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DHHS Approved for traumatic brain injury pilot project
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has been approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to begin a pilot project in Cumberland, Durham,…

Travel: Weekend getaway to Millstone 4-H Camp
Adventure included archery, canoeing, fishing, and, of course, Ga Ga Ball By Kevin Spradlin PiedmontPostNC.com * Millstone 4-H Camp website * Millstone 4-H Camp Facebook page ELLERBE — Nestled under…

Waldvogel: April showers bring May flowers … and termites
It will eventually get warmer, and the increase in temperature, along with expected rainfall, will likely bring an increase in termite swarming, i.e., the emergence of the winged reproductives or future…

Brown: Receive Social Security benefits? Keep your address up-to-date with ‘My Social Security’
Keeping your address up to date with a my Social Security account helps us mail your important documents to the correct place. If you receive benefits, you can use my…

Spotlight: Ensuring the right to health
The Guilford County Department of Public Health is acknowledging this week as National Public Health Week. National Public Health Week runs April 2 through April 8. Today’s spotlight is focused on ensuring…

Spotlight: Injury and violence prevention
The Guilford County Department of Public Health is acknowledging this week as National Public Health Week. National Public Health Week runs April 2 through April 8. Today’s spotlight is focused on injury…

Upcoming area blood drives
Thursday, April 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Greensboro Blood Donation Center, 1501 Yanceyville St., Greensboro. Friday, April 6 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Greensboro…

Spotlight: Environmental health
The Guilford County Department of Public Health is acknowledging this week as National Public Health Week. National Public Health Week runs April 2 through April 8. Today’s spotlight is focused on environmental…

Buehler: April is National Social Security Month
National Social Security Month is celebrated in April and is dedicated to educating you about Social Security programs and services. From programs that help support you through life’s journey, to…

Spotlight: Communicable diseases
The Guilford County Department of Public Health is acknowledging this week as National Public Health Week. National Public Health Week runs April 2 through April 8. Today’s spotlight is focused on communicable…

Spotlight: Behavioral health
The Guilford County Department of Public Health is acknowledging this week as National Public Health Week. National Public Health Week runs April 2 through April 8. Today’s spotlight is focused…

Greenways providing positive economic benefits to NC
* Get details on the project * Download the full report and summary brochure * Download infographics * A&Y Greenway details RALEIGH — Greenways provide several positive economic benefits such as…

Teens, teammates to stage 5K run to crush cancer
Co-race director’s father was diagnosed in Spring 2017 By Kevin Spradlin PiedmontPostNC.com * Online registration * Event Facebook page GREENSBORO — For Northwest Guilford High School junior Meredith Sinkler, Spring…

Northern community huddles up for Ashton
Vikings 3rd-grader diagnosed with leukemia – how you can help By Kevin Spradlin PiedmontPostNC.com * Donate here If the first 24 hours are any indication, the online campaign to raise…

Students bring 3D tech to medical community
By Ashley-Michelle Thublin Richmond County Schools Related PDP coverage * June 2014: Grassroots tech camp features a lotta brainpower * July 2014: Summer of Kainotomia, part two ROCKINGHAM — For…

RCC’s dialysis tech program meeting demand
HAMLET — The stats for kidney disease are staggering: One in three American adults is currently at risk for developing kidney disease. Once the kidneys fail, dialysis or a kidney…

Spradlin: On the fitness comeback trail
I came home Thursday night after a 6-mile run and my wife asked me if it was getting any easier. That’s a difficult question to answer, but was posed at a…

Richardson: Pixar’s lesson for kids — and adults
Pixar’s latest flick holds some major life lessons for kids — and adults, too. Inside Out takes place inside the head of an 11-year-old girl, Riley, as she and her parents…

‘Why won’t this child eat?’
Parents seek help to afford last-ditch effort at feeding aversion cure By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Make a donation to Kallen Heath It’s a mother’s worst nightmare come true. Brandi Heath sees…

Richmond history: Ladies lace up for Senior Games softball
Richardson: “I’m havin’ a blast” By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Photo gallery – more than 700 images EAST ROCKINGHAM — After nearly two months of waiting for the first pitch, Audrey Richardson…
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