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Alliance for Health will collaboratively organize, operate and fund
a unified system of preventive health initiatives to improve community
health.
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- Heart
Disease: Organize health promotion teams in the faith communities
of Cleveland County to organize physical activity and nutrition
activities for their members, educating them about cardiovascular
disease
- Teen Pregnancy:
Re-energize the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition, now
titled the Youth Resource Council, to address teen pregnancy prevention
through community forums, workshops, and preventive programming
such as "Wise Guys" curriculum
- Alcohol,
Tobacco and Other Drugs: Support the Substance Abuse Prevention
Coalition in community programming such as workshops, presentations,
and activities like Red Ribbon Month to reduce substance abuse
- Asthma:
Support the Cleveland County Asthma Coalition in continuing the
Basic Asthma Education classes in English and Spanish, holding
the Asthma Expo, and providing continuing education to health
care providers and their staff
- Childhood
Overweight/Obesity: Initiative to address overweight/obesity
in schools, child care centers, faith communities and businesses
using children and families as primary target populations; implement
Take 10! Curriculum, Winner's Circle, BeActive, Lunch and Learn
programs
- Health
Disparities: Engage the Minority Health Council in developing
programs for minority community including a Minority Health Conference
annually
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1. Expanded
Pediatric Dental Services through Health Department's Dental Clinic
2. Engaged 12 churches in implementing faith-based Health Promotion
Teams
3. Implemented school-based health centers in all middle and high
schools in the county
4. Collaborated with schools to open walking tracks at school
facilities to the public
5. Established the Asthma Coalition to address the need for comprehensive
Asthma Education and initiated a community Asthma Resource telephone
line
6. Provided four "Preventing Violence in the Workplace"
seminars
7. Supported development of Cleveland County's strategic plan
to address childhood overweight/obesity issues
8. Supported initial Minority Health Conference in summer, 2001
9. Participated in two community-wide Needs Assessments
10. Developed a Comprehensive Preschool Health Initiative in partnership
with Cleveland County Partnership for Children
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Anne
Short, Director
Alliance for Health
315 East Grover Street
Shelby, NC 28150
Phone: (704) 484-5112
Fax: (704) 484-5220
Email: anne.short@clevelandcounty.com
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content updated: tml-10/25/05
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