A Full Picture of Chatham County, North Carolina
By Shamar Wilson Chatham County often referred to as “The Heart of North Carolina” is geographically situated in the center of the state, comprising three towns; Pittsboro, Siler City, and Goldston. As a 14-year Pittsboro resident—who’s utilized the many services … Read more
Distrust, Transportation, and Home Remedies in Rural NC
By Tulsi Patel Nefertiti Byrd, a business owner in the rural town of Warrenton, NC, speaks about how her physician wasn’t “somebody that you grew up with or somebody in your family that you knew” (Byrd 0:19:24). Regardless, she continued … Read more
The Lack of Access to Health Insurance and Its Impact on the Mental Health of Immigrant Communities
By Jaelyn Davis In the United States, a period occurred where an influx of nurses and doctors were recruited from other countries to work in U.S. hospitals, reaching its peak between the 1970s and 1980s (healthandpolicy.org). An individual who was … Read more
How Does Economic Status Influence Health Insurance in the U.S Compared to Other Countries ?
By Symone Welch Jonathan Oberlander, a professor of health policy and management, said it best: “U.S. health policy has also been an abject failure, having produced an inequitable, inefficient, and irrational non system that is the most expensive in the … Read more
An Examination of the Racial Divide in the American Healthcare System
By Michael Maizel Since the liberation of the thirteen colonies from foreign control, healthcare inequities have been a major source of tension among Americans. Although the Declaration of Independence claims that all men are created equal, African Americans have typically … Read more