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Is Healthcare in North Carolina Fixable?

October 27, 2021

By: Kristopher Franklin References: North Carolina Justice Center. Financing Health Care for North Carolinians in the Coverage Gap – North Carolina Justice Center. https://www.ncjustice.org/publications/financing-health-care-for-north-carolinians-in-the-coverage-gap/ Presentation Script: Healthcare should be one of the most essential things in an adult’s life. Anyone should … Read more

How Obesity Relates to Income in North Carolina

October 27, 2021

  References for Static Slide Masnick, M. (2011) Age-adjusted obesity rates by U.S. county (2008) [image]. https://www.maxmasnick.com/2011/11/15/obesity_by_county/. Masnick, M. (2011) Median income by U.S. county (2008) [image]. https://www.maxmasnick.com/2011/11/15/obesity_by_county/. Hales, C., Carroll, M., Fryar, C., Ogden., C. (2017) Trends in obesity … Read more

Discrepancies Amongst Minority Opioid User Populations in North Carolina

October 27, 2021

Discrepancies Amongst Minority Opioid User Populations in North Carolina     Presentation Slide Sources: North Carolina Division of Public Health. (2021, May 11). State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) Fact Sheet. https://www.injuryfreenc.ncdhhs.gov/DataSurveillance/2018-SUDORS-FactsheetFINAL-051021.pdfGoogle Images,https://www.banyantreatmentcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/opioids-strongest-weakest.jpg, Creative Commons license. North Carolina Department … Read more

Evaluating Improvements to Health Care Access in Rural North Carolina

October 27, 2021

Slide Reference: Irons, T., & Sauer, M. (2018). Looking back but leaning forward. North Carolina Medical Journal, 79(6), 366–371. https://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/79/6/366.full.   Presentation Script: Citizens in Western North Carolina are subject to the highest rates of poverty, cardiovascular disease, substance abuse, … Read more