Flooding is a frequent, expensive, and life-threatening hazard across the United States. Some towns have limited flooding damage by limiting the amount of new development in floodplains (areas known to be at risk of repeat flooding). This project explores why some towns have been able to limit development while others have aggressively built in the floodplains. We interview local stakeholders and residents in eight towns (four that have limited floodplain development and four that have not). We will ask about regulations that limit development and control flood risk in their towns. We will ask about why these regulations were or were not adopted, the process of adoption, how they are enforced, and any challenges faced. We will ask about their experiences with the regulations and their perceptions of flood risks. Our goal is to identify lessons learned that can help other towns improve their floodplain management.

As part of its commitment to expand access to treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs), North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services is pursuing a Section 1115 demonstration waiver to strengthen its SUD delivery system. Part of the waiver process involved a mid-point assessment of the implementation plan and recommendations to be delivered to the NC DHHS.

The SISTER study is comparing different kinds of support for Black patients during endometrial cancer treatment. SISTER is a "randomized controlled trial", or RCT. This means that if you decide to volunteer, a computer will assign you to a group. There are three groups in the study, and you will get support no matter what group you are in. You will also complete surveys and give us permission to collect information from your medical record that is related to the study.

This is a longitudinal cohort study with a concurrent mixed-methods design to determine the interrelationship between how stroke survivors adapt to and longitudinal changes in fatigue and recovery of physical function within 6 months poststroke (during index hospitalization, 1, 3, and 6 months).

This study will be the first to investigate potential linkages between early life adversity, parenting quality, child self-regulation, and biological aging during the critical period in early childhood when telomeres are eroding most rapidly and may be most susceptible to environmental input. The long-term goal is to determine how early adversity becomes biologically embedded in early childhood in order to prevent or mitigate risk to later health and wellness. Findings will provide important information to help in the development and/or optimization of early risk-mitigating intervention and prevention efforts to improve the quality of life for children.

The purpose of the study is to understand the way students are assigned to teachers in K-12 schools and ideas for improving the process.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the leading cause of death and disability in preterm infants. Despite advances in the care of neonates in general, the survival of infants with NEC remains low, in part due to our inability to predict which infants are at risk for the development of this disease.

This study is looking to compare the outcomes and cost of treating infected joints with surgery or aspiration with a needle combined with injection of antibiotics. Many patients with infected joints are too sick to safely go to the operating room for surgery, thus we are investigating outcomes and cost of less invasive treatment options such as using a needle to aspirate the joint and inject antibiotics.

To assess the challenges and support needed to serve as a clinical champion for non-invasive ventilation in hospitals for patients with COPD

Purpose is to evaluate the ear tube simulator and compare to actual ear tube placement in patient.