Healthy Places Initiative Helps Rural Communities Live Healthier Lifestyles
Healthy Places NC, an initiative of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Grant, announced Wednesday that they will be working with…
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Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust Expands Healthy Places Initiative to Columbus
The Trust is expanding Healthy Places NC to include Columbus, Bladen and Robeson counties, which consistently score poorly in the…
Leadership Profile: 3-Questions with Beaufort County’s Anthony Tyre
Anthony Tyre had a busy summer. He started a Ph.D. program for addiction and substance misuse treatment at East Carolina…
Tackling Substance Misuse with Data Mapping
Six Healthy Places NC counties have identified substance misuse as a critical health issue in their communities. To support counties…
From the Trust: Closing the Coverage Gap
A theme running through Healthy Places communities’ work on substance misuse is the need for equitable access to care and…
North Carolina Would Insure Hundreds of Thousands and Gain Billions in Economic Growth by Expanding Medicaid
Analysis provides a county-by-county update to 2014 data as North Carolina considers Medicaid expansion Expanding Medicaid would create more than…
Old Fort Forum Celebrates First Year
It’s been one year since the grassroots organization Old Fort Community Forum (OFCF) began working to provide the greater Old…
Dr. Laura Gerald: Healthy Eating and Active Living Through an Equity Lens
To ensure equitable health outcomes, we need to be explicit about goals, build transparent relationships with local communities, address underlying…