Urgently Needed: Equity Tools to Navigate Demographic Gale-Force Wind Gusts

Gale-force demographic disruptors such as unequal population growth can potentially prevent our state from achieving the exemplary goals and targeted outcomes set forth in <i>Healthy North Carolina 2030</i> These forces also present opportunities if carefuly addressed. Policy prescriptions and strategic investments required to ensure success are outlined here, following an overview of demographic drivers that create public health vulnerabilities.