Vol. 83, Issue 4, 2022 | Published by North Carolina Medical Journal

Policy Forum: Introduction

Health Policy Gets Personal

Peter J. Morris

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Policy Forum: Issue Brief

Shifting Loci of Responsibility Upstream to Advance Healthy Behavior and Equity

Carrie Rosario

Healthy behaviors contribut...

Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Evidence-Based Point-of-Sale Policies to Reduce Youth Tobacco Use in North Carolina
Sarah M. Halvorson-FriedAlexandria E. ReimoldSarah D. MillsKurt M. Ribisl
With the passage of new point-of-sale tobacco control policies, North Carolina could reduce youth tobacco use rates.
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Swimming Upstream: Addressing Racial Disparities in Teen Births in North Carolina
Kia ThackerAshley S. JacksonBianka M. Reese
Despite the stark decline i...
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Excise Taxes as a Policy Lever for Reaching Healthy North Carolina 2030 Targets
Shelley D. GoldenShu Wen NgPamela J. Trangenstein
Raising state excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks and allowing local governments to do the same are win-win strategies.
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
History and Future of Harm Reduction in North Carolina: Pragmatism and Innovation
Nabarun Dasgupta
Harm reduction is a practice-oriented approach to reducing harms from drug use, including overdose and injection-related infections. North Carolina has a legacy of harm reduction innovation, yet our history includes...

Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars

Addressing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in North Carolina

Mariann YountDerek Wilson

Consuming sugar-sweetened beverages is one of the main concerns in addressing obesity in North Carolina. Many interventions have been developed to limit their consumptionwhile promoting drinking more water. Major sugarsweetened...

Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars

PrEP Uptake in North Carolina: Innovative Strategies for Reducing Barriers

Amanda E. TannerScott D. Rhodes

Innovative interventions that integrate evidence-based strategies (e.g., mHealth and peer navigation through cyber health educators) are needed to increase PrEP uptake in North Carolina.

Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars

Sidebar: Partnership Between Black Faith Leaders and HIV/AIDS Communities Can Foster Change

Allison MathewsWarren CampbellWilliam BoyceMarcus HawleyDemi McCoyShonda Jones

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Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Advancing Commercial Tobacco Control and Health Equity Through Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change
Sally HerndonJim MartinJoyce SwetlickStephanie GansCourtney HeckAnn H. StaplesKaren CaldwellLuanna McCrawRay RiordanJuliana Wilson
Commercial tobacco products have been protected from regulation, yet are designed to addict, are deadly, and are promoted to young people whose brains are not yet fully developed. Until everyone...
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Stewarding Opioid Settlement Funds with Transparency and Equity: An Interview with North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein
Carrie Rosario
Before the onset of the COV...
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
The Death Toll is Too High to Ignore: Caring About the Health of All People, Including Those Who Use Drugs
Louise Vincent
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Policy Forum: Columns
Impact of COVID-19 on Excessive Alcohol Use in North Carolina
Sara McEwen
Excessive alcohol use, alre...
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Achieving Healthy NC 2030 Goals: Health Behaviors
Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips
The following is a review of current policy and proposed legislation related to health behavior indicators in North Carolina. It is not an endorsement of any policy or bill; it...
Original Research
Increasing North Carolina’s Workforce Capacity for Prescribing Buprenorphine Products
Ana Cabello-De la GarzaChase HarlessBayla OstrachBlake Fagan
BACKGROUND Inadequate access to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment is a public health concern. Rates of opioid-related poisoning deaths are increasing in North Carolina and access to OUD treatment is...
Original Research
Temporal Changes in Treatment Patterns for Rural and Urban Patients With Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Joshua HerbTzy-Mey KuoVaibhav KumarBenjamin WuMark HolmesJennifer LundKatie Reeder-HayesChris BaggettAshley WeinerGita ModyKaryn Stitzenberg
BACKGROUND Our objectives w...
Original Research
North Carolina’s Changing Energy Generation Profile and Reductions in Key Air Pollutants, 2000–2019
Adrien A. WilkieDavid B. RichardsonThomas J. LubenMarc L. SerreCourtney G. WoodsJulie L. Daniels
BACKGROUND Coal combustion releases a number of airborne toxins. The North Carolina Clean Smokestacks Act (CSA) of 2002 required North Carolina coal-fired power plants (CFPP) to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOX)...

Vol. 83, Issue 4, 2022 Putting Health Behaviors in Context in North Carolina

Vol. 83, Issue 4, 2022
Putting Health Behaviors in Context in North Carolina