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Rural Narratives is a podcast about public health, power, and storytelling in North Carolina’s rural communities.In this series, we explore how trust is built, how narratives take shape, and how communities shape the systems meant to serve them.Through conversations with…
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Public Health Is Human Health: A Story from Columbus County, NC (opens the original)
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In Columbus County in rural North Carolina, the COVID-19 pandemic changed how Lisa Richey thought about public health. Lisa came to Columbus County as a banker nearly 40 years ago and made Lake Waccamaw her home. During the pandemic, she began to see public health differently—not as something meant for other people, but as something […]
Stories from Hertford County: What We Carry With Us (opens the original)
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Vicki Wiggins worries about what happens when young people grow up surrounded by violence and become “unfortunately unfazed” by it. In Hertford County, Mayors Weyling White and Yahmale Vaughan and public health leader Amy Underhill each carry experiences from their younger years into the work they do today. Weyling grew up losing people he loved […]
Stories from Hertford County: How Public Health Shows Up Every Day (opens the original)
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How do we build strong public health systems? In rural Hertford County, North Carolina, the answer begins with people. These stories emerged from community story circles, where neighbors gathered to share their experiences and listen to one another. Through four personal stories, you’ll hear how a childhood vision screening changed one woman’s future, how a […]
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