Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina published an update on April 5, 2022.

Please join NC DHHS Chief Medical Officer for Behavioral Health & Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD), Dr. Carrie Brown, NC Medicaid Chief Quality Officer, Kelly Crosbie, and Director of the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC), Hugh Tilson alongside guest speakers from the provider community for the April Back Porch Chat on Thursday, April 21 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.  

The Northwest AHEC Practice Support Team supports social, physical, and economic environments which promote attaining the full potential of health and well-being for all. This blog segment highlights impactful publications which promote improved health outcomes through Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) each month.

Patients, caregivers, family members exposed to someone with COVID-19 and calling your office asking what they should do?

North Carolina currently ranks 30th in the country in maternal mortality and 39th in infant mortality. In addition, 12% of women in the state experience postpartum depression.

End-date of some flexibilities set to sunset March 31 extended to June 30, 2022

Unhealthy alcohol use is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States. 

Risky drinking is associated with:

• Cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, colon, liver and breast
• Liver disease
• Stroke
• Heart Disease
• Pancreatitis
• Injuries and accidents
• Miscarriages / still birth
• Depression and Suicide

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Children's Hospital Association,

You’re Invited to Participate in Medicaid Quality Improvement Work with NC AHEC — your gateway to Population Health Improvement and Shared Savings!

You play a crucial role in testing, treating and vaccinating uninsured individuals, or those with limited health care coverage.