NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2014 :: 75(6)

Improving Population Health in North Carolina
Population health examines the health outcomes of groups and the disparities in health among subgroups. This issue of the NCMJ illustrates population health efforts in the areas of obesity prevention, tobacco cessation, and clean water. Articles in this issue also discuss community health needs assessments, integrated health improvement, social determinants of health, and the Healthy North Carolina 2020 program.
Table of Contents
- Community Health Needs Assessment in Wake County, North Carolina: Partnership of Public Health, Hospitals, Academia, and Other Stakeholders »
Alfano-Sobsey E, et al. - A Cross-Sectional Study of Stressors Among Farmers in Eastern North Carolina »
Kearney GD, et al.
- Introduction
- Issue Brief
- Invited Commentaries and Sidebars
- Achieving “A Better State of Health”: Healthy North Carolina 2020 and the Center for Healthy North Carolina »
Edwards LE, et al. - Using Community Health Needs Assessments to Improve Population Health »
Reed JF, Fleming E - A Regional Model of Community Health Improvement in Western North Carolina: WNC Healthy Impact »
Gates H, Harris G - Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina: An Obesity Prevention Movement »
Gardner D - Advancing Native Health in North Carolina Through Tribally Led Community Changes »
Fleischhacker S, et al. - The Case for Integrated Health Improvement »
Harris G, Gates H - Reducing Health Disparities by Addressing Social Determinants of Health: The Mecklenburg County Experience »
Plescia M, Emmanuel C - Linking Public Health With the Transformation of Primary Care »
Newton WP - The Impact of Smoke-Free Legislation on Population Health in North Carolina »
Herndon S, et al. - Adopting a Tobacco-Free Campus Policy at a Substance Abuse Treatment Center »
Gregory B - Importance of Regular Testing of Private Drinking Water Systems in North Carolina »
Barros N, et al. - Preventing Dental Caries Through Community Water Fluoridation »
White BA, Gordon SM
- Achieving “A Better State of Health”: Healthy North Carolina 2020 and the Center for Healthy North Carolina »
- Departments