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Back to school: Nurse seeks training to help bridge mental health care gap in rural NC

NC Health News

By Jennifer Fernandez As the mental health crisis for adults and kids worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivy Bagley decided to go back to school for one more certification. I decided during the pandemic, when we could not get kids seen for mental health, I wanted to be part of the solution, Bagley said. She graduated in December.

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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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As more mental health crisis centers open across the state, here’s what you need to know

NC Health News

By Taylor Knopf Last month, the state health department announced $13 million in funding to open four new community mental health crisis facilities in Lenoir, New Hanover and Pitt counties by the end of the year. Screenshot of tele-townhall held by the NC Department of Health and Human Services on Jan.

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Child care is key to health care after Helene, regional health providers say

NC Health News

By Liz Bell Education NC Health care employers in Western North Carolina joined the multiple sectors calling for child care solutions at a legislative summit at UNC-Asheville earlier in March. More than half of those professionals contacted by the organization say child care is the reason they are not working, Bryant said.

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The Colorado Psychedelic Mushroom Experiment Has Arrived

KFF Health News

The National Institute on Drug Abuse , part of the National Institutes of Health, says the risk of mental health problems caused by ingesting mushrooms in a supervised clinical setting is low, but may be higher outside of a clinical setting. health secretary, that his “mind is open to the idea of psychedelics for treatment.”

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DPI seeks sponsors to provide summer meals

NC Health News

Schools and community organizations in rural areas, Indian Tribal Territories, and areas with a concentration of migrant farm workers are needed in particular. Sponsors are organizations that manage meal sites. According to DPI, sponsors will: Attend the state agencys training. Hire, train, and supervise staff and volunteers.

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Big Data Platforms Assist with Spreading Health and Safety Awareness

Smart Data Collective

While most of our discussions focus around the financial benefits of data technology to these organizations, there are some more holistic advantages as well. One reason to invest in big data technology is to help educate the populace and key decisionmakers about health and safety practices. Aiming to support the 2.1