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NC Child The Voice for North Carolina's Children

WEBFamilies Can't Wait for Health Care. Our goal is health coverage for every parent and caregiver in North Carolina. Medicaid expansion will boost hardworking families, bring …

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Healthy Children

WEBChildren from lower-income families, and children of color are most likely to have no health coverage. North Carolina also has one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the …

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Merging Medicaid and NC Health Choice is the right choice

WEBMerging NC Health Choice and Medicaid will simplify program management, while returning greater program quality to taxpayers and families. When children get the care they need, …

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Fact Sheet: Merge NC Health Choice with Medicaid

WEBNorth Carolina has only merged the two programs for children under age six. Once enrolled children turn six, they are at risk of losing access to specialized services as well as …

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What do moms’ smiles have to do with thriving babies

WEBThere is a very clear link between a mother’s oral health and her baby’s health. For example, women with poor oral health are more likely to suffer pre-eclampsia, putting …

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Wellness in Early Childhood

WEBThe EarlyWell Coalition is focused on six policy priorities that strengthen mental health support for infants, toddlers, and young children and families in North Carolina: Doula …

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Moving the Needle on Health Equity

WEBNC Child and collaborators first released the HEIA tool in 2017. The HEIA provides a structured process to guide the development, implementation and evaluation of policies …

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Fact Sheet: Ensuring Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies

WEBEnding postpartum coverage a few weeks after birth can result in severe and life-threatening medical issues like bleeding, infections, postpartum depression, and even …

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When the Caregivers Can't Get Care

WEBA new issue brief from NC Child, Care for the Caregivers explores the role that affordable health insurance could play in supporting families of children with special health care …

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2021 County Data Dashboard

WEBNC Child’s county data cards & interactive data dashboard provide local snapshots of child well-being by county. For 2021, the county data indicate how NC’s …

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North Carolina’s Rural Health Systems Are in Crisis

WEBAcross North Carolina, rural health systems are in grave danger. Hospitals are closing and many more providers are a great risk of shutting its doors amidst great financial strain …

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Family Centered Treatment Keeps Children and Their Families …

WEBNorth Carolinians value keeping families whole whenever possible. That’s why community leaders, health experts and other stakeholders should seriously explore expanding FCT …

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COVID-19 and Race in North Carolina

WEBBlack people and other people of color face disproportionate rates of COVID-19 infection due to discriminatory health and economic barriers. We’re committed to eradicating …

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Children's Mental Health

WEBChild Mental Health. North Carolina’s children are in crisis. We need to meet them with support where they are – at school. Long before pandemic school closures, we saw …

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2023 Child Health Report Card

WEBThe North Carolina Child Health Report Card, published biannually by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine and NC Child, tracks key indicators of child health and well-being in …

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Little Kids Need Mental Health Supports, Too!

WEBAs a society we need to ensure that children and caregivers have the tools they need to promote healthy development, prevent trauma, identify issues early, and receive the …

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New data indicators to watch one year into the pandemic

WEBPrior to the COVID-19 pandemic, North Carolina was seeing some improvement across key indicators of child health and well-being including child poverty, high school graduation …

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