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Orange County Commissioner Named Public Health Hero

Posted by Staff | Apr 29, 2016 | Health

Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier has been named Orange County’s 2016 Public Health Hero. Pelissier was given the inaugural award because she has served on a number of boards, as well as worked in the fields of mental...

Orange County Board of Health Considering E-Cig Ban in Restaurants and Bars

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 7, 2016 | Featured, Health

A newly-proposed rule from the Orange County Board of Health would prohibit e-cigarette use in the enclosed areas of restaurants and bars in Orange County. The ban would include municipalities and unincorporated areas of the...

Durham County Public Health Investigating Death of Inmate

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 25, 2016 | Safety

The Durham County Department of Public Health has launched an investigation into the death of an inmate earlier this month. A release says the investigation comes after the department was notified of the death of 29-year-old...

Large Disparities Exist Even in State’s Healthiest County

Posted by Staff | Jun 10, 2015 | Health

Orange County children may be the healthiest in North Carolina, according to child-advocacy nonprofit NC Child. But a closer look at Orange County shows that the block you grow up on may matter more than your county. Orange...

Should I Get the Shingles Vaccine?

Posted by Jeff Danner | Jun 7, 2015 | Common Science

Late the other night, I saw a TV commercial for Zostavax®, the vaccine for shingles. It opened with a picture of a man’s stomach emblazoned with large and grotesque pustules, allegedly from shingles. (The make-up crew for the...

UNC Study: Too Easy For Teens To Get E-cigarettes Online

Posted by Staff | Mar 5, 2015 | Health

A new UNC study shows just how easily teens can buy e-cigarettes online, in violation of state law.

Is The Toilet The Greatest Public Health Invention Ever?

Posted by Jeff Danner | Nov 9, 2014 | Common Science

Last week’s column, Spinal Cord Miracle?, was an inspiring story about how scientific progress enabled a man whose spinal cord had been severed to walk again. This remarkable achievement came as a result of the expenditure of...

As Use Rises, Public Health Officials Push For E-Cigarette Controls

Posted by Staff | Aug 31, 2014 | Health

As the popularity of e-cigarettes continues to grow, public health officials across the country and here at home are calling for more research and stricter regulation on their use.

NC’s Public Health Director Resigns

Posted by Associated Press | Jul 31, 2013 | Health

North Carolina’s public health director has resigned, 18 months after her appointment.

UNC Graduate Students Combat Worldwide Blindness

Posted by Staff | May 25, 2013 | UNC

UNC’s academic year is over, but a pair of Tar Heel graduate students working toward a master’s degree in public health are still hard at work—and they’re preparing to join an effort to combat blindness around the globe.

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