Senate Democrats file bill to expand Medicaid
Shawna De La Rosa | Apr 6, 2021
Program designed to boost number Black doulas
Shawna De La Rosa | Mar 30, 2021
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine is launching a pilot program to increase the number of Black doulas in an effort to improve health outcomes. The effort received a $75,000 C. Felix Harvey Award to Advance Institutional Priorities grant. The program will be
Gov. Cooper pitches $27B budget proposal
Shawna De La Rosa | Mar 25, 2021
Governor Roy Cooper presented his $27 billion budget proposal to the North Carolina General Assembly today. In a press conference broadcast on WXII 12, he emphasized the need to support the state’s employees with pay raises. “This a strong pay package. It acknowledges that our tax revenue is
NCDHHS teams up with NC Counts Coalition to get shots in arms
Shawna De La Rosa | Mar 25, 2021
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching an initiative to vaccinate more people of color against COVID-19 by working with NC Counts Coalition. The coalition is a nonprofit that worked to get all people counted in the U.S. Census last year. The new public