Category: Thought Leadership
Substance Use is Driving Children into Foster Care. Here’s What We Can Do About It.
Throughout the pandemic, substance use has risen sharply, and record numbers of opioid deaths have left even more families destabilized and more children vulnerable...
Industry Perspectives, Behavioral Health, Thought Leadership
Adoptive Parents Can Also Experience the “Baby Blues” – Here’s Why That Matters
In health care, we often talk about postpartum depression. But few people realize that adoptive parents can also experience “the baby blues,” or post-placement depression. See how Blue Cross...
Industry Perspectives, Behavioral Health, Thought Leadership
New Advisory Marks a First in the Nation’s Efforts Against Opioid Overuse
The United States is losing ground in our battle against opioid overuse. Overdose deaths were up around 30% in 2020, and opioid overdose is now a leading cause of...
When Those Who Help Need Help: National Physician Suicide Awareness Day
When I was in medical school, two of my fellow students died – one by suicide and one from an alcohol use disorder. A third student survived a suicide...
How to Talk About COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Addressing Four Common Types of Resistance
At this moment in time, no conversation is more critical to our nation’s health than encouraging our peers and loved ones to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But how do we...
ACEs: COVID-19’s Social and Economic Impact Looms Large Over Children
In December of 2019, the odds that a child in the United States would experience trauma were already high. In the wake of a global pandemic, those odds have...
Industry Perspectives, Drivers of Health, Thought Leadership
To Overcome Black Resistance to Vaccines, We All Need to Understand It
While doubts about the safety and efficacy of the new vaccines are largely unfounded, among people of color these fears are the result of systemic inequities that are very...
5 min read | Industry Perspectives, Drivers of Health, Thought Leadership
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Our Work Doesn’t Stop!
At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, we can't fulfill our mission to improve the health and well-being of our customers and communities without explicitly addressing disparities...
1 min read | Industry Perspectives, Life at Blue Cross NC, Thought Leadership
2020 in Review: A Year of Heartbreak and Heroism
2020 was heartbreaking, but it also brought out the best in so many people. During one of the most serious public health crises in a century, health care professionals...
4 min read | Industry Perspectives, Thought Leadership
