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. Be sure to check the HHS Homework page for assignments to do prior to session.
Making Ends Meet Simulation Materials
- “Making Ends Meet” Simulation Instructions and Group Assignments–review before session
- WIC Shopping Guide
- What Can SNAP Buy?
- NC WIC Resources
- NC eWIC Overview
- SNAP Eligibility
Food Insecurity and Additional SNAP and WIC Resources
- The SNAP Challenge from Foodshare
- SNAP Challenge Video
- “SNAP Helps Struggling Families Put Food on the Table” Report from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- “Cheap Eats: Cookbook Shows How To Eat Well on a Food Stamp Budget,” NPR, August 1, 2014
- “What It’s Really Like to Cook on a Food Stamp Budget”
- USDA SNAP-Ed Connection
- “Can Food Stamps Cover the Costs of a Healthy Diet?” Raleigh News & Observer, October 20, 2017
- “Living Income Standard 2016: 1 in 5 Families Can’t Afford the Basics in North Carolina,” NC Justice Center
- “NC Remains in Top Ten Hungriest States in the Nation,” NC Justice Center
- WIC Vendor Manual
- “School lunches shrink as one NC school district feels heat from government shutdown,” Raleigh News & Observer, January 16, 2018
Healthcare Costs, Data, and Report Cards
- “Why Is Health Care in the US So Expensive?” Required video–please view before session
- County Health Rankings Model
- “Medicaid in North Carolina,” from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Interactive Map Showing Social Determinants of Health Across NC
- North Carolina Institute of Medicine Publications
- North Carolina Institute of Medicine Health Data
- 2018 NC Women’s Health Report Card
- NC Child Health Report Card
- Kaiser Family Foundation Health Policy
- “US Health Care from a Global Perspective,” The Commonwealth Fund
- “North Carolina: The New Frontier for Health Care Transformation,” Health Affairs
Poverty, Economic Mobility, and Health
- “A Good State Budget Is the Best Medicine,” Washington State Budget and Policy Center
- Opportunity Insights
- “The Fading American Dream: Trends in Absolute Income Mobility Since 1940,” by Raj Chetty et. al.
- “Economic Hardship, Racialized Concentrated Poverty, and the Challenge of Low-Wage Work,” NC Poverty Research Fund
- “Where Children Rarely Escape Poverty,” The Atlantic
- Racial Wealth Gap Simulation Overview
- “Raising the Minimum Wage Has Benefits Way Beyond Creating More Wealth for Workers,” Fast Company
State and Community Resources
- Second Harvest Foodbank of Metrolina
- Crisis Assistance Ministry
- Leading on Opportunity
- “Fostering a Healthy North Carolina,” Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
- ARCHES and UCity Family Zone
- NC’s Health Information Exchange Authority’s “NC HealthConnex”
Behavioral Health, Substance Use, and Violence Prevention
- “Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction,” National Institute on Drug Abuse
- “Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide (Third Edition),” National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Mental Health First Aid
- NC Injury and Violence Prevention Strategic Plan
- “The Kids Are Not All Right,” Time Magazine
- “Connecting the Dots: An Overview of the Links Among Multiple Forms of Violence,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Prevention Institute
- “Connecting physical and behavioral health care is a big step for NC,” News and Observer op ed by Dr. Mandy Cohen and Dave Richard
- Michigan OPEN Opioid Prescribing Recommendations
End-of-Life Resources
Access to Healthcare
- “Trends in Risk of Financial Distress among Rural Hospitals”
- Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities
Additional Resources
