North Carolina's 2022-2026 Perinatal Health Strategic Plan: Addressing Perinatal Health Inequities Across the Life-Course

Jessica Landes Johnson; Sarah McCracken Cobb; Belinda Pettiford

doi:10.18043/ncm.83.5.330

North Carolina's 2022-2026 Perinatal Health Strategic Plan: Addressing Perinatal Health Inequities Across the Life-Course

N C Med J. 2022 Sep-Oct;83(5):330-336. doi: 10.18043/ncm.83.5.330.

Authors

Jessica Landes Johnson¹, Sarah McCracken Cobb², Belinda Pettiford³

Affiliations

¹ Perinatal Health Strategic Plan, Women, Infant and Community Wellness Section, North Carolina Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina. Jessica.L.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov Sarah.mccracken@dhhs.nc.gov Belinda.pettiford@dhhs.nc.gov.
² Title V Office, North Carolina Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina. Jessica.L.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov Sarah.mccracken@dhhs.nc.gov Belinda.pettiford@dhhs.nc.gov.
³ Women, Infant, and Community Wellness Section, North Carolina Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, North Carolina. Jessica.L.johnson@dhhs.nc.gov Sarah.mccracken@dhhs.nc.gov Belinda.pettiford@dhhs.nc.gov.

PMID: 37158542
DOI: 10.18043/ncm.83.5.330

Abstract

North Carolina's Perinatal Health Equity Collective promotes the implementation of the 2022-2026 Perinatal Health Strategic Plan, building off its 2016-2020 predecessor. Through its overarching goals, the plan recognizes that reducing perinatal health inequities requires improving health care, strengthening families and communities, and addressing social, racial, and economic inequities across the life-course.

MeSH terms

Female
Health Equity*
Health Planning*
Humans
North Carolina
Pregnancy
Racial Groups