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Keeping community first in WNC after Hurricane Helene

UNC Epidemiology Blog

The Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI) was one of the organizations to partner with the North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition (NCBfC) Support and Advocacy for Infant Feeding in Emergencies Team (SAFE Team) to support local experts with lactation, infant feeding, and birthing care in response and recovery efforts.

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Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource

NC Health News

The tool kit was produced in 2022 through a collaboration between Americares , a nonprofit that provides health-focused aid in response to disasters, and the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Climate change does not affect all of us equally.

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October 3, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

million cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB) to build the capacity of public health leaders at the state and local level to effectively use policy approaches related to housing and food security for MCH populations.