By Adelle Schubarg, Environmental Research Assistant Tashaunda Hill is the Environmental Health Program Specialist for the Pitt County Health Department. In this role, Tashaunda is largely involved with the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program where she organizes, manages, and performs … Continued

By Adelle Schubarg, Environmental Research Assistant Joe Salicco is the Outreach Intern for the City of Wilmington’s Lead Hazard Reduction and Healthy Homes Program (LHR/HHP). The program provides lead hazard control, remediation, and abatement services in the homes of eligible … Continued

By Adelle Schubarg, Environmental Research Assistant Josie Williams is the Executive Director of the Greensboro Housing Coalition (GHC), a nonprofit advocacy and referral agency that works to provide safe, healthy, and affordable housing for the Greensboro area. GHC has four … Continued

By Adelle Schubarg, Environmental Research Assistant Jordan Jernigan is the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Coordinator for Wake County’s Environmental Services department. He is the sole representative of the lead program for the county and handles all incoming cases, including childhood … Continued

By Adelle Schubarg, Environmental Research Assistant Vikki Crouse is a Policy Analyst at NC Child and the Project Director of the organization’s NC KIDS COUNT Data Center. NC Child is a statewide nonprofit organization that specializes in research and policy … Continued

Pamlico County, wedged between its namesake sound and the mouth of the Neuse River, is surrounded by water on three sides and is a target for hurricanes that sweep up the North Carolina coast. In 2011, Hurricane Irene ​made landfall … Continued

By Adelle Schubarg, Environmental Research Assistant Alan Huneycutt is an Environmental Senior Specialist for the Children’s Environmental Health Unit of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. In this position, Alan works with local health departments and other … Continued

By Adelle Schubarg, Environmental Research Assistant Krishnaveni Balakrishnan is a Senior Public Health Educator with the Orange County Health Department and coordinator for the department’s Healthy Homes program. In this position, she works with the local community, families, and public … Continued

Brenda Bass is a regional environmental health specialist for the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Children’s Environmental Health Unit. In this role, she works with local environmental health departments in the areas of childcare, schools, and lead … Continued

Warren Richardson is an environmental health specialist for the Durham County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division. He has an extensive background in environmental health, although he did not begin his career in the field. Warren earned an architectural … Continued