NC Health News

JANUARY 13, 2025

follow our coverage of ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH UNC Charlotte chemist develops purification system that removes PFAS by Coastal Review Online January 4, 2025 December 23, 2024 What’s coming for 2025? NC Health News reporters look ahead into health policy for the new year.

Climate Change and Health 114

Climate Change and Health Disaster and Emergency Management Emergency Preparedness and Response Environmental Health and Safety 114

Rural Health Information Hub

JANUARY 6, 2025

Provides an overview of radon awareness in tribal areas as a public health issue. Discusses radon's environmental health impacts and features programs, funding, and partnerships supporting tribal radon awareness and response. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Environmental Health 52

Environmental Health 52

NC Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

By Will Atwater Standing on stage during a highly anticipated town meeting, microphone in hand, Spruce Pine Town Manager Darlene Butler responded to a question about lessons learned in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. “I

Rural Health 113

Rural Health Environmental Health 113

NC Health News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Sharp, a Wayne County resident for the past decade, is a trained nurse with a passion for community and public health.

Health Education and Training Organizations 111

Health Education and Training Organizations Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Climate Change and Health Rural Health 111

NC Health News

DECEMBER 28, 2024

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.

Disaster and Emergency Management 113

Disaster and Emergency Management Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations Ageing and Health Environmental Health 113

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

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.

Disaster and Emergency Management 124

Disaster and Emergency Management Environmental Health and Safety Health Policy Rural Health 124

NC Health News

APRIL 2, 2025

The initiative targets rural health centers across the southeastern U.S., a region that experienced 474 weather-related power outages in 2022 more than any other part of the country, according to the National Association of Community Health Centers.

Rural Health 88

Rural Health Disaster and Emergency Management Community Health Centers Environmental Health and Safety 88