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An African American mother and her baby bond together as an illustration of maternal health and maternal and child health.
Posted inGender health

Black doulas in NC fight high maternal and infant mortality rate by building relationship, community

by Elizabeth Thompson May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

By Elizabeth Thompson In 2016, Cindy McMillan was shocked to learn that babies born to women of color in her home community in Buncombe County were three times more likely to die in their first year than white babies. Now, she works to improve health outcomes for women of color and their babies, as the […]

a screenshot of NCDHHS website announcing the switch to managed care
Posted inMedicaid

Seven months into NC’s Medicaid transition, data show patients are still confused

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven February 8, 2022February 7, 2022
shows a man in a kerchief standing in an African marketplace, smiling at the camera
Posted inPublic Health

UNC infectious disease expert: White House should pivot on its COVID messaging

by Anne Blythe October 9, 2020January 29, 2021
We see the back of a man's head and the two women talking to him. The clinic cares for patients in the uninsured gap and racial disparities in access to care.
Posted inHealth Inequities

North Carolina lags in shrinking inequalities in access to care

by Yen Duong February 7, 2020February 6, 2020
red barn on a hillside, next to a field of grass. It's an analogy for rural health or the rural-urban divide.
Posted inRural Health

Rural-urban divide continues to widen, report finds

by Liora Engel-Smith November 18, 2019November 14, 2019
shows the silhouette of a brain and the silhouette of hands cradling the brain
Posted inConsumer News

Most states don’t do well with mental health parity, but others are setting an example for enforcement.

by Yen Duong February 12, 2019November 13, 2019

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