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  • NC rural provider shortage persists

    Liora Engel-Smith

    September 08, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Pender County, North Carolina

    In North Carolina, it can be difficult to attract health care workers to rural areas, but a few counties have seen signs of success from various efforts. Tactics such as using financial incentives, creating a pipeline from medical school to job placement, and fostering strong community ties have worked in some instances. However, health officials in many rural areas say that it has not yet been enough to fill the shortage of providers that they're facing.

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  • COVID-19: NC rural mental health outreach gets creative

    Liora Engel-Smith

    August 07, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Mental health agencies in North Carolina have partnered with a mobile phone carrier to provide data-enabled smartphones to individuals who lack access to technology during the pandemic. Because this doesn't provide a solution to all, however, mental health experts are also meeting with patients outside in social distanced settings.

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  • Churches are an unlikely ally in solving the rural internet access puzzle

    Liora Engel-Smith

    May 21, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Robbinsville, North Carolina

    With the help of a program that enables churches to assess the needs of their community and create solutions, one reverend in North Carolina was able to provide a lifeline: internet access. Rural communities like his in North Carolina struggle with internet access and are unable to schedule vital telehealth visits, complete school work or work from home. The funds paid for internet as well as several old computers and 14 hotspots.

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  • COVID spurs rural telehealth, but not without hardship

    Liora Engel-Smith

    May 14, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Ahoskie, North Carolina

    To better address the necessary adaptions made to the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic, such as utilizing telemedince to abide by social distancing regulations, health insurance companies in North Carolina have altered their billing rules and increased reimbursement rates for virtual appointments. Realizing that telemedicine isn't ideal for all patients due to connectivity inequities, medical centers are also trying to offer WiFi hotspots and outdoor visits in parking lots.

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  • NC community centers prepare for COVID-19

    Liora Engel-Smith

    March 09, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, North Carolina's health centers are relying on old methods to reach and educate uninsured and medically vulnerable patients, many of whom don't have access to the internet. Staff are posting fliers in commonly-trafficked locations, hanging signs at health centers, taking out television ads, and asking community leaders to relay hygiene guidelines by word of mouth.

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