North Carolina Health Publications

Created by Jaime Huaman

Years covered by this guide: 1914-present

The North Carolina State Government Publications Collection contains thousands of documents pertaining to health. This guide provides a list of important selected publications by topic. Some topics covered by this guide are women's health, minority health, cancer, general health, disease, and pregnancy. This is not an all-inclusive guide, but a starting point on your information quest.

General Health

  • North Carolina Vital Statistics
    This multivolume report, created by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, provides data and charts on vital events (marriage, birth, death) and population.
    • Years available: 1914-2009
    • Paper availability: 1914-1917; 1922-1948
    • Digital availability: 1914-current
    • Alternate Names: Annual Report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the North Carolina State Board of Health; Biennial Report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the North Carolina State Board of Health
  • North Carolina health statistics pocket guide
    This guide, created by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, provides data and charts on demographics for state and county, pregnancy outcomes and statistics, morbidity and mortality for various diseases, and health care resources.
  • Nursing home medication error quality initiative: (MEQI) report
    This annual report, created by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides data and information on medication errors that are reported in nursing homes.
    • Years available: 2004-2010
    • Paper availability: 2004-2008
    • Digital availability: 2004-2010
    • Alternate Names: MEQI report
  • Health profile of North Carolinians: update
    This easy-to-read guide provides descriptions, data, and charts on leading causes of death, diseases, obesity, infant and child health, vaccination, mental health and substance abuse, injury and violence, minority health and health disparities, disability, and health risks and health care access.
    • Years available: 2005-2009 (Biennial)
    • Paper availability: 2005-2007
    • Digital availability: 2005-current
    • Alternate Names: N/A
  • Health and disability in North Carolina 2003: a joint report from the Office on Disability and Health and the State Center for Health Statistics
    This monograph from the North Carolina Office on Disability and Health provides information on disability in the North Carolina population, health risk behaviors, self-perception of health, cancer screenings, oral health, and mental and emotional health.
    • Years available: 2003
    • Paper availability: 2003
    • Digital availability: 2003
    • Alternate Names: N/A

Health Professionals

  • AHEC review
    This serial publication, published by North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, provides news briefs, special stories, information of use to students, information on state health, and alumni information.
  • Progress report
    This serial publication, published by North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine, provides a summary of data on AHEC programs and services and provides information on some of their services.
  • North Carolina health professions data book
    This serial publication, published by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research [insert hyperlink] at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides information on trends in North Carolina health professional supply and provides data on information such as yearly increase in licensed physicians, residents in training, professions statistics, and county data.
    • Years available: 1992-Current
    • Paper availability: 1992-2008
    • Digital availability: 1992-2008
    • Alternate Names: Special report on health care resources in North Carolina; NC health professions data book

Minority Health

  • Racial and ethnic health disparities in North Carolina: report card
    This serial by the State Center for Health Statistics presents data for ethnic populations in North Carolina. Minority statistics are compared to Caucasian statistics and the disparity is given a letter grade.
  • Embarazo y crianza de ninos: una guia legal para adolescents, con informacion especial para los padres
    This monograph, published by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government, provides information in Spanish about pregnancy in the form of questions and answers.
    • Years available: 2006
    • Paper availability: 2006
    • Digital availability: 2006
    • Alternate Names: N/A
  • NC Latino Health, 2003: a report from the Latino Health Task Force, North Carolina Institute of Medicine
    This monograph, published by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, provides an easy-to-read guide on Latino health. Information on general health of Latinos, cultural factors and health of North Carolina Latinos, systems of care, access to care, and health insurance is featured.
    • Years available: 2003
    • Paper availability: 2003
    • Digital availability: 2003
    • Alternate Names: North Carolina Latino Health, 2003
  • North Carolina minority health facts: African Americans
    This monograph, published by the State Center for Health Statistics, provides basic and statistical health information, including demographics, leading causes of death, cancer incidence, chronic diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, access to health care, and maternal and infant health.
    • Years available: 1993-2010 (Intermittent Availability)
    • Paper availability: 1993; 1998; 2005
    • Digital availability: 1998; 2005; 2010
    • Alternate Names: African Americans; North Carolina minority health facts : Blacks
  • North Carolina minority health facts: American Indians
    This publication provides data and basic health information on demographics, leading causes of death, cancer incidence, chronic diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, access to health care, and maternal and infant health on American Indians.
    • Years available: 1993-2010 (Intermittent Availability)
    • Paper availability: 1993; 1999; 2005
    • Digital availability: 1999; 2005; 2010
    • Alternate Names: American Indians
  • North Carolina minority health facts: Hispanics/Latinos
    This monograph, published by the State Center for Health Statistics, provides basic health information on mortality, chronic diseases, HIV, sexually transmitted disease, health risk factors, access to health care, quality of life, maternal and infant health, and child and adolescent health.
    • Years available: 2006
    • Paper availability: 1993; 1999; 2006
    • Digital availability: 1999; 2006
    • Alternate Names: Hispanics, Latinos

Pregnancy/Women's Health

  • Pregnancy and parenting: a legal guide for adolescents, with special information for their parents
    This monograph, published by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government, provides an easy-to-read guide. Information is presented in question and answer format.
    • Years available: 2006
    • Paper availability: 2006
    • Digital availability: 2006
    • Alternate Names: N/A
  • Public schools and pregnant and parenting adolescents: a legal guide
    This monograph, published by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government, provides information on the legal status of minors, schools' responsibility for pregnant and parenting students, and issues associated with immigrants and limited-English-proficient minors.
    • Years available: 2004
    • Paper availability: 2004
    • Digital availability: 2004
    • Alternate Names: N/A
  • Healthy mom, healthy baby: your pregnancy guide
    This monograph, published by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, provides information on prenatal care, nutrition, exercise, caring for yourself after birth, and maternity rights.
    • Years available: 2008, 2009
    • Paper availability: 2009
    • Digital availability: 2008
    • Spanish Version: 2008
    • Alternate Names: Healthy pregnancy, healthy baby; Your pregnancy guide; Su Guia del Embarazo

Cancer

  • Cancer incidence in North Carolina: county-specific numbers
    This annual report from the State Center for Health Statistics provides statistics and charts on cancer incidence and mortality by county and age, specific cancer incidence by county, and race/sex-specific cancer incidence by county.
  • Cancer lines
    This newsletter from the Lineberger Cancer Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides information on staff, awards, startups, alumni information, faculty information, research briefs, and special reports.
  • Cancer survivors and chronic disease-North Carolina 2009
    This report from the State Center for Health Statistics provides demographic information on cancer survivors who responded to the 2009 North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
    • Years available: 2009
    • Paper availability: Not available
    • Digital availability: 2009
    • Alternate Names: N/A
  • North Carolina cancer registry annual report
    This annual report from the North Carolina Division of Health Services, now the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, provides statistics on cancer, survival rates, charts of cancer deaths by county, and demographic data of cancer patients.
    • Years available: 1968-1975 (Intermittent availability)
    • Paper availability: 1972-1975
    • Digital availability: 1968-1975
    • Alternate Names: N/A

Disease

  • Addressing chronic kidney disease in North Carolina
    This publication from the North Carolina Institute of Medicine provides an overview of the disease and medical care for the disease.
    • Years available: 2008
    • Paper availability: 2008
    • Digital availability: 2008
    • Alternate Names: N/A
  • Medical care costs for diabetes associated with health disparities among adults enrolled in Medicaid in North Carolina
    This study, one of the SCHS Studies series published by the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, examines medical care costs for diabetes associated with health disparities among adults enrolled in Medicaid in North Carolina during state fiscal year 2007-2008.
    • Years available: 2009
    • Paper availability: Not Available
    • Digital availability: 2009
    • Alternate Names: N/A
  • Burden of cardiovascular disease in North Carolina
    This publication created by the Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Branch of the North Carolina Division of Public Health provides information and data on cardiovascular disease, stroke, heart disease, coronary heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, and high blood cholesterol in North Carolina.
    • Years available: 1997-2010 (Intermittent Availability)
    • Paper availability: 1997, 2006
    • Digital availability: 2009 2010
    • Alternate Names: Burden of CVD in N.C
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