Health Equity /tags/health-equity Health Equity en-US Copyright Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:09:16 GMT As Hmong immigrants in NC get older, their adult children shoulder the labor of interpretation /race-demographics/2024-03-14/hmong-immigrants-north-carolina-interpretation-healthcare-asia Many Hmong refugees settled in western North Carolina in the decades following the Vietnam War. Now that they’re getting older and are dealing with more health issues, they’ve become more reliant on their adult children to serve as interpreters in healthcare settings, which can be challenging given major differences between the English and Hmong languages. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:09:16 GMT /race-demographics/2024-03-14/hmong-immigrants-north-carolina-interpretation-healthcare-asia Eli Chen, Layna Hong NC Treasurer Folwell and hospitals at odds over health pricing and transparency /health/2022-12-06/nc-treasurer-folwell-hospitals-healthcare-pricing-transparency Health care accounts for one out of every $5 spent in the United States. Expensive drugs and medical devices have received public scrutiny, but only recently have hospitals come under the microscope. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:44:20 GMT /health/2022-12-06/nc-treasurer-folwell-hospitals-healthcare-pricing-transparency Jason deBruyn Q&A: UNC Health's newest equity director talks about how to drive systemic change /health/2022-10-03/q-a-unc-healths-newest-equity-director-talks-about-how-to-drive-systemic-change UNC Health announced Dr. Nicole Mushonga as its executive director for health equity. In that role, she will lead efforts across the system with an aim to help create a more equitable experience for all patients. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:56:48 GMT /health/2022-10-03/q-a-unc-healths-newest-equity-director-talks-about-how-to-drive-systemic-change Jason deBruyn Public Health, Social Equity And Vision Boards: Meet Bahby Banks /health/2020-02-24/public-health-social-equity-and-vision-boards-meet-bahby-banks When the movie "Outbreak" came out in 1995, Bahby Banks was in high school, good at math and ready to join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Mon, 24 Feb 2020 19:02:15 GMT /health/2020-02-24/public-health-social-equity-and-vision-boards-meet-bahby-banks Katy Barron, Frank Stasio Public Health, Social Equity And Vision Boards: Meet Bahby Banks /show/the-state-of-things/2020-02-24/public-health-social-equity-and-vision-boards-meet-bahby-banks When the movie "Outbreak" came out in 1995, Bahby Banks was in high school, good at math and ready to join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Mon, 24 Feb 2020 19:02:15 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-02-24/public-health-social-equity-and-vision-boards-meet-bahby-banks Katy Barron, Frank Stasio