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NewsNewsPress Release | March 21, 2019

North Carolina Kids Report Consuming 2K Sugary Drinks & 3.5K Unhealthy Snacks Each Year, Associated with 1.3K Hours of Screen Time

A group of researchers from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine have found that each hour of screen time per day is associated with approximately 172 servings of sugary beverages and 368 servings of unhealthy snacks per year.

NewsNewsPress Release | February 25, 2019

North Carolina Institute of Medicine Briefs Legislative Staff on Health Policy

The NCIOM will follow up the inaugural year of the Legislative Health Policy Fellows Program with two Health Policy Briefings for legislative aides and General Assembly staff agencies.

NewsNewsPress Release | November 26, 2018

Rural-Urban Uninsured Gap Persists, but More North Carolinians Have Insurance

A new analysis published in the latest issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal shows that the rural-urban coverage gap is more nuanced than it may seem.

NewsNewsPress Release | November 12, 2018

Focus on Retention – Not Just Recruitment – To Improve Rural Health Care Workforce, Researchers Say

Two new commentaries in the latest issue of the NCMJl argue that NC should shift focus from rural health care recruitment to distribution and retention.