Vol. 79, Issue 5, 2018 | Published by North Carolina Medical Journal

Climate Change and Public Health through the Lens of Rural, Eastern North Carolina

Gregory D. KearneyKatherine JonesRonny A. BellMarian SwinkerThomas R. Allen

BACKGROUND Recognizing that...

Mortality and Health Outcomes in North Carolina Communities Located in Close Proximity to Hog Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

Julia KravchenkoSung Han RhewIgor AkushevichPankaj AgarwalH. Kim Lyerly

BACKGROUND Life expectancy ...

Original Research
The Impact of Coal-Powered Electrical Plants and Coal Ash Impoundments on the Health of Residential Communities
Julia KravchenkoH. Kim Lyerly
BACKGROUND In North Carolina, coal-burning power plants remain the major source of electrical production. Coal burning generates coal ash that is stored in landfills and slurry ponds that are often...
Policy Forum: Introduction
Going (Way) Back to the Basics
Peter J. Morris
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Policy Forum: Introduction
Health and the Environment in North Carolina
H. Kim LyerlyDavid B. Peden
Environmental impacts on health are usually discussed from a global perspective. However, this issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal focuses on studies of health outcomes in North Carolina caused...
Policy Forum: Introduction
Ambient Air Quality and Cardiovascular Health: Translation of Environmental Research for Public Health and Clinical Care
Wayne E. CascioThomas C. Long
Air pollution is intuitivel...

Policy Forum: Introduction

The Unexpected Health Effects of Air Pollution

David B. Peden

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Policy Forum: Introduction

Safeguarding Children’s Health: Time to Enact a Health-Based Standard and Comprehensive Testing, Mitigation, and Communication Protocol for Lead in Drinking Water

Jennifer Hoponick RedmonJacqueline MacDonald GibsonKatherine P. WoodwardAnna M. AceitunoKeith E. Levine

Lead was a known toxin before the Roman Empire, yet exposure remains a public health concern today. Although there is no safe lead exposure level, a health-based drinking water standard...

Policy Forum: Introduction

Emerging Contaminants and Environmental Health

A. Stanley Meiburg

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Policy Forum: Introduction
On the Front Lines of Climate Health Effects in North Carolina
Lauren ThieKimberly Thigpen Tart
Populations across the Unit...
Policy Forum: Introduction
Heat Exposure and Health Impacts in North Carolina
Margaret Kovach Sugg
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Policy Forum: Introduction
Connecting Environmental Justice and Community Health: Effects of Hog Production in North Carolina
Virginia T. GuidrySarah M. RhodesCourtney G. WoodsDevon J. HallJessica L. Rinsky
Environmental justice means equal access to a healthful environment for all. In North Carolina, many sources of pollution disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color. Clinicians who recognize effects...
Policy Forum: Introduction
The Health Impacts of Environmental Policy: The North Carolina Clean Smokestacks Act
Julia KravchenkoH. Kim LyerlyWilliam Ross
The North Carolina Clean Smokestacks Act and related policies led to substantial decreases of emitted air pollutants from coal-fired power plants. Improved air quality was associated with statewide improvements in...
Policy Forum: Introduction
Clean Construction Practices at Hospitals Improve Public Health
Rachel McIntosh-KastrinskyTom Zweng
Diesel exhaust has been lin...
Policy Forum: Introduction
Tar Heel Footprints in Health Care: Dr. Bob Parr Takes the Lead in Tracking Pollution
Rachel McIntosh-Kastrinsky
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Policy Forum: Introduction
Philanthropy Profile: Protecting North Carolina’s Health by Investing in a Healthy Environment
June BlotnickH. Kim Lyerly
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Policy Forum: Introduction
Running the Numbers: Trends in Lead Poisoning Prevention Data for Children Aged < 6 Years in North Carolina
Kim Angelon-GaetzAnn Newman Chelminski
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Vol. 79, Issue 5, 2018 Health and the Environment in North Carolina

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Vol. 79, Issue 5, 2018
Health and the Environment in North Carolina