All Articles tagged NCDHHS

• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  July 05, 2023 EDT
  How North Carolina is Reducing Violence and Firearm Misuse That Leads to Injury and Death
  Kody KinsleyElizabeth Cuervo TilsonEddie M. Buffaloe Jr.William Lassiter

  A white paper released by the state of North Carolina recommends a public health approach to reducing firearm injury and death. We provide context and identify progress and next steps.

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• Policy Forum: Columns
  July 05, 2023 EDT
  Firearm-Related Injury and Death in North Carolina: Trends During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Ty LautenschlagerShana GearyAnna Waller

  This paper describes firearm injuries and deaths in the state from 2017 to 2021.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 03, 2023 EDT
  Communication is a Public Health Strategy
  Tracy Zimmerman

  Using North Carolina’s pandemic journey as a communication case study offers lessons for public health leaders.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  May 03, 2023 EDT
  After the Deluge: Leveraging Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic to Build the Trust of North Carolina’s Disability Community
  Virginia Knowlton Marcus

  North Carolina’s disability services infrastructure is biased toward institutional care, with inadequate funding and supply of home- and community-based services.

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