Category: Health & Community Wellbeing

As people age, they often experience life changes that affect their mental health. Rates of anxiety, depression, and isolation among older adults especially increased during the pandemic. Learn how North … Read more

  Veterans in North Carolina have a suicide rate 2.5 times higher than non-veterans. ncIMPACT explores the challenges and solutions impacting our service members with experts from our state government, … Read more

https://youtu.be/0b-HckgkQng The percentage of young people experiencing mental health disorders has risen drastically in recent years. ncIMPACT explores the challenges and solutions impacting the next generation with experts from K-12 … Read more

According to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Service Research, North Carolina’s rural communities have faced 152 rural hospital closures and conversions since 2005. The loss of access to … Read more

Local leaders are working collaboratively to create a sustainable food system that benefits both the growers’ economics and consumers’ health. The partnerships around food access in local communities are creating … Read more