health
Sun, skin and summer: Navigating sunscreen choices for safer days outdoors
July 8. By Will Atwater/NC Health News. From the EnoFest in Durham to Christmas in July in Ashe County, from Topsail Beach to Grandfather Mountain, North Carolinians are gearing up […]
Obesity a large problem in North Carolina
Nov. 14. North Carolina is in the 12th worst shape nationally when it comes to obesity and overweight statistics. Here’s a quick look at the numbers, which come to us […]
Free healthy cooking classes for those over 55 with medical conditions
Sept. 18. Ada Jenkins Center’s “Apple a Day” Cooking Classes for a Healthy Lifestyle sessions are open to the first 10 people who register. Classes are held every Tuesday, Oct. […]
Huntersville shapes up as winner of Mayors’ Fitness Challenge
April 28. The 6-week Mayors’ Fitness Challenge is over and the Top 3 winners are Huntersville, Davidson and Cornelius. Not that anyone came in last, but it looks like Cornelius […]
Donate now to help increase access to menstrual health products in Lake Norman
Feb. 14. The sixth annual Well-Equipped Period campaign is a community menstrual health product drive partnering with local businesses, community group, and individuals to supply local organizations with menstrual health […]
How to manage the back-to-school transition
Aug. 30. As kids head back to school, it’s a good idea to try to manage the transition. It can be hard! Dr. Pallavi Suvarna, a family medicine physician and […]
Meck County administering free intradermal monkeypox vaccines
Aug. 18. Beginning today Mecklenburg County Public Health will administer the monkeypox vaccine intradermally to individuals 18 years and up who self-identify as high risk for monkeypox infection. The change […]
Here’s where NC ranks in COVID-19 safest states
March 30. With two-thirds of the population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, WalletHub released updated rankings for the safest states during the pandemic. North Carolina scored high, most notably 14th best […]
Why most Americans take vaccines
Dec. 9. By Novant Health. Despite what you may have heard or read about anti-vaccine campaigns in recent years, Americans have overwhelmingly rejected the movement, particularly when it comes to […]
Bethel Presbyterian Health Talk
TUESDAY NIGHT. Presbyterian Church Monthly Health Talk Tuesday, Dec. 1 will focus on sugar and its affect on your health. The one-hour session, which starts at 6:30 pm, […]
