Orange County Launches Video Series with Public Health Officials, Shares COVID Updates Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Health, Local Government The Orange County Health Department recently launched a video series to help answer community... Read More
Orange County’s Halloween Health Guidance Shares Alternatives to Traditional Celebration Posted by Brighton McConnell | Oct 2, 2020 | COVID-19, Health, Local Government UPDATE: This article has been updated with the news of Chapel Hill cancelling large town-sponsored... Read More
Dr. Mandy Cohen Earns Public Health Award From Harvard University Posted by Brighton McConnell | Sep 7, 2020 | State Government Secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen... Read More
Inaction by Congress Leaves States to Pay for Election Costs Posted by Associated Press | Aug 11, 2020 | World Congress’ failure so far to pass another round of coronavirus aid leaves state and local officials on their own to deal with the soaring costs of holding a presidential election amid a deadly pandemic. That could leave them... Read More
Global Vaccine Plan May Allow Rich Countries to Buy More Posted by Associated Press | Jul 14, 2020 | World Politicians and public health leaders have publicly committed to equitably sharing any coronavirus... Read More
UNC Clarifies Mask Enforcement, Updates Sanitation Measures and Library Services Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jul 11, 2020 | UNC UNC officials provided the campus community further updates this week as it prepare for the start... Read More
Hollowed Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus Posted by Associated Press | Jul 1, 2020 | World The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the... Read More
UNC Not Requiring COVID-19 Testing Upon Students’ Return, Citing ‘False Sense of Security’ Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 28, 2020 | COVID-19, UNC As UNC prepares for students, faculty and staff to return in August for a fall semester, it is... Read More
GOP Picks Florida for Trump Convention Speech, Moving Away from NC Posted by Associated Press | Jun 12, 2020 | COVID-19, National, State Jacksonville, Florida, has been selected to host the celebration marking President Donald Trump’s... Read More
Orange County Leaders Declare Requirement for Face Coverings Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 10, 2020 | COVID-19, Health, Local Government Orange County will now require most people in the county to wear a face covering when out of their... Read More