Rowan County Public Health releases State of the County Health report

SALISBURY — Rowan County Public Health this week released its annual State of the County Health Report. The report describes health issues and summarizes local efforts and progress toward addressing health priorities. In 2015, the Rowan County Health Department conducted a Community Health Assessment in partnership with Novant Health Rowan Medical Center. The assessment identified health priorities as tobacco use, prescription…

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Editorial: Strive for health equity

  Rowan County has made remarkable strides recently in addressing health issues, rising from 73rd to 62nd in health outcomes calculated by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Compared to the state’s 99 other counties on medical care, access to healthy food and exercise, housing, education and jobs,…

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Despite improvements, disparities remain in Rowan health outcomes

SALISBURY — Rowan County is now rated 62nd in terms of health outcomes among North Carolina’s 100 counties. In 2017, Rowan was listed at No. 73, meaning the county has improved in a variety of factors that increase both length and quality of life. The findings come from the ninth annual County Health Rankings, released…

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