NC Community Takes Collaborative Approach to Opioid Crisis
A community-based approach to substance misuse in North Carolina is providing a model for responding to the opioid crisis.
Category: Health Improvement in North Carolina
United Way Closing Financial Deficit with Philanthropic Support
A funding initiative involving United Way of Forsyth County’ and three Forsyth philanthropic organizations will aid the nonprofit group toward…
Helping NC Communities After Hurricane Helene
At the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, our hearts are with Western NC residents and Southeastern communities as they deal with the devastating effects of Hurricane Helene.
NC Unified Support Network Tackles Opioid Crisis
In Robeson County, the opioid crisis is exposing the need for increased addiction support. The Southeastern Prevention and Addiction Recovery Resource Center is tackling the issue by bringing together more than 70 organizations into a unified recovery network.
RACHEX 2 Receives Grant from the Trust
Kidz Dreamz Klub is pleased to announce receiving a $330,000.00 grant for RACHEX 2.0, a project aimed at facilitating greater community engagements for local and statewide efforts to increase resources and access to early childhood education.
Investing Locally to Amplify Power of Rural NC Communities
Investing locally in resources like transportation and safe housing is crucial for health, yet over one in five rural residents struggles with these needs. In West Marion, North Carolina, gaps in transportation, food distribution and health care were prevalent.
Paramedics are Supporting Non-Emergency Care in NC Communities
These specially trained paramedics serve as bridges to clinics, detox centers and other facilities that provide nonurgent care. They also help the elderly, disabled and others make their homes safer, such as pointing out measures they can take to better prevent falls, and help organize transportation to medical appointments.
Medicaid Study Finds Issues With Education, Transportation
Granville-Vance Public Health spent most of late summer and early fall of last year collecting survey results and conducting focus groups as part of a study of Medicaid beneficiaries’ experiences.