Health Inequities Archives - Page 10 of 63 - North Carolina Health News

Shows a line of disabled people in motorized wheelchairs rolling down the street, with the capitol building in the background.

Rallying call for disability rights in N.C. draws national response

by Rose Hoban June 28, 2024

Shows a hot sun, something seen more frequently in a time of climate change and extreme heat

Environmental Health

This week’s heat could be deadly for some North Carolinians

by Rose Hoban and Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven June 18, 2024June 18, 2024

shows an arm with a butterfly needle in it, a woman's hands are manipulating the needle, blood tubes to draw a sample. Blood is used to test for many diseases such as HIV and contaminants such as PFAS

Breaking down barriers: North Carolina’s grassroots fight against HIV

by Correspondent June 1, 2024June 5, 2024

A man stands at a podium with the North Carolina emblem on it. American and North Carolina flags are behind him. People dressed in formal attire are entering the room and preparing for a news conference.Some are standing and some are in wheelchairs.

State Health Policy

‘Road map’ for providing more care for people with disabilities has bipartisan support

by Vibhav Nandagiri May 31, 2024

Woman speaks into several microphones while standing at a podium at a rally. Behind her are immigrants' rights advocates holding up signs saying 'Somos North Carolina'. In the background are trees and large brick and stone buildings.

State Health Policy

NC physicians and community health workers worry about the health implications of proposed immigration bill

by Vibhav Nandagiri May 28, 2024

Shows a group of people standing behind a podium where a woman is speaking about stillbirth.

State Health Policy

Parents lobby to raise awareness about stillbirth, a ‘silent epidemic’

by Emily Vespa May 22, 2024May 22, 2024