Reference: Does Diabetes in the U.S come with a social stigma? (2016). [Digital image of pie charts displaying stigma rates.] Drug watch. Retrieved October 26, 2021 from https://www.drugwatch.com/featured/diabetes-stigma/. Presentation Script: Although Type 1 diabetes mellitus has been around for centuries, … Read more

References Christopher, G. H. (2005). Socioeconomic status and mental illness: Tests of the social causation and selection hypotheses. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 75(1), 3-18. doi: 10.1037/0002-9432.75.1.3.    Presentation Script: Morning, my name is Joseph and my presentation would explore the multi-factorial relationship between Socioeconomic Status and mental health in North Carolina.  Researchers have long … Read more

Presentation Script:  Everyone faces hardships in the day to day life. Whether it’s with bills, children, or even accidents. Accidents are known to happen during unexpected times and during these times it may be required to have medical attention. No … Read more

Images drawn by Gabi Battaglini Script: Most people think of race and poverty when thinking of healthcare inequities, but there also exists a divide between rural and urban health care access. This divide exists not only within parts of the … Read more

References COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates among active epic patients by race/ethnicity. (2020). [Digital image of a bar graph of COVID-19 rates.] Kaiser Family Foundation. Retrieved October 24, 2021 from https://www.kff.org/report-section/covid-19-racial-disparities-in-testing-infection-hospitalization-and-death-analysis-of-epic-patient-data-issue-brief/.  Poverty rate by race and ethnicity in North Carolina, … Read more

References Carlisle, T., Hatvani, G., Heagney, C., Holmes, A., Jones, S., Vale, Z. (2017) Housing first: permanent supported accommodation for people with psychosis who have experienced chronic homelessness. Sage Journals, 25(1), 56-59. doi: 10.1177/1039856216669916. Google Images, Creative Commons license NAMI. … Read more

Sophia Merine Script: The perception of eating disorders affecting young, skinny, white women has made it harder for ethnic minorities to seek treatment for eating disorders. Ethnic minorities, specifically in North Carolina, are less likely to seek treatment for their … Read more

This past week the campus was full of chatter as students prepared to leave for Fall Break. Suitcases were rolled across campus as students reunited with families and friends, ready for a trip home or an adventure elsewhere. For the … Read more

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This week – well, this week and a half – was hectic, to say the least. In the last two classes, we were involved in workshopping the rough draft we submitted, evaluating thesis statements and condensing text. We also discussed … Read more