Health Inequities Archives - Page 13 of 63 - North Carolina Health News

A conference room with a stage showing a slide welcoming attendees to the 45th annual Minority Health Conference focused on the social determinants of health

Health Inequities

Non-medical factors can make a big difference in health for low-income and minority populations

by Rachel Crumpler February 27, 2024

A close up image of a hand holding a glass being filled by water at a sink faucet.

Environmental Health

Living under the shadow of PFAS: One family’s battle for clean water

by Will Atwater February 20, 2024February 22, 2024

A prostate cancer survivor hold a sign that reads "you can-cer vive" that has blue prostate cancer ribbons on it

Prostate cancer survivors, advocates urge more early screening, especially in the Black community

by Rachel Crumpler February 14, 2024

A woman dressed in a gray t-shirt stands in a dilapidated kitchen with brown cabinets, a white door, and a green wall. The paint on the door and walls is peeling.

Environmental Health

Durham resident faces last hurdle in lead paint battle

by Will Atwater February 12, 2024

Girl in black T-shirt uses a large tooth brush on a blue shark picture at Give Kids A Smile Day.

The bad news and good news about NC children’s oral health

by Anne Blythe February 9, 2024

Four women are seated at a conference table that is covered by a white table cloth. Another women is standing behind the table at a podium. All eyes are on the women at end ,who is dressed in a purple shirt and black hat, as she speaks into a microphone.

Environmental Health

From PFAS to gerrymandering: activists strategize solutions at North Carolina summit

by Will Atwater January 26, 2024January 26, 2024