-Press Release, State of North Carolina Department of Administration
DOA Secretary to Present Report on Women’s Health and Wellness at Vance-Granville Community College
When: Thursday, July 18, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Who: NC Department of Administration with Vance-Granville Community College
What: Presentation on a new report on Women’s Health & Wellness in NC
Where: Vance-Granville Community College (main campus), 200 Community College Road, Henderson, NC (Civic Center Building 9, Seminar Room #1)
Key speakers: NC Department of Administration Secretary Machelle Sanders
Report Highlights:
- North Carolina ranks 11th highest in infant mortality and 9th highest in stroke mortality among women – and the problem is even worse in rural counties.
- North Carolina’s mortality rates for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and breast cancer, among other diseases, have decreased since the 2013 report.
- In North Carolina, more than one-third of women (35 percent) have experienced at least one type of intimate partner violence (IPV) and more than 35 percent of North Carolina women report having experienced some form of aggression or control by an intimate partner.
- There are wide disparities in North Carolina women’s disease mortality rates by race and ethnicity. The heart disease rate among Black women in North Carolina is more than three times higher than the rate of Hispanic women, the racial and ethnic group with the lowest rate. Black women also have a rate of breast cancer mortality that is more than three times higher than the rate for Hispanic women.