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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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‘Hard times on top of hard times’: lessons learned from families and child care providers following Helene

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Division of Public Healths environmental health specialists wouldnt approve use of this water for the Verner Centers two facilities. More than 100 child care licensing consultants, as well as 10 regional child care environmental health specialists assisted with helping centers reopen after Helene. But the N.C.

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Mountain Town Confronts an Unexpected Public Health Catastrophe

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Before Hurricane Helene, had you stopped by one of the many breweries, art galleries, or award-winning restaurants in Asheville, North Carolina, and spoken with anyone who lives in these parts — including me — most would have told you they felt pretty safe from climate disasters. “The water got shut off and we managed.

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In the wake of disasters, rural health could end up running on sunshine 

NC Health News

In 2023, Duke Energy had installed a microgrid of solar panels and lithium-ion batteries to restore power quickly in case of emergency. It wasnt as luxurious as a typical grid-powered home, said Sara Nichols, energy and economic program manager for the Land of Sky Regional Council, a multi-county, local government organization.

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Rural water utilities in North Carolina are still reeling from Helene

NC Health News

Town manager Darlene Butler has asked residents to conserve water as she works with county officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to erect a temporary treatment facility. We had backup generators to supply the hospital in case of an emergency,” said Alex Glover, chair of the hospital’s board of directors.