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A small storefront has become a Latino grocery store called Tienda Centro reads the sign. Siler City has one of the highest rates of COVID infection in North Carolina

Latinos, the coronavirus and a single ZIP code

May 29, 2020 by Greg Barnes Leave a Comment

Latinos, the coronavirus and a single ZIP code - North Carolina Health News

The 27344 ZIP code, which includes Siler City and Mountaire Farms, has become a hotspot for the coronavirus in North Carolina. Latinos who live in the ZIP code are suffering greatly, but nonprofit organizations can only do so much.

By Greg Barnes and Victoria Bouloubasis This story is being co-published with Enlace Latino NC. Read it here in Spanish. Maricela Martinez still remembers getting her first paycheck from a chicken processing plant in Siler City — $280 for a week’s worth of work back in 1999. “It made me cry,” Martinez said. “This was […]

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Coronavirus Today – May 28 – Bars, senators and Cooper; COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increase; NC poet laureate joins information campaign

May 28, 2020 by Editor Leave a Comment

Coronavirus Today – May 28 – Bars, senators and Cooper; COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increase; NC poet laureate joins information campaign - North Carolina Health News

As NC bar owners cry foul, lawmakers look to weaken the governor’s executive order.

By North Carolina Health News staff Senate wants to open bars outdoors as hospitalizations rise The state Senate approved a proposal that would allow bars to open in outdoor spaces at half their capacity or for no more than 100 people despite the governor’s safer-at-home order prohibiting such action due to concerns of spreading coronavirus. […]

One hundred years in a rural clinic

May 13, 2019 by Taylor Knopf

One hundred years in a rural clinic - North Carolina Health News

From a one-room office to a bustling clinic with dozens of employees, the evolution of Scott clinic in Alamance County parallels the changes in the nation's health care system.

By Taylor Knopf Floyd Scott started a health care practice about nine miles outside of Burlington in a one-room office 100 years ago. “That’s all he needed because health care was delivered at home,” said his son Samuel Scott at the 100-year celebration of the Scott Community Health Center last month. Everyone called the elder […]

“This is a population we’re ignoring:” Docs Share Best Practices for Transgender Health Care

November 6, 2018 by Editor

“This is a population we’re ignoring:” Docs Share Best Practices for Transgender Health Care - North Carolina Health News

Often the medical community misses opportunities to effectively care for transgender patients. Some physicians want that to change.

By Jacob Rosenberg After showing attendees a cartoon that helps clarify definitions of gender and sex, Dr. Tonia Poteat, a UNC School of Medicine professor, began an all-day conference on transgender health at UNC by diving into the numbers. About 1.4 million people in the United States are transgender, Poteat said. And yet doctors often […]

a woman stands before a small crowd speaking into a microphone before a crowd who had come to hear about PACE

Advocates Look to Pick up the PACE of Seniors Using Comprehensive Program

January 31, 2018 by Rose Hoban

Advocates Look to Pick up the PACE of Seniors Using Comprehensive Program - North Carolina Health News

Despite success at helping seniors age at home while keeping costs lower, North Carolina lawmakers have kept PACE programs from expanding.

By Rose Hoban Earl Smith’s voice cracked when he started describing his former life. “It had got to the place where I was sitting at home all day long, while the wife was at work,” he said. “It was depressing, and I had got right about to the suicide stage.” Around that time, late last […]

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Community Health Centers Face Funding Cliff Unless Congress Acts Soon

August 3, 2017 by Rose Hoban

Community Health Centers Face Funding Cliff Unless Congress Acts Soon - North Carolina Health News

Congress created a funding problem for the centers, which serve about a half million patients in North Carolina. Now, the centers’ leaders are hoping Congress will fix the problem.

By Rose Hoban With Congress’ recent failure to repeal and/or replace the Affordable Care Act, many health care providers feel that they have enough certainty to plan for the coming year. But the leaders of North Carolina’s community health centers say they’re still not able to relax because they’re staring down a budgetary hole that […]

Rural Advocates Push for Medicaid Expansion

November 3, 2016 by Rose Hoban

Rural Advocates Push for Medicaid Expansion - North Carolina Health News

Rural hospitals have been shown to be at particular risk when state’s decide not to expand Medicaid. By Rose Hoban Since 2013, health care advocates have been pressing legislators and North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory to allow for the expansion of Medicaid, the state and federal program that covers health care costs for low income […]

‘Tis the Season … for Flu

January 7, 2015 by Editor

‘Tis the Season … for Flu - North Carolina Health News

This year’s flu season is busy, with at least 10 percent of all North Carolina emergency department visits for flu-like symptoms. By Rose Hoban Walk into a clinic or an emergency department anywhere in North Carolina these days and you’re likely to encounter a waiting room full of coughing, feverish people. That’s the way it […]

Signs point the way to Sylvan Health Center, tucked away on a corner of the Sylvan Elementary's school grounds

A Trailer, Electricity and a Nurse Practitioner Might be the Future of Primary Care in Rural Areas

September 8, 2014 by Hyun Namkoong

A Trailer, Electricity and a Nurse Practitioner Might be the Future of Primary Care in Rural Areas - North Carolina Health News

The sole health care provider in the community of Snow Camp operates out of a donated trailer from Sylvan Elementary School to meet the primary health care needs of students, teachers and residents. By Hyun Namkoong Cows and tobacco fields easily outnumber people in the pastoral community of Snow Camp in Alamance County. And like […]

Caring for Seniors in a Holistic Way

March 6, 2014 by Hyun Namkoong

Caring for Seniors in a Holistic Way - North Carolina Health News

Piedmont Health SeniorCare meets the many needs of seniors and – most important – allows them to remain in their homes and community. By Hyun Namkoong More than 2 million baby boomers in North Carolina have begun to approach the golden age of retirement. In 2010, the state ranked ninth in the country for the largest population […]

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