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McDowell

UNC Research Overall Stats

UNC Researchʼs Impact on McDowell County

Projects Benefitting McDowell County

  • The North Carolina Men’s Health Report Card draws from numerous sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the health landscape for men across the state.
  • Carolina researchers created the Rural Research Alliance of Community Pharmacies, which is the first multi-state practice-based research network exclusively for rural community pharmacies.
  • The Appalachian Highlands Network is one of 32 National Park Service programs across the country that is dedicated to understanding and preserving unique natural resources through science and education.
  • Led by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and funded by the Duke Endowment, researchers are working to improve maternity care practices and breastfeeding rates in hospitals located in underserved communities.

News

  • Renewed Investment in Old Fort

  • Drug-checking project cuts overdoses

  • Outreach manager protects NC families

  • Addressing Pandemic Problems

  • New study by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill finds chemical composition of U.S. air pollution changed over time