Vol. 82, Issue 6, 2021 | Published by North Carolina Medical Journal

Using a Community Engagement Approach to Enhance Contraception Awareness in Rural Western North Carolina

Natalie C. SpachSarah B. ThachCiji B. DellingerEmily Q. RitterShelley L. Galvin

BACKGROUND Unintended pregn...

Characteristics of an Outbreak of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury—North Carolina, 2019

Lauren J. TanzAriel ChristensenKendall B. KnuthMolly N. HoffmanDana DandeneauKate KoehlerZack MooreSally HerndonKevin DavidsonAaron Fleischauer

BACKGROUND In August 2019, ...

Policy Forum: Introduction
Listening to the Stories of a Storied People
Peter J. Morris
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Policy Forum: Issue Brief
The Health of American Indians in North Carolina: Honoring the Past, Looking to the Future
Ronny A. Bell
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Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Native Pathways to Health: A Culturally Grounded and Asset-based CBPR Project Exploring the Health of North Carolina’s American Indian Communities
Megan B. IrbyParissa J. BallardTony LocklearVivette Jeffries-LoganTeryn BrewingtonRandi ByrdCharlene HuntSarah LangdonRonny Bell
Among the eight tribes within North Carolina, American Indian communities experience disparate rates of poverty, low education, chronic disease, low access to health care, and low quality of life. Addressing...
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Sidebar: Impact of Racial Misclassification of Health Data on American Indians in North Carolina
Gregory A. Richardson
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Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars

Sidebar: History Shaping the Future: How History Influences Health in North Carolina Native American Communities

Linwood Watson

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Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars

COVID-19 Testing and Barriers to Vaccine Hesitancy in the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

Tracie LocklearPatrick StricklandWilliam F. PilkingtonUndi HofflerVictoria BillingsTianduo ZhangLaurin BrownIrene DohertyXinyan ShiMary Ann JacobsAlice Kay LocklearTammy MaynorTasha OxendineZhixin (Richard) KangSiAhn MehngMary Beth LocklearDeepak Kumar

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Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience in Native American Families and Communities

Miranda FreemanAlice Ammerman

Participation in indigenous practices, family support, and social connectedness can contribute to the resilience needed to cope with the adverse impact of ACEs.

Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Sidebar: Community-driven Approaches to Preventing Overdoses Among American Indians
Mary E. CoxMargaret A. SmithAmy R. PatelScott ProescholdbellRonny A. Bell
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Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Native Health: Making Important Connections to History, Language, and the Land
Lisa J. Lefler
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Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in North Carolina
Brittany Hunt
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Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
The Care of American Indian Children in North Carolina: Protecting Our Future and Our Heritage
Joseph T. Bell
Native American children face many different challenges when it comes to their health. They are predisposed to an increased rate of diseases such as diabetes and asthma. Traditional medicine is...
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Cultural Competence with American Indian Clients: Workforce and Personal Development
Cherry BeasleyJennifer Jones-LocklearMary Ann Jacobs
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Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
American Indian Health in North Carolina
Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips
The following is a review of current policy and proposed legislation related to the health of American Indians in North Carolina. It is not an endorsement of any policy or...
Policy Forum: Columns
Tar Heel Footprints in Health Care: Dr. Jim Jones
Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips
A periodic feature that recognizes individuals whose efforts—often unsung—enhance the health of North Carolinians

Vol. 82, Issue 6, 2021 American Indian Health in North Carolina

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Vol. 82, Issue 6, 2021
American Indian Health in North Carolina