Post Tagged with: "Public Health"
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NC Public Health Division Updates Zika Guidelines and Issues Flu Advisory
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Adulterated Heroin Alert
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the North Carolina Division of Public Health is alerting providers to report of possible clenbuterol/heroin cases in central North Carolina. Scott Proescholdbell, MPH, […]
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Drug Diversion Serious Threat To Patients
The North Carolina Division of Public Health’s Healthcare Associated Infections Prevention Program recently sent a letter to local health department directors alerting them to the problem of drug diversion by […]
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NCMS Seeks Faculty for Opioid Prescribing CME
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) has received funding support from The Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine to conduct up to three CME events this year on best practices […]
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NCMS meets with Office of Rural Health on Prescription Drug Abuse
Earlier this month, North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) staff met with Office of Rural Health representatives to discuss how to partner to combat the state’s prescription drug abuse problem. In […]
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WHO Declares Guinea Ebola-Free
Effective yesterday, Dec. 29, 2015, state and local public health officials have discontinued active monitoring of travelers from Guinea arriving in North Carolina in light of the World Health Organization’s […]
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CDC Draft Opioid Prescribing Guideline Now Available for Comment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is developing an opioid prescribing guideline to help primary care providers offer safer, more effective care for patients with chronic pain and […]
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North Carolina’s Health Ranking Improves
North Carolina improved its overall public health ranking more than any other state in this year’s report released by the UnitedHealth Foundation. North Carolina moved up six places from last […]
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NC’s “Talk It Out” Initiative Makes Progress Against Underage Drinking
One year ago, the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission launched “Talk It Out,” a statewide campaign designed to raise awareness about the dangers of underage drinking, and to […]
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Take Action To Reduce Opioid Abuse
Attention is being focused at both the national and state level on the epidemic of opioid abuse. At the state level, the General Assembly recently adopted budget provisions that: Directs […]
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