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North Carolina News

News stories from the past 60 days.

Mar 11, 2024 - Highlights a project in North Carolina offering school-mandated physicals to rural children using mobile clinics. Children that do not receive physicals may be suspended. Discusses the impact of suspension on educational outcomes and entering the justice system.
Source: North Carolina Health News
Feb 5, 2024 - Highlights a partnership between a North Carolina university and healthcare network to offer a residency program with a rural track. Discusses evidence that residents that train in rural areas are more likely to practice in rural areas.
Source: Campbell University News
Feb 2, 2024 - Discusses the impact of farming-related stress on suicide rates among agricultural workers. Notes training and crisis resources in North Carolina available to farmers and their communities. Highlights proposed legislation to create a national crisis hotline for agricultural workers.
Source: The Carolina Journal
Jan 31, 2024 - Highlights the role high-speed internet, digital tools, artificial intelligence, and telehealth play in providing convenient and quality healthcare in rural North Carolina, particularly for older adults and people with disabilities. Notes barriers that remain such as access to high-speed internet, costs for expensive devices, and digital literacy.
Source: Carolina Public Press
Jan 31, 2024 - Highlights the opening of a new cancer center on the North Carolina Outer Banks and discusses their history offering cancer care and other healthcare services. Discusses common rural healthcare issues such as access and recruitment of workforce.
Source: WTKR
Jan 23, 2024 - Highlights the impact of Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, particularly for rural residents. Discusses challenges that remain including low reimbursement rates, workforce shortages, and public awareness of their eligibility.
Source: WRAL News

Last Updated: 3/12/2024