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

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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.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 1, 2024

By Katie Myers, BPR This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist , a nonprofit environmental media organization. The most exciting part of the day at Spruce Pine Montessori School is when the truck arrives to empty the porta-johns.

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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.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

By Anne Blythe A coalition of organizations focused on worker and human rights spent the past week rallying across North Carolina for support of what could be the first national heat standard, something that farmworkers and others worried about more frequent periods of extreme heat have been advocating for more than a year.

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KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

En una sofocante tarde de julio de 2020, Belinda Ramones recibió una llamada informándole que su hermano estaba en el hospital. La llamada fue de una mujer de la empresa de jardinería en Florida en donde había comenzado a trabajar esa semana, la empresa Davey Tree Expert Co.

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KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. KINGSTREE, S.C. — There was Joshua McCray, 69, a public bus driver who, four years after catching covid-19, still is too weak to drive. Louvenia McKinney, 77, arrived complaining about shortness of breath.

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