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Public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are advising North Carolinians take precautions to protect themselves, their children and their pets from heat-related illness as temperatures across the state rise and remain high throughout the summer
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 11:42 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Temperatures are climbing this week as summer arrives, and the National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for most of Central and Eastern North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 @ 10:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Online course guides physicians on treating toxic exposures farmworkers might encounter
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 3:40 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Prolonged exposure to heat can lead to dehydration, overheating, heat illness or even death.
Published: Thursday, August 5th, 2021 @ 4:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The News & Observer of Raleigh last week scribbled an unsigned editorial that’s splattered with broken reasoning and is unapologetic in its pandering.
Published: Saturday, August 1st, 2020 @ 4:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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According to the North Carolina Division of Public Health (DPH), there have been 1,205 heat-related hospital emergency department visits reported since May 1, 2020.
Published: Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 @ 5:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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According to the Division of Public Health, there were 3,150 heat-related hospital emergency department visits reported from May 1 to Aug. 10, due to the combination of heat and humidity — particularly during periods of extreme heat.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 4:42 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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Happy to say that for most of us we got a brief break from the heat thanks to the Thunderstorms of last night.
Published: Thursday, July 28th, 2016 @ 10:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If July has been this warm I wonder what August is going to bring with it to the area.
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2016 @ 1:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is day three of Heat Advisories and tomorrow looks like another heat advisory will follow. Please be aware of the cumulative impacts of working outside even for those individuals who believe they are acclimated to the heat.
Published: Thursday, July 7th, 2016 @ 4:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Received notice from NWS of another Heat Advisory as follows
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 3:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Just your local Emergency Management Office wanting to alert you to the National Weather Service Heat Advisory issued today.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 10:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This message comes from the National Weather Service and should be passed on to all Supervisors of employees and First Responders operating outside in the heat.
Published: Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 @ 10:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Students at Farmville Middle School were treated to ounce upon ounce of prevention in their own gymnasium on April 16, when they participated in a sports safety clinic sponsored by the Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program, a joint effort between East Carolina University and Vidant Health.
Published: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 @ 11:18 am
By: ECU News Services
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I have filed and cosponsored a number of bills since my last newsletter, and will be highlighting some of those bills here
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 @ 12:30 am
By: Bill Cook
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