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  • Nursing home best practices helped prevent COVID

    November 20, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    When nursing homes in North Carolina realized that the coronavirus pandemic had arrived within the state, facility managers and staff began enacting measures to prevent the spread of the virus amongst their residents. Adapting existing infection control and prevention plans, many were able to ensure a robust supply of PPE and reinforce their staffing numbers, which has paid off as most of the facilities have avoided outbreaks.

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  • COVID-free nursing homes fought hard to keep virus out

    November 19, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    In North Carolina, nursing homes have largely been able to remain COVID-free due to proactive measures that focused on keeping residents safe. The facilities have been heavily relying on mask-wearing and social distancing but have also noted, "The surrounding community’s level of infection prevention and control as a prime factor in keeping long-term care facilities free from COVID-19."

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  • NC rural provider shortage persists

    September 08, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Pender County, North Carolina

    In North Carolina, it can be difficult to attract health care workers to rural areas, but a few counties have seen signs of success from various efforts. Tactics such as using financial incentives, creating a pipeline from medical school to job placement, and fostering strong community ties have worked in some instances. However, health officials in many rural areas say that it has not yet been enough to fill the shortage of providers that they're facing.

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  • COVID-19: NC rural mental health outreach gets creative

    August 07, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Mental health agencies in North Carolina have partnered with a mobile phone carrier to provide data-enabled smartphones to individuals who lack access to technology during the pandemic. Because this doesn't provide a solution to all, however, mental health experts are also meeting with patients outside in social distanced settings.

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  • Churches are an unlikely ally in solving the rural internet access puzzle

    May 21, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Robbinsville, North Carolina

    With the help of a program that enables churches to assess the needs of their community and create solutions, one reverend in North Carolina was able to provide a lifeline: internet access. Rural communities like his in North Carolina struggle with internet access and are unable to schedule vital telehealth visits, complete school work or work from home. The funds paid for internet as well as several old computers and 14 hotspots.

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  • COVID spurs rural telehealth, but not without hardship

    May 14, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Ahoskie, North Carolina

    To better address the necessary adaptions made to the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic, such as utilizing telemedince to abide by social distancing regulations, health insurance companies in North Carolina have altered their billing rules and increased reimbursement rates for virtual appointments. Realizing that telemedicine isn't ideal for all patients due to connectivity inequities, medical centers are also trying to offer WiFi hotspots and outdoor visits in parking lots.

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  • At this COVID-19 test center, you're not just a number

    April 11, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    The University of North Carolina's healthcare system is utilizing virtual care centers and mobile communications to more efficiently prioritize potential COVID-19 cases and better track people after they've been tested. After someone has been tested, virtual communication continues whether or not they tested positive for the virus, which has helped mitigate concerns for patients about how to best manage the symptoms they're experiencing, regardless of the diagnosis.

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  • NC community centers prepare for COVID-19

    March 09, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, North Carolina's health centers are relying on old methods to reach and educate uninsured and medically vulnerable patients, many of whom don't have access to the internet. Staff are posting fliers in commonly-trafficked locations, hanging signs at health centers, taking out television ads, and asking community leaders to relay hygiene guidelines by word of mouth.

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  • To tackle addiction, the French look beyond drugs to care for the person

    February 11, 2019 |

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    Response Location: France

    Designated harm reduction centers can reduce overdoses and infections among those suffering from addiction. Facilities that operate as safe spaces can also offer resources such as treatment or housing, such as at the Planterose DropIn Center in Bordeaux and the SOS SleepIn Center in Paris. The strategy of helping addicts first use safely, and then rebuild social connections, has helped France to reduce its rate of HIV infection.

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  • The streets weren't safe for drug users. So these countries created spaces for them.

    February 04, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Switzerland, Geneva

    Despite hesitance and not complete buy-in, European countries are seeing signs of success from implementing drug consumption rooms. While the United States has been hesitant to adopt this tactic as a solution for fear of normalization of drug use, countries with these facilities are reporting less “injection-related litter in public spaces,” increased public awareness, less stigma, and fewer overdoses.

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