/tags/public-health Public Health en-US Copyright Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:45:44 GMT /2024-10-15/soiled-sheets-and-overflowing-toilets-public-housing-residents-decry-post-helene-conditions Housing Authority CEO Monique Pierre says team did the best they could and people who can’t flush toilets should “live somewhere else until this chaos is over.” Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:45:44 GMT /2024-10-15/soiled-sheets-and-overflowing-toilets-public-housing-residents-decry-post-helene-conditions Laura Hackett, Katie Myers /2024-09-19/ice-sheriff-cooperation-bill-immigrant-health Immigrant advocates say community health workers will be instrumental in disseminating accurate information about HB10. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:17:49 GMT /2024-09-19/ice-sheriff-cooperation-bill-immigrant-health Anne Blythe / NC Health ����app /2024-06-10/whooping-cough-continues-its-creep-across-western-north-carolina Five Western North Carolina counties now have confirmed pertussis, or whooping cough, cases. Health officials emphasize the importance of vaccines and vigilance during summer vacation. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 19:08:47 GMT /2024-06-10/whooping-cough-continues-its-creep-across-western-north-carolina Helen Chickering /health/2024-05-28/physicians-community-health-workers-health-implications-hb-10-immigration-bill Immigrant health advocates are sounding the alarm bell about HB10, a controversial bill making its way through the General Assembly. Tue, 28 May 2024 20:19:50 GMT /health/2024-05-28/physicians-community-health-workers-health-implications-hb-10-immigration-bill Vibhav Nandagiri | North Carolina Health ����app /environment/2024-05-23/durham-parks-lead-cleanup-plan-walltown-east-northgate-lyon North Carolina environmental regulators say it could take until the end of the year to determine how to clean up lead contamination at five public parks in Durham. Thu, 23 May 2024 18:06:33 GMT /environment/2024-05-23/durham-parks-lead-cleanup-plan-walltown-east-northgate-lyon Will Michaels /environment/2022-09-20/creep-nuisance-insecticide-resistant-mosquitoes-public-health-concern Backyard spraying is a common quick fix for dealing with pesky mosquitoes. But this short-term solution may come with some unintended consequences, including making some mosquitoes harder to kill. Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-09-20/creep-nuisance-insecticide-resistant-mosquitoes-public-health-concern Elizabeth Friend /race-demographics/2020-11-19/state-hospital-group-says-racism-is-a-public-health-crisis A group that represents North Carolina's 130 hospitals has joined a growing number of organizations and governments that have declared racism to be a… Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:07:20 GMT /race-demographics/2020-11-19/state-hospital-group-says-racism-is-a-public-health-crisis Associated Press /education/2020-07-22/budget-cuts-health-risks-loom-for-unc-system-campuses-and-workers In an email to leaders at all 17 UNC System campuses, UNC Board of Governors Chairman Randall Ramsey asked each chancellor to prepare a proposal that… Wed, 22 Jul 2020 15:55:13 GMT /education/2020-07-22/budget-cuts-health-risks-loom-for-unc-system-campuses-and-workers Stacia Brown, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-22/budget-cuts-health-risks-loom-for-unc-system-campuses-and-workers In an email to leaders at all 17 UNC System campuses, UNC Board of Governors Chairman Randall Ramsey asked each chancellor to prepare a proposal that… Wed, 22 Jul 2020 15:55:13 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-07-22/budget-cuts-health-risks-loom-for-unc-system-campuses-and-workers Stacia Brown, Anita Rao /health/2020-07-08/mask-up-and-make-it-fashion-a-guide-to-efficacy-and-aesthetics If a drug proven to reduce coronavirus transmission by 50% to 85% existed, would you take it? Masks offer that kind of protection for public health, and… Wed, 08 Jul 2020 14:26:45 GMT /health/2020-07-08/mask-up-and-make-it-fashion-a-guide-to-efficacy-and-aesthetics Josie Taris, Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao