Public Health Experts Discuss Smoking Rates, Enterovirus | Eastern NC Now

Penny Slade-Sawyer, Jim Martin, and Dr. Jean-Marie Maillard discuss various health issues in three separate videos.

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Penny Slade-Sawyer, Director of DHHS' Division of Public Health, discusses a recent report that shows less smoking, more e-cigarette use among N.C. teens.


Jim Martin, Director of Policy and Programs in DHHS' Division of Public Health, discusses teen smoking trends involving tobacco and tobacco-derivative products.


Dr. Jean-Marie Maillard, DHHS Medical Epidemiologist, discusses Enterovirus D68.

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