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The Golden LEAF Scholarship Program focuses on providing students with strong ties to rural communities with scholarships to attend a four-year college or university in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 11:35 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Rural Health, in partnership with East Carolina University and North Carolina State University, has been awarded a highly competitive Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society award
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 10:53 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Dr. Karen L. Smith and L.T. Ward have received the 2023 Larry Wooten Rural Leadership Award, presented by Governor Roy Cooper and Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler at an Aug. 9 reception at the North Carolina Executive Mansion.
Published: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 11:20 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This summer, 49 Golden LEAF Scholars are participating in the second cohort of the Rural Internship Initiative. In its first year, Golden LEAF had 20 interns working in rural North Carolina counties.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 5:33 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The Golden LEAF Foundation announced 215 students from 51 rural North Carolina counties were selected to receive a Golden LEAF Scholarship worth up to $14,000.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 12:09 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Rural North Carolina has some of the most beautiful scenery in America, as documented by the growing numbers of tourists.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 9:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Each year, the Golden LEAF Scholarship is awarded to 215 students who reside in a qualifying rural and economically distressed North Carolina County.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 11:34 pm
By: ENC NOW
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation Multimodal Projects Discretionary Grant program awarded the N.C. Department of Transportation $10.4 million
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 3:58 am
By: ENC NOW
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ECU dental school’s innovation transforms oral health care in rural North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 @ 10:13 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Rural Health is proud to recognize the selfless, community-minded spirit of health professionals and volunteers in North Carolina communities during National Rural Health Day 2022.
Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2022 @ 12:08 am
By: ENC NOW
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The state’s economic vitality is tied to the skills of its workforce. Trends show that by 2030, nearly two-thirds of North Carolina’s jobs will require a post-secondary degree or credential.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 1:06 am
By: ENC NOW
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The Golden LEAF Foundation announced 215 rural students from 78 North Carolina counties were selected to receive a Golden LEAF Scholarship worth up to $14,000.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 5:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Golden LEAF Foundation provides scholarships for students from rural areas to attend the state’s colleges and universities. Students who qualify for the Golden LEAF Scholarship may use it to attend North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU)
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2022 @ 11:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Golden LEAF awards 215 scholarships each year to help rural high school or community college transfer students attend a North Carolina college or university. The scholarship provides funding for undergraduate students for up to four years of study at a participating North Carolina college/university
Published: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 @ 11:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Rural Health is proud to recognize the selfless, community-minded spirit of health professionals and volunteers in North Carolina communities during National Rural Health Day 2021.
Published: Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 @ 11:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Golden LEAF Foundation awards funds to provide scholarships for both high school and community college transfers entering a four-year college or university in North Carolina as well as for rural students attending community college in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, August 27th, 2021 @ 11:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Earlier this week Locke published my report on “Expanding Rural Broadband Access in North Carolina.”
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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$26.8 million in aid to rural North Carolina in COVID-19 response
Published: Saturday, February 20th, 2021 @ 9:43 am
By: Governor's Office
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Since September, new COVID-19 cases have been increasing faster in rural counties, according to a new report by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Friday, November 13th, 2020 @ 3:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Grant funding will support youth programs and activities honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 @ 3:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Drone technology supports rapid and flexible delivery of temperature-sensitive medicines expanding access to medical care
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2020 @ 4:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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An 87-year-old doctor set up a hotspot in a rural eastern North Carolina parking lot to treat patients who don’t have internet access and can’t do virtual visits at home.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2020 @ 8:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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East Carolina University student Godgive Umozurike plans to become a physician and serve in rural and medically underserved areas of North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 @ 7:01 am
By: ECU News Services
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Vidant Health has been at the forefront of conversations about the challenges facing health systems in rural America and especially here at home in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 @ 11:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health hosted a roundtable discussion on the challenges of rural health care and the need for Medicaid expansion with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Mandy K. Cohen
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2020 @ 3:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dr. Emily Yeager believes rural areas of eastern North Carolina offer a lot to tourists. What they may not offer are a lot of places to stay.
Published: Thursday, November 7th, 2019 @ 12:23 am
By: ECU News Services
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Since 2006, 11 rural hospitals in North Carolina have closed — seven in the past six years, as more people move to cities and suburbs.
Published: Thursday, October 10th, 2019 @ 10:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It has been 25 days since Governor Cooper vetoed the bipartisan $24 billion state budget because it does not include his demands for expanding government-run Medicaid in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 3:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Six rural North Carolina communities will share $1.2 million in federal grant funds to strengthen and expand their response to opioid use disorder with increased planning; prevention; evidence-based treatment, including medication-assisted treatment; and recovery service delivery.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 10:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Better internet access is coming to 19 rural, economically disadvantaged counties in North Carolina thanks to nearly $10 million in grants, Governor Roy Cooper announced today along with the NC Department of Information Technology and its Broadband Infrastructure Office.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 6:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Chief executives from seven rural hospitals shared with Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary Mandy Cohen of the Department of Health and Human Services their support for North Carolina to act now to close the health care coverage gap.
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2019 @ 5:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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As North Carolina's population ages, and demands for health care rise, nurses need the freedom to do more
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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More foreign-born doctors educated in the U.S. are seeking visa waivers to practice medicine in North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 @ 7:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina today won a grant of $23 million to replace dozens of bridges in 17 of the state's most economically distressed counties
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2018 @ 8:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Undoubtedly, we will continue to hear a lot about the growing urban-rural divide in North Carolina and across the nation. We’ve seen it continually in our electoral presidential vote maps for decades. It’s now reaching more of a breaking point culturally and politically
Published: Sunday, November 25th, 2018 @ 6:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Office of Rural Health, the oldest in the United States, today celebrates 45 years of service improving access to health care for the people of North Carolina
Published: Saturday, November 17th, 2018 @ 9:29 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) supported passage of the bipartisan Farm Bill, which included an amendment co-sponsored by Senator Tillis supporting rural economic development. The bipartisan legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 86-11
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 11:33 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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“I came here to make a living, not a killing,” California native Dr. Patrick Kelley said from the basement workshop of his Graham County dentist office.
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2018 @ 1:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here’s a simple illustration of the urban/rural population divide in North Carolina: The state’s two most-populous counties — Wake and Mecklenburg — are home to about as many people as the total number of residents in the 18 smallest counties
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 12:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Hometown Strong announced six initial partnerships with counties across North Carolina. Initial partnerships announced today include Burke, Edgecombe, Lenoir, Madison, Pasquotank, and Robeson Counties
Published: Friday, April 20th, 2018 @ 4:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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