HHS Homework and Resources

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.

Class 32 HHS Session Workbook TO COME

HHS Session Homework–Required

Nate, Lauren, Jessica: Please guide committee discussion around what you want to include as required homework.  Content below is cloned from Class 31.

Review these required resources before March 4.

Read this CNN Heroes article and watch this video in advance of the Tuesday optional activity.

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–Explore the full 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: 2023 Health of Women and Children–includes link to state summaries  
• America’s Health Rankings: 2023 Senior Data–includes link to state summaries  

Healthy North Carolina 2030–explore the report, which will connect to content in Secretary Kinsley’s presentation.

Class 32 Poverty Simulation Homework TBD – Kelly will check with Crisis Assistance Ministry after winter break

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 February Health and Human Services Session. The required pieces from above are also included in their appropriate categories below.

Nate, Lauren, Jessica: Please take the lead on:

• Reviewing cloned content below. Check all links for accuracy, flag any content you think should be dropped, provided updated links for anything that has a newer version.
• Suggesting new content.  Guide the committee around suggestions for additional content to include as resources.  All presenters will also be invited to share their suggestions.
• Goal is for page to be final by Feb. 14, with window to add speaker suggestions as we work through planning calls in mid to late Feb.

Healthcare Costs, Data, and Report Cards

• County Health Rankings and Roadmaps–North Carolina
• NC DHHS North Carolina Health Atlas
• North Carolina Institute of Medicine Publications
  • North Carolina Institute of Medicine Health Data
  • North Carolina Institute of Medicine 2023 Child Health Report Card
• 2022 NC Women’s Health Report Card
• The Economic Contributions of North Carolina’s Health Systems and Hospitals
• State of Healthcare in NC 2022 Impact Report–NC Healthcare Association
• 2023 March of Dimes Report Card for North Carolina
• Roadmap of Need–Public School Forum

Poverty, Equity, Economic Mobility, and Health

• “The Fading American Dream: Trends in Absolute Income Mobility Since 1940,” by Raj Chetty et. al.
• “Where Children Rarely Escape Poverty,” The Atlantic
• Bread for the World: Racial Wealth Gap Simulation Overview
• “Racism Is a Public Health Crisis,” American Public Health Association

State and Community Resources

• NC Department of Health and Human Services
• Rural Health Information Hub–North Carolina
• NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
• Association of Mexicans in North Carolina, Inc. (AMEXCAN)
• Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain
• North Carolina Community Action Association
• NC State Health Improvement Plan

Behavioral Health, Substance Use, and Violence Prevention

• “Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction,” National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Mental Health First Aid
• “Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)”, report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA)
• The US Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being 2022
• Protecting Youth Mental Health: The US Surgeon General’s Advisory
• The State of Mental Health in America 2023
• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
• QPR Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Training
• North Carolina Child Treatment Program
  • NC Child Treatment Program Provider Roster
• North Carolina Psychiatric Access Line (NC PAL)
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• NC Care 360: A New Tool for a Healthier North Carolina
• Center for Child and Family Health

Food Insecurity   

• “SNAP Helps Struggling Families Put Food on the Table” Report from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• “Voices of Hunger” podcast
• “NC Ranks 10th in Hunger in the Nation,” North Carolina Justice Center, January 25, 2021
• “An Already Food-Insecure NC Sees Hunger on the Rise,” North Carolina Justice Center, July 7, 2021
• Food and Nutrition Services Resource Page from NC DHHS
• WIC FAQs
• SNAP Eligibility
• NCACC Resilience Initiative: Counties Strengthening NC’s Food Ecosystem
• 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

Aging and End-of-Life Resources

• Mind My Health
• “My 92-Year-Old Father Didn’t Need More Medical Care,” The Atlantic, January 2, 2020
• 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 Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) Form
• Age My Way NC
• “Five Wishes” Sample Packet
• Long-Term Care Planning Conversation Guide
• Plan for Care Document
• Caregiving in the US Infographic
• What You Need to Know About Long-Term Care Insurance
• Step-by-Step Guide to Receiving Long-Term Care

Session Follow-Up Materials

For completion AFTER the HHS Session   

• HHS Session Evaluation–Due February 16
• March Economic Development Session Attendance Survey–Due February 16
• HHS Session Learning Team Calls: Prompts and Recording Form–Due February 28
  • Hold your Learning Team calls and have your call recorder submit call notes through the form linked above by February 28
• Planning Committee Preferences Survey–Due April 12 To come
  • Detailed position descriptions are available here for reference
• Consider nominating a classmate for the Stanley Frank Class Award.  Nominations are due by April 12.