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100 screen-free ways to keep kids active this summer
With summer camps and sports on hold this summer due to COVID-19, your kids might be looking for some fun new activities. Here are some ideas to keep the...
4 min read | Uncategorized, Healthy Lifestyle
Not a medical professional? Here are 12 actions YOU can take to drive health in the time of covid-19
Co-authored by Bryony Winn and Beckie Brooks Wow. What a moment for the world. This is a discombobulating time for all of us, and it’s totally okay to feel...
Are you looking for opportunities to expand your business? Look globally.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina offers international health coverage through GeoBlue..
Ampliación del programa piloto La Mesita para financiar más servicios de salud de mental
Cuando El Futuro se estableció en el año 2004, era una organización dirigida por voluntarios, que intentaba satisfacer una necesidad que ninguna otra organización había intentado satisfacer. En Carrboro...
Skin Cancer Surprised Me – Don’t Let it Surprise You
There’s a scene in a mid-‘80s movie called Fletch where Chevy Chase is pretending to be a doctor talking about skin cancer: “They said he had a melanoma, carcinoma,...
What you need to know about tobacco in 2018
For centuries, tobacco has been a main crop in North Carolina. A lack of soil quality and fewer plantation-style farms helped tobacco farmers thrive. An accident led to the...
What is Hashimoto disease? How does it affect those diagnosed?
Over the past few weeks, Hashimoto disease has received an increased amount of online attention. With public figures and celebrities speaking out about their diagnosis, most recently Gigi Hadid,...
What We Are Doing With Our Tax Savings
It’s true. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) is a not-for-profit health insurer. But we do pay taxes. In fact, we are fully taxed....
Community Health, Corporate Citizenship, Industry Perspectives, Uncategorized
Track Your Heart Health with These Tips
Have you read Dr. Wu’s recent post dedicated to heart numbers? Your cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, BMI and waist circumference numbers are important to know if you want...
