A new State of the County Health Report is out and the message is clear. Durham is making progress on some major health priorities. But…
Posts tagged as “Public Health”
The city of Durham and Durham County are continuing to move forward with reopening plans during the coronavirus pandemic. An amendment to the “safer-at-home” order…
As a young woman, Wanda Boone was the first African-American to work outside of the kitchen at the hospital where she was employed. Later, while…
New data paints a bleak picture of health disparity growing in Durham amid the coronavirus pandemic. Latinx and black people have tested positive for COVID-19…
A lawyer grouses about people who aren’t wearing masks at Harris Teeter. A music teacher pleads for help from a small business relief program. A…
On April 16, the Durham Public Schools Foundation, Food Insight Group, and the Durham Hotel began providing breakfast and lunch to local students in a…
Stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic present a dangerous reality for victims of domestic violence: a government mandate to remain at home, in an isolated…
In order to reopen, Durham needs two vital things: more coronavirus testing and the ability to keep tracking down people unaware they were exposed to…
Responses to the coronavirus outbreak are disrupting all sides of substance abuse treatment in Durham. Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Durham’s best known addiction…
During a four-hour virtual Durham City Council meeting on Monday, Mayor Steve Schewel announced that the city is flattening the growth curve of COVID-19: The…