/tags/rural-health Rural Health en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:46 GMT /health/2024-09-03/advanced-practice-nurses-north-carolina Advanced practice nurses have been trying to gain more independence from physicians for decades, but the legislative obstacles are high. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:00:46 GMT /health/2024-09-03/advanced-practice-nurses-north-carolina Twumasi Duah-Mensah | NC Health ąĎÉńapp /health/2024-04-10/free-mammogram-screening-breast-cancer-nash-north-carolina A mobile breast cancer screening program is scheduled to launch this month in Nash County. The event is the first of one nonprofit’s efforts to provide 200 free mammograms across Eastern North Carolina. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:22:16 GMT /health/2024-04-10/free-mammogram-screening-breast-cancer-nash-north-carolina Sophie Mallinson /health/2024-03-26/broadband-access-rural-n-c-could-diminish-congress The Affordable Connectivity Program, a $14.2 billion federal program that provides subsidies to low-income households for high-speed internet, is due to sunset in April. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:18:20 GMT /health/2024-03-26/broadband-access-rural-n-c-could-diminish-congress Jaymie Baxley | North Carolina Health ąĎÉńapp /education/2023-10-19/unc-system-state-nc-budget-3-7-billion-2023 The UNC System Board of Governors allocated $3.7 billion from the General Assembly. This includes investments in faculty salary increases, athletics and rural healthcare. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 21:00:46 GMT /education/2023-10-19/unc-system-state-nc-budget-3-7-billion-2023 Brianna Atkinson /health/2022-11-11/north-carolina-patients-benefiting-telehealth-barriers-access-remain Virtual doctor visits became mainstream during the pandemic. However, telehealth services remain out of reach to those who could benefit the most. Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:56:34 GMT /health/2022-11-11/north-carolina-patients-benefiting-telehealth-barriers-access-remain Jason deBruyn /2021-11-09/population-growth-fuels-hospital-competition-across-ncs-triangle-region Real estate is hot right now across the Triangle. And that’s evident not just in residential and commercial properties, but also in how fast hospitals are growing. The three major hospital systems are competing not just for location, but also for hospital beds. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:08:26 GMT /2021-11-09/population-growth-fuels-hospital-competition-across-ncs-triangle-region Jason deBruyn /health/2020-12-02/rural-nc-warned-of-critical-covid-19-community-spread While North Carolina’s urban centers were the sites of COVID-19 concern in March and April, the more sparsely populated parts of the state are now facing… Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:18:01 GMT /health/2020-12-02/rural-nc-warned-of-critical-covid-19-community-spread Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /health/2020-09-17/covid-19-death-rates-are-higher-in-ncs-rural-counties-heres-why Though COVID-19 struck North Carolina’s suburban and urban communities earliest, the virus has begun to sweep through the state’s rural communities at an… Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:42:13 GMT /health/2020-09-17/covid-19-death-rates-are-higher-in-ncs-rural-counties-heres-why Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-28/embodied-how-covid-19-is-changing-childbirth Pregnancy and postpartum experiences can already be rife with anxiety. But since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, expectant and new mothers’… Thu, 28 May 2020 15:35:06 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-28/embodied-how-covid-19-is-changing-childbirth Stacia Brown, Anita Rao /health/2020-05-28/embodied-how-covid-19-is-changing-childbirth Pregnancy and postpartum experiences can already be rife with anxiety. But since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, expectant and new mothers’… Thu, 28 May 2020 15:35:06 GMT /health/2020-05-28/embodied-how-covid-19-is-changing-childbirth Stacia Brown, Anita Rao