January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month! Did you know that North Carolina consistently ranks in the top 10 states for reports of human trafficking? Learn more about human trafficking around the world (and closer to home), what you can do to help those being victimized right now, and how you can join the fight to end human trafficking in NC and beyond.

Education on sexual violence and human trafficking is a key strategy for improving the health and wellbeing in our region. In this installment of the WNC HPI podcast, producer Andrew Rainey speaks with Rita Sneider-Cotter, the Executive Director of OurVOICE, about sexual violence and human trafficking in WNC, the intersection of social determinants of health and trafficking, and what’s being done in our region to address this critical issue.