired woman holding child in blue top while washing pacifier in sink.

State Health Policy

Child care shortage isn’t a new problem; advocates decry decades of inadequate public money

by Grace Vitaglione September 11, 2024

People sit on benches in the back of a barbershop with several posters and trophies. A man gets his haircut and a projector is set up at the front of the room.

Health Inequities

Building eastern North Carolina’s community health workforce one haircut at a time

by Vibhav Nandagiri August 26, 2024August 28, 2024

A female advocate for seniors in a pink button-up shirt and glasses on her head smiles at the camera in front of a blurred gray background.

Aging

NC advocate for seniors is now helping shape national Medicare policy

by Grace Vitaglione August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

An art installation created at a statewide summit on suicide prevention. The display has the words "We See You" in purple surrounded by Polaroid pictures of summit attendees. The art represents the message attendees are spreading in their communities to help people struggling with mental health challenges and to prevent suicide.

Communities across N.C. work to curb suicides amid worsening mental health crisis

by Rachel Crumpler June 25, 2024

A photo that shows a woman dressed in a blue sweater and standing behind a podium, is facing four men seated at a table. There are white name plates in front of each person with their names written in black. The is a microphone in the center of the table and one person is speaking. There are also two containers filled with water and glasses on the table.

Environmental Health

Sustainability advocates look toward a ‘circular economy’ to address climate change

by Will Atwater May 23, 2024May 24, 2024