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Protesters Weigh Health Risks of COVID and Civic Responsibility

July 6, 2020 shoresides 00:04:10 Comments Off

Angela Colon of Wilmington Advocacy and Protest Organization (WAPO) discusses the how protesters have addressed health risks related to COVID-19.

PFA Chemical Runoff & Fishing in the Cape Fear River

July 6, 2020 shoresides 00:02:54 Comments Off

Theresa Cantu, a scientist at North Carolina State University, explains the findings of a study on the PFA chemical levels in striped bass in the Cape Fear. Support the show (https://shoresides.org/support/) Want to Help: Donate – to Coastal Carolina Riverwatch an organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the lands, waters, and communities across easter NC….

Addressing Contamination from Chemours Plant

June 26, 2020 shoresides 00:05:49 Comments Off

Chemours, a chemicals plant located in Fayetteville, North Carolina has been leaching PFAS chemicals into the Cape Fear River for decades, impacting the health and well-being of the communities that rely on the river for drinking water. Three new bills have been recently proposed that Emily Donovan, co-founder of Clean Cape Fear, thinks are a…

Health Disparities Among Pregnant Mothers

June 24, 2020 shoresides 00:04:30 Comments Off

“A lot of times pregnant women are not listened to. And pregnant black women are not listened to at all.” Coastal Carolina University professor, Dr. Fredanna McGough, explains the growing concerns regarding maternal health issues, and how these issues are exacerbated by COVID-19.

Nursing homes and COVID-19

June 24, 2020 shoresides 00:04:27 Comments Off

A certified nursing assistant (CNA) at a nursing home in a Jacksonville, North Carolina shares the changes that have been made since COVID-19 to protect staff and residents. Visitors aren’t allowed, nurses have started making homemade newspapers for residents, and increased security measures have been put in place. This is the new normal for residents…

Medicaid during COVID-19

May 13, 2020 shoresides 00:06:05 Comments Off

Jeff Mills, volunteer and Medicaid Ambassador with the North Carolina AIDS Action Network (NCAAN), reads an essay he composed with Lee Storrow, the Director NCAAN. Mills and Storrow note the positive changes to restrictions and limitations on Medicaid programs during COVID-19. They call on policy-makers to extend these considerations beyond times of crisis. Mills is…

PSA: Free COVID-19 Testing

May 12, 2020 shoresides 00:00:39 Comments Off

A public service announcement about COVID-19 testing in New Hanover County, NC.

The House, It Couldn’t Breathe

May 6, 2020 shoresides 00:04:48 Comments Off

It’s been nearly two years since Hurricane Florence flooded the Maple Hill neighborhood in Pender County, NC. But Arlisha Hill’s home is still far from repaired. Hill was ready to resume life as normal. She moved back into her partially repaired home this April – thinking construction would continue and she’d be living in a…

Drug Use, Hurricane Florence, & COVID-19

May 6, 2020 shoresides 00:08:27 Comments Off

Illicit drug users face unique challenges during disasters like Hurricane Florence and COVID-19. What happens when dealers leave town or shelter-in-place? How do overdose rates change? Find out on this week’s episode of Storm Stories. Support the show (https://shoresides.org/support/). Want to Help: Donate – To The Good Shepherd Center to fund housing assistance programs….

Kelly & How Food Insecurity is Changing

May 1, 2020 shoresides 00:03:58 Comments Off

Kelly Spivey speaks about how she has seen the food insecurity conversation change during COVID-19. Kelly’s Community Pantry started to take the shame out of asking for help with groceries. The pantry is a public, unmanned neighborhood food cupboard providing free canned and boxed items. Now Spivey acts as a community organizer around food issues…

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