NC Health News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

By Jennifer Fernandez Fewer North Carolina children are dying at the hands of a parent or caregiver, according to a new report by a retired leader of the states health system whose career focused on the well-being of children. He spent another 20 years working for advocacy organizations such as NC Child before retiring.

Maternal and Child Health 93

Maternal and Child Health Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations Mental Health and Public Health Ageing and Health 93

NC Health News

JANUARY 2, 2025

Its been little over a year since the measure took effect, and we now have a clearer picture of what it accomplished: more than 600,000 low-income North Carolinians received health insurance through expansion, surpassing in just 12 months a milestone the state estimated would take at least two years to reach.

Health Policy 120

Health Policy Mental Health and Public Health Maternal and Child Health Public Health Law and Regulation 120

HEALTHBEAT

APRIL 1, 2025

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free Atlanta newsletter here. Thousands were laid off Tuesday from the Atlanta-based CDC, dealing a blow to the citys public health workforce, local, national and global research on illness prevention, and likely the citys economy. The CDCs parent agency, the U.S. Kennedy Jr.

Mental Health and Public Health 124

Mental Health and Public Health Occupational Health and Safety Maternal and Child Health Mental Health Services 124

Black Health Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Its goal is to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance, expand Medicaid coverage, and decrease the number of uninsured Americans. It also demands that all privately purchased plans cover maternity care, which had routinely been excluded from many individually purchased plans.

Mental Health and Public Health 109

Mental Health and Public Health Maternal and Child Health Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Health Policy and Advocacy Organizations 109