Children & Families

State programs and efforts by private organizations have reduced North Carolina’s infant mortality rate to its lowest ever, but the state still has a stubborn problem with high levels of black infant mortality.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Women's and Maternal Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Will James, a participant in the 2019 National Fellowship.
Other stories in this series include:
Introducing: Outsiders, a story about homelessness
Episode 2: What Happened Here

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Housing and Homeslessness