“…This study extends prior work by examining the antecedents to these barriers and determining the extent to which they contribute to healthcare avoidance in a rural population. METHODS: A cross-sectional, regional survey of rural residents from Eastern North Carolina was conducted with questions focused on self-perceived health, healthcare utilization, and healthcare avoidance. …”
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“…We surveyed PCPs in North Carolina (NC) prior to formal dissemination to determine current co-management practices, assess toolbox acceptability, use, format preferences, and understand which algorithms would be most helpful. …”
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“…This study provides a comprehensive, census-level evaluation of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the county child care market in a large and diverse state, North Carolina, and the disproportionate impacts of the pandemic on different types of providers and communities. …”
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“…This study develops a model for predicting point-level groundwater NO(3)(–) at a state scale for monitoring wells and private wells of North Carolina. …”
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“…METHODS: Researchers used North Carolina’s 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, namely, the Health Literacy optional module which asks respondents to rate how difficult it is for them to get health-related advice or to understand medical information (verbal or written). …”
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“…Questionnaires were administered to 220 households (438 adults and 355 children) with school-age children in a North Carolina county during an influenza B virus outbreak that resulted in school closure. …”
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“…METHODS: In 2005, we conducted a cross-sectional mailed survey of all 85 North Carolina local health departments to assess capacity and performance in diabetes prevention and control based on the 10 Essential Public Health Services and adapted from the Local Public Health System Performance Assessment Instrument. …”
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“…METHODS: From February 2021 to March 2021, we conducted surveys with 12 CBOs that participated in the North Carolina COVID-19 Social Support Program, a pre-pilot for North Carolina’s Medicaid Sect. 1115 demonstration waiver program that addresses social drivers of health. …”
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“…PURPOSE: To highlight the striking similarities between the lesions of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) and North Carolina Macular Dystrophy (NCMD) using multimodal imaging including spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). …”
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“…OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between self-perceived urban-rural distinction and the United States (US) Census tract-based Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) scheme that defines rurality among pharmacists. METHODS: This was a secondary analysis of data collected through a web-based survey of licensed pharmacists in North Carolina. …”
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“…Qualitative (N = 21) focus groups (3) and quantitative (N = 57) survey methodology was implemented with Latino MSFWs temporarily residing in rural eastern North Carolina to assess perceived and actual risk for natural disasters. …”
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“…Therefore, we conducted a comprehensive study of reporting completeness with an analysis of 53 diseases reported by 8 health care systems across North Carolina, USA, during 1995–1997 and 2000–2006. …”
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“…A total of 917 adults from North Carolina participated in the 4 surveys. …”
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“…The index case of inhalational anthrax in October 2001 was in a man who lived and worked in Florida. However, during the 3 days before illness onset, the patient had traveled through North Carolina, raising the possibility that exposure to Bacillus anthracis spores could have occurred there. …”
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“…METHODS: We trained teams in 6 counties in North Carolina to monitor air quality in hospitality venues with 1 of 3 possible smoking policy designations: 1) smoke-free, 2) separate smoking and nonsmoking sections (mixed), or 3) smoking allowed in all areas. …”
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“…We determined prevalence and predictors of aspirin use for primary prevention of myocardial infarction vis-à-vis risk among men aged 45 to 79 in North Carolina. …”
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“…In this study, we investigated if seasonality and monthly patterns of NMSC and MSC diagnoses are present in Eastern North Carolina. Methodology We observed and analyzed incident cancer diagnoses for patients visiting the Physicians East Dermatology clinic in Greenville, North Carolina, from 1983 to 2017 (n = 8,021 basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), n = 5,660 squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), n = 451 MSCs, n = 14,132 total). …”
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“…SARS-CoV-2 testing data in North Carolina during the first three months of the state's COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed to determine if there were disparities among intersecting axes of identity including race, Latinx ethnicity, age, urban-rural residence, and residence in a medically underserved area. …”
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“…The objective of this study was to identify factors at the individual, provider, and systems levels that serve as challenges or opportunities for increasing adolescent vaccination—including Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination—in rural communities in the southern United States (US). As part of a broader study to increase HPV vaccine uptake in the southern US, we conducted in-depth interviews with vaccination stakeholders representing public health and education agencies in North Carolina (NC) and South Carolina (SC). …”
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