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The Intersection Between Race and Ethnicity and Rural Healthcare Access

October 27, 2021

References for Slide: Galloway, E., Spero, J., Wilson, H. (2020, March 24). Primary care access in North Carolina is not equally distributed. Sheps Health Workforce NC. https://nchealthworkforce.unc.edu/blog/primary_care_nc/.  North Carolina Rural and Urban counties. (2019). NC DHHS Office of Rural Health. https://files.nc.gov/ncdhhs/RuralUrban_2019.pdf.  2018 county population estimates: Race & ethnicity. (2019, December 5). Carolina Demography.  https://www.ncdemography.org/2019/12/05/2018-county-population-estimates-race-ethnicity/.  … Read more

How Eating Disorders Impact Minorities in North Carolina

October 26, 2021

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

Reflecting on Week 8

October 13, 2021

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