NC Health News

MARCH 12, 2025

Letsky-Anderson went to her primary care physician first, and he referred her to a rheumatologist. So she was referred to a dermatologist, who could see her sooner. The fellowship is a yearlong service-based program that empowers graduate students to do a community health service project that helps address systemic health inequities.

Health Inequalities 76

Health Inequalities Health Equity Health Policy 76

Better Health For All

OCTOBER 17, 2024

COVID-19 has further emphasised the significance of public health as a speciality and rekindled wider interest in health inequalities [1]. Generalism is a form of clinical practice that is shaped around the priority health needs of the person rather than the practitioners’ own field of expertise.

Occupational Health and Safety 84

Occupational Health and Safety Health Inequalities Health Education Ageing and Health 84

Exploring Health

JANUARY 15, 2025

Teaching Medical Students to Use Telehealth Can Reduce Rural Health Inequities Telehealth use has skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic. This term refers to the issue of rural residents not being able to access healthcare improvements that are present in urban areas. Medical students have yet to be taught how to use it.

Telemedicine and Virtual Healthcare 97

Telemedicine and Virtual Healthcare Mental Health and Public Health Nutrition and Public Health Access to Healthcare 97

Black Health Matters

JANUARY 9, 2025

BHM: Can you explain what social determinants of health (SDoH) are and why they are important when considering the health outcomes of the Black community? Dr. Lim: Social determinants of health refer to the conditions in which individuals are born, grow, live, work, and age.

Social Determinants of Health 52

Social Determinants of Health Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Health Education and Training Organizations Risk Factors 52

Sheffield DPH

DECEMBER 1, 2024

4 The plan must address other reasons why we might fail – system status quo bias and inertia preference I commented in more detail (with reference to why we never got anywhere near “fully engaged” post Wanless) a year or so ago. Capitalise on the inequality weighting. Its not about evidence.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 40

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Health Inequalities Ageing and Health Health Policy 40

Sheffield DPH

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

likely to widen health inequalities. It will therefore be important to assess the potential impact on health inequalities. 1] Adult tier 2 weight management services: short statistical commentary April 2023, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. This was the study being cited. What at 2yr.

Media and Health Communication 40

Media and Health Communication Health Inequalities Non-communicable Diseases Health Economics 40

Better Health For All

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Years of systemic health inequalities and intersectional disadvantage are revealing themselves in these shocking numbers. eLearning for Health, the NHS England e-learning platform, now has a module for NHS staff on this topic.

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals 40

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Ethnicity and Health Health Equity Health Inequalities 40