Rural Health
Resources by State: North Carolina
North Carolina Office of Rural Health Service Points and Coverage Map SFY 2023
County-level map of service points receiving North Carolina Office of Rural Health support. Includes Critical Access Hospitals, Community Health Grantees, Rural Health Centers, Small Rural Hospitals, and more.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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County-level map of service points receiving North Carolina Office of Rural Health support. Includes Critical Access Hospitals, Community Health Grantees, Rural Health Centers, Small Rural Hospitals, and more.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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North Carolina Counties Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas
County-level map of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in North Carolina. Includes Primary Care, Mental/Behavioral Health, and Dental Care HPSAs.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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County-level map of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in North Carolina. Includes Primary Care, Mental/Behavioral Health, and Dental Care HPSAs.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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North Carolina Office of Rural Health: 2023 Profile
Fact sheet providing an overview of the North Carolina Office of Rural Health (ORH), including information on programs, services, technical support, grants, funding, and economic impact. Includes a county-level map of ORH-supported locations as of June 2023, including state designated Rural Health Centers, Critical Access Hospitals, and Community Health Grantees, among others.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Fact sheet providing an overview of the North Carolina Office of Rural Health (ORH), including information on programs, services, technical support, grants, funding, and economic impact. Includes a county-level map of ORH-supported locations as of June 2023, including state designated Rural Health Centers, Critical Access Hospitals, and Community Health Grantees, among others.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Rural Relocators: COVID-19 and Rural Population Growth
Compares population growth in rural and urban North Carolina in context of COVID-19 using U.S. Census and NC Office of State Budget and Management data. Identifies trends before the COVID-19 public health emergency and during its first and second years, and discusses contributing factors. Presents county-level maps of population change as well as graphs comparing data of rural, suburban, and urban counties, and also provides a table of county-level population data.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Center
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Compares population growth in rural and urban North Carolina in context of COVID-19 using U.S. Census and NC Office of State Budget and Management data. Identifies trends before the COVID-19 public health emergency and during its first and second years, and discusses contributing factors. Presents county-level maps of population change as well as graphs comparing data of rural, suburban, and urban counties, and also provides a table of county-level population data.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Center
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Development and Evaluation of the Delivery-Based HEALED Produce Rx Program for Uninsured Patients With Diabetes in Rural Eastern North Carolina
A program evaluation brief that provides an overview of the Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle to Enhance Diabetes management (HEALED) program that surveyed patients in 2019 and then delivered plant-based foods to 40 participants as a part of a produce prescription (PRx) program in 2021. Reports on how PRx programs and related resources such as cooking instructions can positively impact diabetes patients. Discusses the importance of performing a needs assessment, pilot programming, and a formative evaluation in rural and underserved programs to remove food access barriers such as lack of transportation and involve participants in their own wellness journeys.
Author(s): Lauren R. Sastre, Brandon Stroud, Elisa Smith, Khadijah Hendrix, Olivia McBride
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 20
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
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A program evaluation brief that provides an overview of the Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle to Enhance Diabetes management (HEALED) program that surveyed patients in 2019 and then delivered plant-based foods to 40 participants as a part of a produce prescription (PRx) program in 2021. Reports on how PRx programs and related resources such as cooking instructions can positively impact diabetes patients. Discusses the importance of performing a needs assessment, pilot programming, and a formative evaluation in rural and underserved programs to remove food access barriers such as lack of transportation and involve participants in their own wellness journeys.
Author(s): Lauren R. Sastre, Brandon Stroud, Elisa Smith, Khadijah Hendrix, Olivia McBride
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 20
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
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North Carolina Rural Health Centers: 2023 Profile
Fact sheet with North Carolina Rural Health Center-related statistics on grants, performance measures, return on investment and economic impact, and total program funding, with breakdown by federal and state contributions. Includes a county-level map showing locations of state designated Rural Health Centers as of June 2023.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Fact sheet with North Carolina Rural Health Center-related statistics on grants, performance measures, return on investment and economic impact, and total program funding, with breakdown by federal and state contributions. Includes a county-level map showing locations of state designated Rural Health Centers as of June 2023.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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North Carolina Rural Hospital Program: 2023 Profile
Fact sheet with North Carolina rural hospital-related statistics on grants, return on investment and economic impact, technical assistance, and total program funding. Includes a county-level map showing locations of Critical Access Hospitals and small rural hospitals as of 2023.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Fact sheet with North Carolina rural hospital-related statistics on grants, return on investment and economic impact, technical assistance, and total program funding. Includes a county-level map showing locations of Critical Access Hospitals and small rural hospitals as of 2023.
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Training the Primary Care Workforce to Deliver Team-Based Care in Underserved Areas: The Teaching Health Center Program
Provides an overview of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. Describes the THCGME program's outcomes in training primary care medical and dental providers, the practice settings of THCGME family medicine graduates, and services provided by program graduates. Profiles four THCGME programs, including three programs that serve tribal or rural areas. Discusses challenges facing Teaching Health Centers, proposed solutions, and key takeaways and recommendations for policymakers.
Author(s): Emily Hawes, Jacob Rains, Candice Chen, Erin Fraher
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Milbank Memorial Fund
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Provides an overview of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. Describes the THCGME program's outcomes in training primary care medical and dental providers, the practice settings of THCGME family medicine graduates, and services provided by program graduates. Profiles four THCGME programs, including three programs that serve tribal or rural areas. Discusses challenges facing Teaching Health Centers, proposed solutions, and key takeaways and recommendations for policymakers.
Author(s): Emily Hawes, Jacob Rains, Candice Chen, Erin Fraher
Date: 06/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Milbank Memorial Fund
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Rural NC at a Glance
Fact sheet on North Carolina's rural counties. Provides statistics on topics including population and age, race and ethnicity, poverty, income, education, health workforce, uninsured population, employment and economy, and agriculture.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Center
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Fact sheet on North Carolina's rural counties. Provides statistics on topics including population and age, race and ethnicity, poverty, income, education, health workforce, uninsured population, employment and economy, and agriculture.
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Center
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Characterizing Social Insecurity in a Rural North Carolina Emergency Department
Results of a study exploring, characterizing, and quantifying the social insecurity profile of emergency department patients at a rural teaching hospital in southeastern North Carolina with a large Native American population. Uses data from a survey questionnaire administered in May and June 2018, focusing on food insecurity, transportation insecurity, and exposure to violence.
Author(s): Elizabeth Gignac, Godwin Y. Dogbey, Aleksandr Pevtsov, et al.
Citation: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 24(3), 538–546
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
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Results of a study exploring, characterizing, and quantifying the social insecurity profile of emergency department patients at a rural teaching hospital in southeastern North Carolina with a large Native American population. Uses data from a survey questionnaire administered in May and June 2018, focusing on food insecurity, transportation insecurity, and exposure to violence.
Author(s): Elizabeth Gignac, Godwin Y. Dogbey, Aleksandr Pevtsov, et al.
Citation: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 24(3), 538–546
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
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