Health Equity

Address geographic, racial, and economic disparities in stroke.

Strategies Related to Health Equity

• Address geographic, racial, and economic disparities in the determinants of stroke
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    2-1-1 resources

    Housing, food, healthcare, aging and disability services  for all citizens of NC. Available also by phone at 2-1-1.

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    CDC Best Practices Guide for Heart Disease and Stroke

    A Guide to effective approaches and strategies.

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    Community Commons’ platform

    for maps, data, community resources, and tools related to various topics including health equity

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    Factors Explaining Excess Stroke Prevalence in the US Stroke Belt

    American Heart Association Journal

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    Food Security Resources

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    Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke Understanding and Problem-Solving Symposium

    American Heart Association

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    Interventions Targeting Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Prevention and Treatment

    American Heart Association

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    NC Food and Nutrition Resource Programs

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    NCCARE360

    statewide coordinated care network which electronically connects people to community resources; available in every county in NC by the end of 2020

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    Prevention May Be Essential to Reducing Racial Disparities in Stroke

    National Institutes of Health

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    Toolkit for Interdisciplinary Care Teams, Patient Navigators, and Community Health Workers