Review the resources and tackle the assignments below before joining your class in Charlotte in March. Everything in the “Homework” section is required. Many additional resources are also included below for you to explore before or after session.
Session Workbook
Your HHS session workbook can be found through the link below. Explore the workbook in advance and make sure you have it accessible throughout the HHS session.
HHS Session Homework – Required
Social Determinants of Health – short video explaining SDoH by the CDC
Health Equity – short video explaining Health Equity by the CDC
The Pearl District Presentation – Late addition to homework, please review in advance if possible
Healthy Communities Profiles – Review at least one North Carolina county and familiarize yourself with how the county scores on the 21 social determinants of health. Choose a county where you live or work or a county you’d just like to know more about. Choose more than one county, if you’d like. What findings surprise you? Which ones align with your expectations?
America’s Health Rankings – Dip into the website to be familiar with what’s available. Links to select NC reports recommended for optional pre-reading are included below.
- America’s Health Rankings: Annual Report–NC
- America’s Health Rankings: 2024 Health of Women and Children – includes link to state summaries
- America’s Health Rankings: 2024 Senior Data – includes link to state summaries
HHS Session Resources–Recommended
The following links are resources recommended by session presenters, planning committee members, and past LNC speakers. Exploring those that interest you will enrich your experience both during and after the March Health and Human Services Session. The required pieces from above are also included in their appropriate categories below.
Healthcare Costs, Data, and Report Cards
- County Health Rankings and Roadmaps–North Carolina
- NC DHHS North Carolina Health Atlas
- The Economic Contributions of North Carolina’s Health Systems and Hospitals
- Roadmap of Need–Public School Forum
- 2024 March Of Dimes Report Card For North Carolina | PeriStats | March of Dimes
Poverty, Equity, Economic Mobility, and Health
- Upward Mobility – FORCLT
- American Public Health Association
- “The Fading American Dream: Trends in Absolute Income Mobility Since 1940,” by Raj Chetty et. al.
- Crisis Assistance Ministry
- SPENT – Virtual Poverty Simulation (Created by Urban Ministries in Durham, NC)
- The Hidden Cost of Being African American: How Wealth Perpetuates Inequality by Thomas M. Shapiro
- Unidos US: Housing and Financial Empowerment
- Public Policy Must Tackle Poverty – NC Justice Center
- State of Working NC 2021: Protecting and Connecting Workers – NC Justice Center
- Opportunity Insights: The Opportunity Atlas
- The North Carolina Rural Center
- The Economic Mobility Project – The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
- Conetoe Family Life Center
- Freedom Communities
- Goodwill Opportunity Campus
- Benefits Cliff Community Lab
State and Community Resources
- NC Department of Health and Human Services
- Rural Health Information Hub–North Carolina
- NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
- North Carolina Community Action Association
- NC State Health Improvement Plan
- Healthy North Carolina 2030
Maternal and Child Health
- March of Dimes State Summary for North Carolina
- North Carolina Women’s Demographic Data – Kaiser Family Foundation
- “How Poverty and Racism ‘Weather’ the Body, Accelerating Aging and Disease,” NPR Fresh Air, March 28, 2023
- NC Maternal Mental Health Matters
Behavioral Health, Substance Use, and Violence Prevention
- Mental Health First Aid
- “Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)”, report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Protecting Youth Mental Health: The US Surgeon General’s Advisory
- 2024 State of Mental Health in America Report
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- NC Care 360: A New Tool for a Healthier North Carolina
- Transforming NC’s Behavioral Health System – NC DHHS Report
Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)
- Food and Nutrition Services Resource Page from NC DHHS
- Feeding the Carolinas–includes links to 10 North Carolina Food Banks
- Virtual Food Drives–includes resources for starting or contributing to a virtual food drive to support your local food bank
- North Carolina Social Determinants of Health by Regions
Aging and End-of-Life Resources
- AARP “Prepare to Care” Family Caregiving Guides
- AARP: Starting the Conversation
- AARP: Printable Advance Directives
- NC Secretary of State’s Office: Advance Healthcare Directives and North Carolina Registry
- NC Secretary of State’s Office: Advance Healthcare Forms
- NC NAMI: Psychiatric Advance Directives
Innovation
Local Tips
Members of Class 32 shared their suggestions for dining, shopping, and exploring. Enjoy your time in Charlotte!
Session Follow-Up Materials
For completion AFTER the HHS Session
- HHS Session Evaluation–Due March 14
- April Environment Session Attendance Survey–Due March 14
- HHS Session Learning Team Calls: Prompts and Recording Form–Due April 2
- Hold your Learning Team calls and have your call recorder submit call notes (optional) through the form linked above by April 2
- Planning Committee Preferences Survey–Due April 11
- Detailed position descriptions are available HERE for reference
- Consider nominating a classmate for the Stanley Frank Class Award. Nominations are due by April 11.
- Consider participating in the Coaching Opportunity
- Info session March 13, 4:45 – 5:30 pm (registration form on page linked above)
- Request a coach by April 11 (sign-up form on page linked above)
