Health Education/Promotion and Healthy Caldwellians
Health Education/Promotion is any activity with clear goals planned for the purpose of improving health-related knowledge, attitudes or behavior. Our Health Education/Promotion team strives to meet these goals by:
Health-related education classes available to the public. Conduct the community health assessment every 4 years. Health fairs, media presentations. Health promotion concentrates on nutrition, physical activity and tobacco issues. Offer a Resource Library on many health topics to the public provide consultation, referrals, and training. Work with community groups to enable them to develop networks and build coalitions on health-related topics. Serve as the public relations contact for media. Work closely with Healthy Caldwellians-our local initiative for North Carolina's Healthy Carolinians. Collaborating with other health care professionals in offering free medical care for eligible citizens through the Helping Hands Clinic of Caldwell County. For more information about educational classes and resources, please call…..
Jessica Carter, Health Education and Promotion Supervisor, 426-8462
Dacia Hudson, Health Promotion Coordinator, 426-8506
Healthy Caldwellians Healthy Caldwellians is a volunteer-based coalition whose purpose is to improve the quality of life for all residents. We operate under the direction of a Steering Committee, and carry out our work through committees. After completing the 2003 Community Health Assessment, we established priorities for our activities in the following areas: Healthy Living, Tobacco, Maternal and Child Health, Youth, Asthma, Substance Abuse, and Dental. We recognize that collaboration is the key to serving the needs of our people; therefore, we partner with other agencies, civic groups, churches, and individuals. Annual events we sponsor are the Prostate Screening, the Great American Smoke-Out, Skin Cancer Screening, Red Ribbon Campaign against Drinking and Driving, Kick Butts Day, and the Hickory Crawdad Event. For more information about how we can help you or how you can join us, please contact us. "Let's all be Healthy Caldwellians!"