by admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The coronavirus, COVID-19, has sparked a wave of event cancellations and postponements in Cherokee, statewide, and nationwide. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency on Tuesday, March 10...
by admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF Thursday morning, March 12 marked the first meeting of a Joint Information Center (JIC) that was called for by EBCI Public Health and Human Services. The group has been formed to ensure consistency and quality in all...
by admin | Mar 4, 2020 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da, Uncategorized
Note: The EBCI Public Health and Human Services states: “NC DHHS just released information indicating that a North Carolina person has tested positive for COVID-19. The person is doing well and is in isolation at home. Please note that this announcement...
by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Kristin “Sassy” Washington, a healthcare communications major at Western Carolina University, recently conducted research with her classmates on the dangers of extended daily cell phone usage. “People are placing...
by admin | Sep 25, 2019 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
The Buncombe and Henderson County Health Departments, in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, are investigating multiple cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported in individuals who attended the N.C. Mountain State Fair in...
by admin | Aug 26, 2019 | Happenings, Health
CULLOWHEE – Barbara “Sunshine” Parker, human services director for the Public Health and Human Services Division of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), will provide the annual public lecture in native health at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Western...
