Regional Health Disparities Initiative
Each health department has allocated a health educator from their staff to serve as disparity gap coordinator. These coordinators help to link the partnership to community coalitions such as Healthy Carolinians, and School Health Advisory Councils, and help to implement research and programs conducted by the NENCPPH. In addition, the disparity gap coordinators attend quarterly trainings on how to implement culturally appropriate public health programs. A health educator was hired by the partnership to work throughout the region and to coordinate the activities of the disparity gap coordinators.
Resources
Quarterly Newsletter
A newsletter compiled and published
by the Disparity Gap Coordinators representing: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden,
Currituck, Chowan, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde,
Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrell, Warren,
and Washington Counties
Eastern NC Stroke Network
The Eastern NC Stroke Network (ENCSN), established in 2006, is led by members from Eastern Area Health Education Center (EAHEC), American Heart Association (AHA), NC Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program, and the Pitt County Health Department. These leaders collaborate to offer stroke continuing education opportunities for health care providers in Eastern NC. Please visit their website for program-related news, history, useful resources and trainings related to stroke prevention, and much more.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
JUNE 3, 2009: Next ENCSN Hospitals' Plans of Care Conference Call
JUNE 4, 2009: Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS) class at AREA-L AHEC in Rocky Mount. Contact Area-L AHEC at 252-972-6958 for class information.
JUNE 15, 2009: ASLS class at Carteret General Hospital. Class size limited to 25 people.
JUNE 16, 2009: Caring for the Stroke Patient Nursing Lecture . Taught by ENCSN member and stroke champion, Marie Welch, MSN, CRRN, RN. Held at Beaufort Regional Health System in Washington.
JUNE 25, 2009: "Spring into Emergency Care Education 2009." Emergency Nurses Association. Also open to Emergency Medical Services personnel. Held at The Chelsea Restaurant, Corner of Broad & Middle St, Downtown New Bern, NC 28560. Meeting presentation topics include Stroke in Eastern NC, H1N1, and Burns.NEXT ENCSN QUARTERLY MEETING: October 14, 2009 in New Bern (Carolina East, formerly known as Craven Regional Medical Center).
Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program
The following presentation was provided at the NENCPPH Executive Boards' annual strategic planning meeting. This useful presentation provides a summary of its most recent public awareness campaign, The Hypertension Campaign, which was developed to expand and increase community knowledge of hypertension risks and the need for screening by conducting a radio public awareness campaign while accompanying worksite wellness programs and faith-based groups in the region. The presentation provides a summary of the campaign, shares marketing tools developed, media coverage charts, and more.
Tools Developed
Coming soon.