Category: Community Health
Investing in our local communities means investing in the health of every North Carolinian. By helping to provide access to food, safe housing and primary care and tackling challenges like the opioid epidemic, Blue Cross NC is working to improve the health and well-being of us all. See the impact we’re making.
Helping our Neighbors and Community During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us in some way, changing our world view and what a “normal” world looks like.
4 min read | Community Health
NC schools say, “We’re making sure no child goes hungry on our watch.”
Fighting child hunger, Nutrition Director for Buncombe County Schools leads a team on a mission to make sure no student goes without a meal...
Community Health, Community Partners, Investments, Public Health Challenges
“I joined a Phase III COVID Vaccine Study to Reduce My Odds of Landing in the ICU”
Paul Miller knew he was high-risk for COVID-19. He imagined himself sick in the hospital on a ventilator. The fear was enough to get him to enroll in a...
3 min read | Community Health
“I was desperate for a way to help my brother”
When the pandemic hit, experts advised us to stay home. But what happens to people whose homes aren't safe? Kathy shares the story of her brother David, whose home...
4 min read | Community Health, Coronavirus
“Teachers are standing on the front line with a smile”
With financial support, this childcare center was able to continue to pay its teachers and meet enhanced health and safety standards to keep children and employees safe...
2 min read | Community Health, Coronavirus
“When this gets complicated, what am I going to do?”
Camila shares her story of getting COVID-19, along with her husband, and struggling to care for their four children at a distance. She also shares about the local program...
2 min read | Coronavirus, Community Health
“We knew the pandemic was coming.”
With support from Blue Cross NC, Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi of NC State turned from professor to manufacturer, producing materials for masks for frontline healthcare workers. Here is his story...
3 min read | Coronavirus, Community Health
“Seeing my husband in PPE from head to toe brings tears to my eyes.”
After surviving triple bypass surgery and 40 weeks of radiation treatment for cancer, Chris's husband was faced with keeping their family primary care practice afloat during COVID-19. Chris shares...
2 min read | Community Health, Coronavirus
“Life feels like the movie Groundhog Day.”
Dr. John Scheitler, a primary care doctor in Gastonia, North Carolina, shares what it feels like to continue treating patients during the pandemic and how his clinic has stayed...
2 min read | Coronavirus, Community Health
“A friendly face makes such a difference in my quiet days”
Eighty-four-year-old Charles has been homebound and isolated since the pandemic hit in March. But Meals on Wheels has been a bright spot in a difficult time, bringing Charles meals...
2 min read | Coronavirus, Community Health
Former shelter resident shares her story of hope
Blue Cross NC is investing in The Shepherd's House to provide a safe place for people struggling with substance use disorders and homelessness...
3 min read | Community Health, Investments, Public Health Challenges
