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How a superstar athlete’s investment is improving health care in Wilmington

Jasmin Carey, FNP, graduated from Carolina Nursing in 2022. Today, she is helping build a medical home for patients in East Wilmington.

As a provider at the Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic, Jasmin works with patients who are insured through Medicaid, Medicare, or are uninsured. She has already seen how increased access to primary care can reduce reliance on urgent care and emergency departments.

“We know that simply getting a patient to a doctor’s office and prescribing them a medication is not where it stops,” she said.

Carolina Nursing alumni continue to lead in expanding access to care across North Carolina.

North Carolina bans plasticizer chemical in some hospital equipment

Dr. Julie Jacobson Vann, associate professor and planetary health director at the UNC School of Nursing, was featured in Spectrum News 1 discussing North Carolina’s new law banning the plasticizer DEHP from certain hospital equipment. The legislation aims to reduce patient exposure to chemicals linked to serious health risks, marking a major step forward for safer health care environments.

Her insights highlight the growing connection between environmental health, policy, and patient care — and how nurses play a vital role in prevention at every level.