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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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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, … Continued

Low Socioeconomic Status and Obesity

October 27, 2021

    Script: Hello, my name is John, and today we will be presenting on the epidemic facing the United States known as Obesity. Statistics have proven time and time again that the United States is heavier than most other … Continued