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North Carolina CDC Data Use Agreement

Date Updated: February 11, 2021

Date Added: February 11, 2021

NC

Principal Subject: State of North Carolina, Department of Health and Human Services

A copy of North Carolina's Data Use Agreement for Covid-19 vaccine information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Date Range: December 7, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (25 pages)

Appalachian District Health Department COVID-19 emails and migrant farm response

Date Updated: December 28, 2020

Date Added: August 11, 2020

NC

Principal Subject: Appalachian District Health Department Public Health Director Jennifer Greene

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Appalachian District Health Department Public Health Director Jennifer Greene regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: April 25 to July 15, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (8.7MB, 281 pages)

Ashe County COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: December 28, 2020

Date Added: August 11, 2020

Ashe, NC

Principal Subject: Ashe County Manager Adam Stumb

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Ashe County Manager Adam Stumb regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: April 25 to June 18, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with attachments (348.3MB)

North Carolina Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health COVID-19 farm complaints and cases

Date Updated: December 28, 2020

Date Added: August 20, 2020

NC

Principal Subject: North Carolina Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health

These documents include North Carolina Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health investigations of COVID-19 complaints for Case Farms, Burch Farms, Bettin on Blue Farms, Sweet Berry Farms and O.rEA & Sons Harvesting and Hauling.

Date Range: March 20 to July 20, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (15.9MB, 114 pages)

Mecklenburg County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine emails and response

Date Updated: November 12, 2020

Date Added: November 12, 2020

Mecklenburg County, NC

Principal Subject: Public Health Director Gibbie Harris

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Gibbie Harris, public health director for Mecklenburg County, regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.

Date Range: August 26, 2020 - September 10, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 545

Mecklenburg County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine emails and response

Date Updated: November 12, 2020

Date Added: November 12, 2020

Mecklenburg County, NC

Principal Subject: Public Health Director Gibbie Harris

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Gibbie Harris, public health director for Mecklenburg County, regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.

Date Range: Sept. 17, 2020 - September 30, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 1282

North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission liquor license withdrawals and cancellations

Date Updated: September 29, 2020

Date Added: September 29, 2020

NC

Highlighted Documents: North Caorlina PY 2020 liquor license withdrawals and cancellations North Caorlina CY 2019 liquor license withdrawals and cancellations

Principal Subject: North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission

This data includes the withdrawals and cancellation of North Carolina liquor license holders between January 1, 2019, and August 12, 2020.

Date Range: January 1, 2019, to August 12, 2020

Format Details: .xlsx spreadsheets

Robeson County Health Department COVID-19 and Smithfield emails and response

Date Updated: September 2, 2020

Date Added: July 20, 2020

Robeson County, NC

Principal Subject: Robeson County Health Department Director Wiliam J. Smith

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Director Wiliam J. Smith regarding local response to COVID-19 and the Smithfield facility.

Date Range: April 1 to June 12, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (10 pages, 5.1 MB)

Macon County COVID-19 emails and migrant farm response

Date Updated: September 2, 2020

Date Added: July 29, 2020

Macon, NC

Principal Subject: Macon County Health Director Kathy McGaha

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Macon County Health Director Kathy McGaha regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: May 5 to July 22, 2020

Format Details: .pst (200.3MB including attachments)

Lee County Health Department COVID-19 migrant farms emails and response

Date Updated: September 1, 2020

Date Added: July 10, 2020

Lee County, NC

Principal Subject: Lee County Health Director William Heath Cain, Communicable Disease Nurse Jessica Williams and Environmental Supervisor Anthony Williams

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Lee County Health Director William Heath Cain, Communicable Disease Nurse Jessica Williams and Environmental Supervisor Anthony Williams regarding local response to COVID-19 migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: April 24 to May 25, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (3.8 MB)

Wake County Health Department COVID-19 emails and migrant farm response

Date Updated: August 24, 2020

Date Added: August 24, 2020

Wake, NC

Principal Subject: Wake County Public Health Director Christopher Kippes

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Wake County Public Health Department Director Christopher Kippes regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: April 15 to June 9, 2020

Format Details: .zip including pst & pdf (70.3MB)

Mecklenburg County Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: August 6, 2020

Date Added: August 6, 2020

Mecklenburg, NC

Principal Subject: Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Public Health Director Gibbie Harris regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: May 1 to June 25, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (56.5MB, 1508 pages)

Duplin County Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 21, 2020

Date Added: July 21, 2020

Duplin County, NC

Highlighted Documents: List of North Carolina meat processing plants with outbreaks as of May 1

Principal Subject: Duplin County Health Director Tracey Simmons-Kornegay

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Health Director Tracey Simmons-Kornegay regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: March 31 to May 18, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (230 pages)

Wilkes County Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 20, 2020

Date Added: July 20, 2020

Wilkes County, NC

Principal Subject: Health Director and CEO Rachel M. Willard

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Health Director and CEO Rachel M. Willard regarding local response to COVID-19 and the Tyson facility.

Format Details: .zip of individual .eml files (40.3 MB)

Burke County Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 9, 2020

Burke County, NC

Principal Subject: Burke County Health Director Rebecca McLeod

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Burke County Health Director Rebecca McLeod regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: June 1 to June 25, 2020

Format Details: .zip (119 MB)

North Carolina COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Reports

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 10, 2020

NC

Highlighted Documents: List of facilities with outbreaks, May 19

Principal Subject: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

COVID-19 Ongoing Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings twice-weekly reports from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, including the names of facilities with ongoing outbreaks and the number of positive COVID-19 cases.

Date Range: May 1 to July 7, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (163 pages, 3 MB)

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How NC Chose Cooperation Over Disclosure On Meatpacking Plants With Virus Outbreaks

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