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

The back of the main home on Peacehaven farm looking onto a bed of vegetables and flowers. It's bright outside with clouds in the distance.

Sowing a community for people with disabilities

by Vibhav Nandagiri July 12, 2024July 11, 2024

Children and adults in swimsuits in a pool as part of a program to prevent drowning deaths among children.

Children's Health

Swim program aims to keep kids safe in the water, and becomes a national model

by Jennifer Fernandez July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

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, 2024June 27, 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, 2024May 30, 2024