Lululemon founder Chip Wilson is taking backlash for his recent comments about the brand’s adoption of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies — which he said led to the use of “unhealthy,” “sickly,” and “not inspirational” models to promote the brand.
Published: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 @ 12:19 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Research on prenatal exercise continues to expand, produce healthy results
Published: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024 @ 9:48 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The Child and Adult Care Food Program helps eligible children and adults access healthy, nutritious food by reimbursing qualified child care programs, adult day programs and other non-residential care programs for meals and snacks served to enrollees.
Published: Thursday, October 12th, 2023 @ 1:39 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a major milestone in its innovative Healthy Opportunities Pilot program with 10 people who are members of managed care successfully receiving a food service delivered through NC Medicaid Managed Care.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2022 @ 12:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Together, it's on all of us to raise the national awareness about teen dating violence and promote safe and healthy relationships.
Published: Friday, February 5th, 2021 @ 3:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The professional left’s work-equals-death argument is an irresponsible misrepresentation of the movement to reopen North Carolina’s economy
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2020 @ 1:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The professional left’s work-equals-death argument is an irresponsible misrepresentation of the movement to reopen North Carolina’s economy
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 @ 11:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dollar stores, or any other stores, for the matter, have no bearing on what I eat. Or on anyone else, really.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2019 @ 8:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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To highlight the importance of healthy, caring connections between children and their parents and the communities in which they live, Governor Roy Cooper declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2019 @ 8:29 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a policy paper and a Request for Information (RFI) to invite feedback on the Healthy Opportunities Pilots — a groundbreaking program that will test and evaluate the impact of integrating evidence-based, non-medical services
Published: Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 @ 5:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Aliso Viejo, Calif., recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC.
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2016 @ 9:45 am
By: Russell Allen
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He Won't be With Us For Very Much Longer But He Looks So Healthy!
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 9:51 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Smiling Faces Child Care Center stands like a beacon in rural Martin County, its clean, white siding contrasting with the deep green of the soybean fields around it.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2016 @ 11:51 am
By: ECU News Services
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It was early on a Friday morning, but East Carolina University nutrition student Kara Massotti was wide awake and focused on her patient at ECU's Family Medicine Center. George Broussard needed to keep better track of his calories, and the recommended tool was a smart phone application.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 4:10 am
By: ECU News Services
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This week's Bad Bill of the Week features the resurrection of a Bad Bill feature from two years ago. House Bill 609, The Healthy and High Performing Schools Act, is sponsored by Reps. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford), Susan Fisher (D-Buncombe) and Becky Carney (D-Mecklenburg). HB 609 is a near...
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2015 @ 5:27 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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An innovative East Carolina University program is planting ideas - and vegetables - with some Pitt County Schools students.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2015 @ 9:49 pm
By: ECU News Services
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There's an old saying that says "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink." The phrase is used to emphasize the fact that simply making something easy to do does not guarantee anybody will do it.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 @ 3:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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We’ve all seen those weepy commercials about “food deserts” — geographic areas where folks apparently can’t get access to the kind of stuff you find in Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, or The Fresh Market.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2015 @ 3:14 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Messages from Mom and Dad this week most likely will urge East Carolina University students to wrap up in winter coats, hats and gloves before venturing out in the cold.
Published: Wednesday, March 18th, 2015 @ 2:36 am
By: ECU News Services
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Throughout the month of March, in recognition of National Nutrition Month, the East Carolina University Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and Treatment Center and Pitt Partners for Health are offering free grocery store tours aimed at teaching community members how to eat healthy on a limited...
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2015 @ 2:28 pm
By: ECU News Services
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As part of her effort make healthy eating look cool, First Lady Michelle Obama recently posted of short video of herself dancing to a hip-hop song with a turnip in hand.
Published: Friday, November 28th, 2014 @ 9:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As the holiday season approaches, a multidisciplinary health care team at East Carolina University is helping patients balance celebration with self-care through a new cooking series called "Eat Right Now!"
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 11:44 pm
By: ECU News Services
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As the holiday season approaches, many of us look forward to fun events full of family, friends and food. However, those who are working to achieve or maintain a healthy weight may also worry about gaining extra pounds amidst the celebration.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 8:09 pm
By: ECU News Services
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On Tuesday, July 22 at 12 p.m., Hyde County citizens will share their stories from the last 20 days since the hospital closed of their loved ones suffering and in one case dying waiting to be transported to an emergency room.
Published: Monday, July 21st, 2014 @ 10:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University students have turned bananas into dolphins and grapes into balls to tempt kids to try new snacks. Making food healthy and appealing is one of the goals of Snack RX, a program designed and operated by ECU nutrition science students in the College of Human Ecology...
Published: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 10:04 am
By: ECU News Services
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For anyone who cringes at the thought of all of the parties, cookie exchanges, and buffet-laden meals that have filled the December calendar, East Carolina University associate professor of nutrition science Dr. Kimberly Myers laid out her top tips for making it through the holiday season
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 @ 1:08 am
By: ECU News Services
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About 1.8 million North Carolinians receive Medicaid benefits, with federal and state taxpayers contributing more than $14 billion a year to the program. Now North Carolina and other states are trying to figure out how to ensure quality care and outcomes, while reducing costs. Katherine Restrepo...
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2013 @ 5:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Stores that stock little if any healthy foods could be a contributor to obesity in urban and rural communities, but such stores could also be a catalyst for healthier eating.
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 @ 11:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The new state budget includes a provision creating an advisory panel to rewrite the way the state delivers Medicaid services. It's part of the Partnership for...
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 @ 2:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Medicaid reform is likely to end up with much better results in North Carolina than in Kentucky. A new joint Policy Report from the John Locke Foundation and the Florida-based Foundation for Government Accountability explains why.
Published: Sunday, July 14th, 2013 @ 6:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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