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Tag: US Department of Agriculture

image shows a supermarket wall with gallons of milk in fridges
Posted inAging

To serve or not to serve more milk? NC DHHS, long-term care at odds

by Thomas Goldsmith April 28, 2022August 30, 2022

By Thomas Goldsmith Among many potential benefits to older North Carolinians, long-term care industry representatives and state officials have different takes about the possibilities of a single additional 8 ounces of milk for assisted living residents. Specifically, the industry would like to know, who’s going to pay for it? To be sure, no one has […]

Raw chickens hang from wires at a poultry plant. Poultry companies are selling chicken for cheap amidst coroanvirus
Posted inInfectious Disease

OSHA and USDA should have done more to protect meatpacking workers, report says

by Daily Yonder April 23, 2022December 10, 2022
Posted inState Health Policy

A historic increase in food stamp benefits began this month. Will it be enough?

by Nadia Bokhari October 27, 2021October 29, 2021
Posted inChildren's Health

WIC benefits help improve child, maternal nutrition, but fewer families are accessing it

by Sarah Ovaska July 15, 2019July 15, 2019
shows signs advertising rural broadband at a lonely rural crossroads. Broadband is necessary for better telehealth penetration in NC's rural burgs.
Posted inConsumer News

Lawmakers look for ways to reduce barriers to rural broadband

by Taylor Knopf May 1, 2019November 9, 2019
a woman reaches into a shelf stacked with canned goods
Posted inConsumer News

Federal shutdown starting to leave mark in NC

by Sarah Ovaska January 16, 2019April 14, 2021

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