Rurality decreases individual access to health-related resources. Forty percent of people in North Carolina live in one of 80 rural counties.
Structural-Level Determinants of Rural Health Disparities
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Rurality decreases individual access to health-related resources. Forty percent of people in North Carolina live in one of 80 rural counties.
Women of color are disproportionately impacted by maternal mortality and morbidity disparities. Black women are nearly three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women, and these numbers have not changed in 60 years.
The North Carolina Black Alliance recently engaged with Commissioner Angela Bryant and Dr. Crystal Cené at the UNC Health Equity Speaker Series to discuss five key strategies to help advance health equity.