Jackie Drake Archives

Jul 07, 2022
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NC AHEC partners to deliver statewide training for nurses treating sexual assault victims

When someone is sexually assaulted, they often feel very alone. Nurses who treat sexual assault victims in addition to their day-to-day duties can also feel isolated and overwhelmed. Nurses and...

Mar 07, 2022
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Rural Health Symposium highlights equity, oral health, COVID-19 impact

Health equity, oral health, resilience and the impact of COVID-19 on rural health care were some of many topics covered at the fifth annual Rural Health Symposium on Feb. 23-25....

Dr. Eugene Nelson of Dartmouth gives a keynote on value-based care at Re-Designing Health Care for Eastern NC: The Next 20 Years conference. The event was held at the Eastern Area Health Education Center on Friday, June 14, 2019. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Jun 20, 2019
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REVOLUTIONIZING HEALTH CARE

Twenty years ago, Amazon and Netflix were just starting out; now these mainstays of everyday life can offer valuable lessons for the health care industry. This was the focus of...

Nov 28, 2017
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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Health care professionals from across eastern North Carolina discussed both challenges and opportunities in rural health at a new conference Nov. 16-17. Held at Eastern Area Health Education Center, the...

Aug 04, 2017
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POWER OF PREVENTION

When Dr. C. Steven Powell tells patients and fellow doctors about the importance of a healthy lifestyle in preventing diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, he is speaking from...

Apr 07, 2017
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WOMEN OF DISTINCTION

What is a real woman? This was the question posed – and answered – at the 2017 Women of Distinction Awards at East Carolina University on April 4. “We hear...

Jan 27, 2017
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IMPROVING HEALTH

A new facility in Greenville will increase collaborative education for health care providers across eastern North Carolina, including those who begin their careers East Carolina University.  Eastern Area Health Education...

Dec 29, 2016
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UNIQUE SOLUTION

Educators around the world face many of the same difficulties when pursuing advanced degrees, like completing their research and dissertation while working, but East Carolina University now provides a unique...

Addison Brown checks the spacing between two photographs as part of the installation of the True Colors exhibit at ECU. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 05, 2016
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TRUE COLORS

Their faces look out from the walls, captured in crisp black and white, smiling, laughing, welcoming, challenging. They are women, men, friends, couples, families. They are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,...

ECU alumnus Lex Gillette '07 competes in the long jump at the 2012 Paralympics in London. The 2016 games in Rio will be his fourth Paralympics. (Contributed photos)
Sep 07, 2016
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GOING FOR GOLD

East Carolina University graduate Elexis "Lex" Gillette '07 will be competing in the 2016 Paralympic Games, which start today in Rio de Janeiro, but he's not the only Pirate going...