If we could walk in their shoes: Why improving the drivers of health is essential

Mike and Don volunteering at food bank event. Note: This blog post is a companion piece to Care Ring’s “Seeking the Heart” podcast series in which we talk with leaders from across the region about their ideas and insights on how we can create a better health care system for ALL. To listen to “Seeking […]

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NC Health Guidebook now available

Health care in America is rapidly and dramatically transforming. Right before our eyes. And the impact of these changes on individuals with limited resources is profound. From understanding how “value-based payment” schemes work to learning about what really impacts health (hint: the answer lies far beyond the walls of a traditional clinic), everything we thought

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NFP featured on WSOC-TV as critical program to breaking cycle of poverty

Care Ring’s Nurse-Family Partnership program was highlighted by WSOC-TV reporter DaShawn Brown as an important tool in addressing Charlotte’s problem with economic mobility for those in poverty. NFP Nurse Tess Whitlock, her client Denise Ward, and Executive Director Donald Jonas, PhD, were interviewed for the story about how NFP is breaking the cycle of poverty

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NFP program highlighted in NC Health News

Care Ring’s Nurse-Family Partnership program was highlighted recently by North Carolina Health News. North Carolina Health News is an independent, not-for-profit, statewide news organization dedicated to covering health care in North Carolina employing the highest journalistic standards of fairness, accuracy and extensive research. The reporter, Yen Duong, decided to research and highlight the program after

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Phil Poley: “Paying for healthy outcomes is the smart thing to do.”

Note: This blog post is a companion piece to Care Ring’s “Seeking the Heart” podcast series in which we talk with leaders from across the region about their ideas and insights on how we can create a better health care system for ALL. To listen to “Seeking the Heart,” simply click here, or search for

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Meredith Dolhare: Running with Heart

Note: This blog post is a companion piece to Care Ring’s “Seeking the Heart” podcast series in which we talk with leaders from across the region about their ideas and insights on how we can create a better health care system for ALL. To listen to “Seeking the Heart,” simply click here, or search for

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Dr. Stephanie Cooper-Lewter: The Power of Relationships

Note: This blog post is a companion piece to Care Ring’s “Seeking the Heart” podcast series in which we talk with leaders from across the region about their ideas and insights on how we can create a better health care system for ALL. To listen to “Seeking the Heart,” simply click here, or search for

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Care Ring to participate in grant project to expand opportunities for young families

“Young people are the workers of today and tomorrow. But those who become parents in their teenage years and early 20s, just as they are getting started in the world of work, are often confronted with a harsh reality: odds stacked against their ability to earn, learn and raise a family, which can threaten their

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