NC Health News

MARCH 18, 2025

Bagley was one of about 20 people who graduated in December 2024 from East Carolina University’s psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program. Credit: Courtesy of East Carolina University Weve lost a lot Rural health care access in general across North Carolina has suffered in recent years.

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NC Health News

APRIL 3, 2025

As part of its outreach, the county made a concerted effort to involve community members who had been affected by the epidemic.Foula said some of these people were decades removed from their struggle with substance use disorder, while others had only recently begun their road to recovery.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Mental health conditions like depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders are also prevalent among those who serve. Here are a few more prevention and solutions-focused initiatives: Together With Veterans is an initiative funded by the VA Office of Rural Health aimed at reducing suicide rates among rural veterans.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

MARCH 11, 2025

While telehealth is expanding access to substance use disorder treatment in rural areas, a new study suggests that it’s failing to adequately serve Medicaid beneficiaries, as they are less likely than the privately insured to access substance use disorder treatment.

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Black Health Matters

JANUARY 7, 2025

These are not the only risks accompanying the lack of a stable home; the CDC states that “People experiencing homelessness also commonly face mental illness, alcohol and substance use disorder, diabetes, and heart and lung disease.” He supported the Rural Health Initiative in 1975. According to The U.S.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

“We also were able to get tough-on-crime sheriffs who knew that many of the people sitting in their jails needed health care and not handcuffs [….] A lot of people with substance use disorders and mental illness were requiring a lot of attention from their deputies and officers.”

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NC Health News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Broader concerns Reduced federal funding for Medicaid could have other ramifications for rural areas. Cuello noted that the program is the nations largest payer for substance use disorder treatment.

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