Vol. 83, Issue 2, 2022 | Published by North Carolina Medical Journal

Policy Forum: Introduction

Breaking the Cycle

Peter J. Morris

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Policy Forum: Issue Brief

Where We Work, Play, And Live: Health Equity and the Physical Environment

Josie Williams

The physical environment in...

Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Toxic Chemicals of Concern in North Carolina
Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), a family of human-made chemicals often described as “forever chemicals,” are observed in a wide range of products utilized by North Carolinians and can cause...
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
The Status and Impact of Severe Housing Problems and Evictions in North Carolina
Stephen J. Sills
Housing costs, eviction rat...
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
SIDEBAR: Community Housing and Environmental Justice
Patricia Richmond MacfoySel Bundron Mpang
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Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Nature-based Pathways to Health Promotion: The Value of Parks and Greenspace
Lincoln R. LarsonJ. Aaron Hipp
The built environment is a key social determinant of health. Exposure to parks and greenspace can improve physical and mental health and provide other benefits that enhance well-being. Programs and...

Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars

Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide in Chronic Disease Through Community Engagement in Health Program Delivery

Lori Carter-EdwardsMonica M. Taylor

Policies and programs in resource-constrained rural areas should be designed to increase health equity and reduce this continuing divide by including greater community engagement and decision-making for meaningful, sustainable change.

Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars

Using a Collective Impact Model in Communities to Improve the Physical Environment

Miriam Tardif-DouglinChris CollinsEmily RolandLaPonda Edmondson

The physical environment---...

Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars

North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots Focus Attention on Housing as a Health Care Intervention

Ehren DohlerKatharine Ball RicksSeth A. Berkowitz

The social conditions in wh...

Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Housing as Health Care: An Interview with Housing Advocate Michelle Kennedy
Kaitlin Ugolik PhillipsMichelle Kennedy
Housing’s impact on health goes beyond the need for a roof over one’s head. Severe housing problems, such as overcrowding, high housing costs, or lack of plumbing or kitchen facilities,...
Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Food for All: An Interview With Sam Springs of Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture
Josie WilliamsSam Springs
Limited access to healthy foods can lead to negative health outcomes such as cardiovascular conditions and diabetes. In North Carolina, there are more than 350 “food deserts” where it is...
Policy Forum: Columns
Equitable Access to Healthy Food Nourishes Unnoticed Communities
Jamilla Pinder
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Policy Forum: Invited Commentaries & Sidebars
Achieving Healthy NC 2030 Goals: Physical Environment
Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips
The following is a review of current policy and proposed legislation related to physical environment indicators in North Carolina. It is not an endorsement of any policy or bill; it...
Policy Forum: Columns
Focus on Philanthropy: How The John Rex Endowment Helped Fund Healthier Places in Wake County
Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips
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Policy Forum: Columns
Running the Numbers: Measuring Food Hardship in North Carolina Communities
Anna H. CaseyNicholas Pylypiw
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Original Research
Project ECHO® in Primary Care: Informing Providers about COVID-19 and Its Impact on Health Care Delivery
Courtenay Gilmore WilsonSusan AlexanderWilliam J. HitchLourdes Lorenz-MillerEllis MathesonE. Blake Fagan
BACKGROUND Rural, primary c...
Original Research
Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Services, Participants and Workforce in North Carolina: Results of a 2019 Survey of Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Directors
Aileen AylwardKelly R. EvensonAnna Kucharska-NewtonMontika Bush
BACKGROUND Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) can improve quality of life and reduce subsequent hospitalizations for individuals with cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, CR is underutilized, and less is known about the current content,...

Vol. 83, Issue 2, 2022 Eat, Play, Move & Stay: Health and the Physical Environment in North Carolina

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Vol. 83, Issue 2, 2022
Eat, Play, Move & Stay: Health and the Physical Environment in North Carolina