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The Lack of Rural Healthcare Options Blog

WebLooking past the impact on healthcare, the economic impact on the 1,600-person community was estimated to be around $17 million per year. Over 100 people lost their jobs when …

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Access to Healthcare and Improving Health Outcomes (Blog)

WebEach community focuses on issues ranging from access to healthcare and healthy food, to healthy birth outcomes, housing, and broadband access. Participating communities …

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Innovating Mental Health Supports

WebThe City of Durham is set to pilot its innovation of embedding mental health supports into its 911 centers, with mental health crisis teams able to field calls and respond to mental …

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Overcoming Health Disparities – Edgecombe County

WebA report by Dr. Caroline Ames, a urologist, underscores these health disparities. Dr. Ames found that not only does Edgecombe County have a prostate cancer mortality rate …

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Impacts of Safety Nets for Families on Health Outcomes

WebSocial safety nets must be well developed for families with children. One of the biggest influences on health outcomes for children are ACEs (adverse childhood experiences), …

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Digital Access and Equity

WebThe Internet can connect us to the world from the comfort of our homes, but only if we have digital access. This requires not only a connection to broadband, but also an affordable …

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Affordable Housing in NC – The Challenge and Promise

WebThe affordable housing issue is more complicated than finding a home. Recent studies highlight the link between a lack of safe, affordable housing and the impact that …

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Improving Health Access in Rural Communities – McDowell County

WebIn 2016, the program was selected as a pilot site for behavioral health diversions. When available, community paramedics respond to all behavioral health emergencies in …

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State of NC Health

WebThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 90% of the $4.1 trillion spent every year on health care in the United States is for people with chronic and …

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Increasing Food Access Blog

WebLocal leaders are working collaboratively to create a sustainable food system that benefits both the growers' economics and consumers' health. The partnerships around food …

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Health Disparities

WebHealth Disparities. Native Americans and African Americans in particular die from prostate cancer more than any other group in North Carolina. But African-American women too, …

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The Ongoing Workforce Shortage

WebThe medical field has been greatly impacted by these shortages. North Carolina was already projected to face a shortage of around 12,500 nurses by 2033 before the pandemic and …

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Rural Responses to the Opioid Crisis

WebThe Problem. In the past decade, opioid related deaths in North Carolina doubled, with nine people per day dying from opioid overdoses in 2020. This issue especially affects North …

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North Carolina’s Aging Population

WebNorth Carolina ranks in the top 10 states in the U.S. for the number of people 65 and older. Aging population issues include increasing healthcare costs, inadequate mental …

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The Lack of Rural Health Care Options

WebHome / Episodes / The Lack of Rural Health Care Options. More than 100 hospitals have closed in rural communities. North Carolina ranks third nationwide in rural hospital …

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