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Tag: social determinants of health

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 […]

There's sign with red letters that says "Emergency Trauma Center." That sign is near the entrance to the New Hanover Regional Medical Center ER
Posted inHospitals

These undergraduates help connect patients in Duke’s ER with food, housing and utility support

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven April 27, 2022April 27, 2022
fruit and vegetables in baskets on shelves along a wall at a food pantry that will soon participate in the state's Medicaid program
Posted inMedicaid

 “It’s never been done before”: How NC plans to use Medicaid dollars to improve social determinants of health

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven March 9, 2022March 14, 2022
the front of the NCDHHS medicaid website featuring a family smiling
Posted inMedicaid

Survey finds care management plays promising role in Medicaid transition, but administrative burdens remain

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven March 1, 2022March 10, 2022
The entrance to a red brick building with a sign that says "The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital"
Posted inHealth Inequities

Local patients weren’t showing up to their appointments, so the hospital offered them a ride

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven January 26, 2022March 14, 2022
shows men bent over green plants, pulling peppers into baskets
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Extreme heat prompts effort to protect farmworkers and other laborers

by Daily Yonder December 28, 2021December 27, 2021

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