The Road to Health Equity and Justice is Best Traversed Together
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is proud to celebrate Dr. Laura Gerald, our president, on her appointment to the Truth, Repair, and Transformation Wisdom Council.
Category: Equitable Health Systems
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.
Lessons From North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot
Findings from the article provide new evidence about the impact of these services on health and well-being, alongside critical takeaways about what works and, equally important, what doesn’t work when implementing HRSN services in Medicaid.
NC Groups Work to Improve Health Equity Amid Medicaid Changes
Health equity is becoming a top priority in North Carolina as Medicaid undergoes changes. People across the state are experiencing…
Supporting North Carolina’s Immigrant Families
The Trust is proud to support a report co-authored by UNC and The Urban Institute that gleans insight and assesses barriers to enrollment and participation in safety net programs among our statewide immigrant population.
CLASP Launches Economic Equity Project in Mississippi and North Carolina
CLASP recently launched a new project, Building Equitable Economic Supports in the South (BEES). Through the BEES project CLASP is working directly…
Philanthropy Profile: A Conversation with Laura Gerald
Current issues of trust between health care institutions and communities are rooted in generations of marginalizing behavior and system failures. In this interview, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust President Laura Gerald emphasizes the hard truths about why trust is lacking and what must be done to build it.
Medical Task Force Makes Recommendations for NC Public Health
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine is making new recommendations to improve health care in the state.
The suggestions focus on expanding health care capacity, fostering healthy communities, and increasing local collaboration.