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Press 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

By Kaitlin Phillips

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.

Press Release | February 25, 2019

North Carolina Institute of Medicine Briefs Legislative Staff on Health Policy

By Kaitlin Phillips

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.

Press Release | November 26, 2018

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

By Kaitlin Phillips

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.