Healthy Communities Program

Healthy Communities Program is sponsored by North Carolina Division of Public Health. The Healthy Communities Program, administered by the North Carolina Division of Public Health, utilizes Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant funding to reduce the burden of chronic disease and injury.

Healthy Communities Program | Division of Public Health The North Carolina Division of Public Health (DPH) uses Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant funding to administer the Healthy Communities Program through the Chronic Disease and Injury (CDI) Section. The aim of this program is to reduce the burden of chronic disease and injury in North Carolina.

This funding enables county and district health departments to implement community-based interventions that address poor nutrition, physical inactivity, tobacco use, violence and unintentional injury.

All strategies implemented through the Healthy Communities Program provide opportunities for everyone in North Carolina to achieve their optimal level of health regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, geographic location, education status, disability status or sexual orientation.

Local Health Departments Advancing Equity across North Carolina Check out how local health departments across North Carolina engaged with communities to provide better access to health care services and programs.

Injury and Violence Prevention Access to Healthy Food and Physical Activity Organizational Policy/Practice Change Injury and Violence Prevention Access to Healthy Food and Physical Activity Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation Healthy Food Access in Community Small Food Stores Equitable Access to Physical Activity Smoke-free/Tobacco-free Policies Youth Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Organizational Policy/Practice Change Internal Organizational Policy/Practice Change Strategy Partnering to Make a Difference The Healthy Communities team partnered with local health departments to increase their organizational capacity to address health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more: Local Health Departments Advancing Equity: An Inside-Out Approach (PDF) AppHealth: Use of Peer Support Specialists Food Councils and Students across NC Partner to Improve Health Equity in a New Internship Program Forsyth County: The Art of Helping Communities Feed Themselves Gaston County: Policy Protects People: Tobacco Advocacy Hyde County: Advancing Equity in Rural Eastern North Carolina North Carolina Cabarrus Health Alliance: Addressing Health Equity Infrastructure 2018-2019 Healthy Communities Annual Report 2019-2020 Healthy Communities Annual Report Healthy Food Access in Community Venues Breastfeeding Friendly Designation The Healthy Communities Program is administered by the Healthy Communities Program Consultants: Staff Role Phone Karen Stanley Program Manager 919-604-3616 Ryan Ward Program Consultant 252-333-8913 Daniel Sims Program Consultant 919-426-1028 Enlarge/Download Consultant Map