Efforts to Boost Local Food-Supply Chain in Upper Coastal Plain
A new online mapping project is helping connect local growers to regional markets in the state’s Upper Coastal Plain. Planning…
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In Rural NC, Push for Mental-Health Resources as Kids Head Back to School
Across the state, teachers and staff expect more kids will need mental-health resources as they return to in-person school. McDowell…
Five Questions on Leadership, Health, and Equity with the Twin Counties’ Cooper Blackwell
We spoke to community leaders in and around our Healthy Places NC counties to gather their thoughts on leadership development,…
Healthy Eating Organizations and Coalitions Innovating for United COVID-19 Responses
Healthy Places NC coalitions responded to the threat of COVID-19 in force to meet the rising needs of their communities….
Leading Systems Change in the Twin Counties
Sue Perry Cole moved from Rhode Island to Rocky Mount, NC in 1980 to work in legal aid, but ended…
Tackling Substance Misuse with Data Mapping
Six Healthy Places NC counties have identified substance misuse as a critical health issue in their communities. To support counties…
Grant to Aid Childhood Trauma Program
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust recently awarded a $340,921 grant to Area L Area Health Education Center to continue…
Adaptive Playground Welcomes Kids
Members of the Down East Partnership for Children, Edgecombe County Public Schools and several other community organizations gathered Wednesday at…