Population: 157,079 |
Median Household Income: $43,769 |
(*) denotes data that should be used with caution. For example, the State Center for Health Statistics notes that infant mortality rates based on less than 10 deaths are unreliable and should be interpreted with caution. Teen pregnancy rates that are based on fewer than 20 cases are also viewed as unstable.
(†) Rate reports on legal induced abortions per 1,000 females, ages 15-44.
Health Department
http://www.ncalhd.org/county
Free Clinics:
NC Association of Free Clinics
http://www.ncfreeclinics.org
Hospital(s):
N.C. Health Info - health and medical resources for North Carolinians
http://www.nchealthinfo.org/
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RICHES Contacts:
Carolyn Bowser
Program Director
Our Family New Life Home: A Second Chance Home
http://www.ourfamilyhome.org/
3930 23rd Street, NE, Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 238-7572 (telephone)
[email protected]
Maria Jose Daily
Director
Centro Latino
737 12th Street SW, Hickory, NC 28602
(828) 441-2493 (telephone)
[email protected]
Hilda Cook
Health Educator
AIDS Leadership Foothills Alliance (ALFA)
http://www.alfainfo.org/
1120 Fairgrove Church Road SE, Ste. 328, Hickory NC, 28602
(828) 326-2385 (telephone)
(828) 322-8795 (fax)
[email protected]
Linda Hasan
Shelter Manager
My Sister's House
PO Box 5217, Statesville NC, 28687
(704) 872-3403 (telephone)
[email protected]
Renee Bentley
Executive Director
Pregnancy Care Center of Hickory
http://www.pcchickory.com/
PO Box 9423, Hickory, NC 28603
(828) 322-4272 (telephone)
(828) 322-2495 (fax)
[email protected]
Leng Vang
Deputy Director & Hmong NC Radio Host
United Hmong Association
PO Box 9683, Hickory, NC 28603
(828) 443-4749(telephone)
[email protected]