Brody School of Medicine’s Dr. Tom Irons Honored with Spirit Award
From ECU News Services Dr. Thomas “Tom” Irons, a retired East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine professor whose lifetime commitment to rural health care earned him a place in the state of North Carolina’s Order of the Long Leaf Pine, was honored last month with the Spirit of Free and Charitable Clinics Award from…
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NCAFCC Highlighted in Enlace Latino NC Mammogram Directory
We’re excited to share that Enlace Latino NC, a Spanish-language media outlet, has featured NCAFCC and its member clinics in their latest directory! This new coverage, published on Wednesday, focuses on providing practical information about where women in Western North Carolina can access free or low-cost mammograms. The article highlights our member clinics and notes…
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Free ‘Advancing Health Equity’ Course Launches July 1
As part of “Our Journey Toward Health Equity,” the Association continues to seek out new education and training opportunities to assist our member clinics that are on this journey with us. Starting July 1, NCAFCC members will be able to take advantage of a new training program, “Advancing Health Equity,” offered by Connected Consultants, a…
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Networking Groups Offer Valuable Resource
After a few years of offering a pharmacy networking group, the Association this spring launched a second networking group focused on dental care. Both groups offer member clinics the opportunity to learn from their peers, share best practices and hear from experts on relevant topics of interest. The next meeting of the Pharmacy Networking Group…
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A Stop on the Extra Miles Tour
Leaders at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) set out on a 10,877-mile statewide “Extra Miles Tour” in 2021 with the ambitious goal of visiting all 100 counties across the state to meet with those going the extra mile to improve the health and well-being of their communities. The team…
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Clinics Team Up With ECU, Food Lion For Better Nutrition
Two of our member clinics in Eastern North Carolina are teaming up with East Carolina University and Food Lion Feeds in June to help low-income uninsured and underinsured residents in Eastern North Carolina learn how to eat their way to better health. Two events planned for June 8 in Grantsboro and June 18 in Goldsboro…
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Mobile Dental Unit Hits the Road
The NCAFCC’s new mobile dental unit is up and running! After some unanticipated delays related to equipment installation and meeting state regulatory requirements, the mobile unit went into service in May, initially serving patients at Cook Community Clinic in Huntersville (formerly Lake Norman Community Health Clinic). Now making the rounds of participating free and charitable…
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McRae, Brotherton Join NCAFCC Staff
We’re growing to serve you better! NCAFCC added one new position to our staff over the past three months and filled an open position. Joining us in the role of project manager in April, Lynn McRae is no stranger to free and charitable clinics. Lynn served as development director for Lake Norman Community Health Clinic,…
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NCAFCC’s annual conference set for Oct. 24-25 in Concord
Concord is the place you’ll want to be Oct. 24-25 if you are interested in learning about the trends, issues and priorities on the minds of North Carolina’s free and charitable clinics. Our 2024 NCAFCC Annual Conference will mark the first time since 2019 that our community of dedicated health-care professionals has come together in…
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SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Brett Leslie, DMD
Young dentist making a difference on multiple oral health initiatives One of the patients dentist Brett Leslie recalls vividly from his work at Community Care Clinic of Rowan in Salisbury had to have all of her teeth extracted because of decay caused by past drug abuse and years of neglected dental care. A new set…
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Amid Expansion, Seeing New Patients
Summer is almost here! It has been an interesting, challenging and somewhat unsettling first half of the year. Medicaid expansion appears to have peaked and most of our clinics are seeing new uninsured patients. As we knew before it started, expansion’s impact has varied significantly from clinic to clinic. There are a few of the…
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