All Articles tagged health care access

• Policy Forum: Columns
  November 13, 2024 EDT
  Wake Smiles Prizes Dignity and Empathy Alongside Evidence-based Oral Health Care
  Sommer Wisher

  Wake Smiles is the only nonprofit dental clinic in Wake County solely focused on serving uninsured adults living under 250% of the FPL.

• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  November 06, 2023 EDT
  The PACT Act: Enhancing Health Care Access for Military Personnel and Veterans
  Michael E. Zychowicz

  The PACT Act of 2022 includes key provisions that improve health care access for military personnel and Veterans who have been exposed to toxic substances.

• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  November 06, 2023 EDT
  Caring for Veterans with Toxic Exposures: Veteran Exposure Assessment Screening and Evaluation (VET-EASE) Toolkit
  Damon ToczylowskiMona Pearl TreyballSusan LetvakPenny Kaye Jensen

  Inadequate preparedness to recognize and treat service-related/suspected medical complications is an issue among clinical providers that needs urgent attention.

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• Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
  November 06, 2023 EDT
  The MISSION Act: Has It Improved Care for North Carolina’s Military Veterans?
  Evelyn LewisSusan K. Lee

  The MISSION Act covers a wide range of issues including in-home care, access to walk-in VA care, telehealth, and prescription drug programs.

• Original Research
  January 01, 2022 EDT
  Residential Segregation and Emergency Department Utilization Among an Underserved Urban Emergency Department Sample in North Carolina
  Carlene A. MayfieldBrisa Urquieta de HernandezMarco GeraciJan M. EberthMichael DulinAnwar T. Merchant

  BACKGROUND Residential segregation is a spatial manifestation of structural racism. Racial disparities in emergency department (ED) utilization mirror social inequity in the larger community. We evaluated associations between residential segregation...

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• Policy Forum: Columns
  May 01, 2008 EDT
  Tarheel Footprints in Health Care: Recognizing unusual and often unsung contributions of individual citizens who have made health care for North Carolinians more accessible and of higher quality
  Ann Bullock

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• Policy Forum: Columns
  March 01, 2008 EDT
  Tarheel Footprints in Health Care: Recognizing unusual and often unsung contributions of individual citizens who have made health care for North Carolinians more accessible and of higher quality
  Paul A. Buescher

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