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The management of human resources is an important organizational function because it directly influences the attitudes, the performance, and the behaviors of employees. There are numerous functions of human resources, including recruitment, hiring, and planning for workforce development. Olson surveyed a number of North Carolina municipalities to determine how responsibilities for the many human resource functions are distributed. She presents her findings and makes recommendations.
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Stephanie Lemon, a Guilford County kindergarten teacher, received the 2004 Milken Educator Awards worth $25,000. Given by the Milken Family Foundation, the award recognizes outstanding K-12 educators nationwide.
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NCAE News Bulletin
(NoCar Oversize L 11 N822x), Vol. 35 Issue 4, Feb 2005,
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The North Carolina General Assembly was very active in the environmental health area during the 2006 legislative session. Legislation enacted in many key fields of environmental health practice included drinking water, on-site wastewater, food and lodging, and childhood lead poisoning. Wall summarizes the legislation and discusses how the new and amended laws will affect local health departments and their employees.
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Rabies is an infection that is often transmitted to people through the bites of animals infected with it, such as raccoons, bats, and dogs. Without treatment, the disease can be fatal to humans. Many states have a series of statutes and regulations to control rabies. Wall summarizes and analyzes North Carolina's rabies control laws.
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The North Carolina General Assembly passed several new laws affecting animal control services provided by local governments. Wall summarizes the laws, which include state regulation of animal shelters, state regulation of petting zoos, and criminal penalties for cock fighting, and their potential impact on local government animal control programs.
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Abused, neglected, or cruelly treated animals have protection under the law. In this first of a two-part series, Wall discusses animal cruelty and the state's criminal cruelty laws, then examines some court decisions that have been instrumental in shaping laws in this area. Federal cruelty-related laws are briefly discusses.
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Environmental health specialists often are concerned about the prospect of being sued by a person who is disgruntled about a permit application denial, permit suspension or revocation, or other negative action. Aimee discusses some of the legal concepts and concerns, including Why would a specialist be sued? Who would be sued? Would the plaintiff win? And Who pays for judgments and settlements?
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A subpoena is the typical mechanism for securing records from a person who is not a party to a case. This article is written for the \"health department employee who has received or may receive a subpoena and who must decide, at least initially, how to proceed.\"
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Abused, neglected, or cruelly treated animals have protection under the law. In this second of a two-part series, Wall discusses topics including civil remedies available for protecting animals and the laws governing animal cruelty investigators.
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Wall summarizes the smoking-related legislation enacted during the 2007 session of the North Carolina General Assembly and responds to questions raised by the new legislation.
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10148
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Wall reviews the scope of the new state regulations on drinking water wells and the authority of local governments to adopt more stringent local laws.
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On May 19, 2009, Governor Beverly Perdue signed legislation that makes significant changes in the laws governing smoking in public places. Wall provides some background and history on the state's smoking law; discusses smoking prohibitions as they now exist and after the new law takes effect; and discusses the expanded authority of local governments to regulation smoking within their jurisdiction.
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North Carolina, like a number of other states, has a set of statutes and regulations governing the control of rabies. This bulletin contains a summary of the history of the rabies control laws; an overview of the laws' major components, including recent changes; and highlights areas where local government ordinances and board of health rules also play a role in the control of the disease.
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The HIPAA, or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, was passed in 1996. This bulletin asks a series of questions intended to assist health care providers and health insurers in evaluating whether a use or disclosure for public health purposes is permitted by the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
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This bulletin summarizes the statutory rulemaking authority of local boards of health as well as the judicially-imposed limitations placed on that authority.
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