Healthy Cabarrus, a Certified Healthy Carolinians Partnership, is a collaborative alliance of community representatives and leaders from healthcare, government, business and industry, community service agencies, medical service agencies, medical service providers, the general population and the faith community.  Recognizing that many of today's community health problems are too complex for one group or agency to solve alone, our mission is to unite together to commit our time, talents, and financial resources to the creation of healthy community.  CMC-NorthEast and Cabarrus Health Alliance joined forces in creating this community health initiative and continue to be the primary financial supporters.  Healthy Cabarrus received state certification as a Healthy Carolinians Partnership in 1999 and recertification in 2001 and 2005.

Awards

Recipient of Statewide Awards

Healthy Cabarrus has received three prestigious statewide awards.

The Governor’s Task Force for Healthy Carolinians awarded Healthy Cabarrus, the William G. Anlyan Distinguished Partnership Award in 2005 for having demonstrated outstanding community participation and achievements in our first five years. This award distinguishes those communities that work together to identify and solve their common problems. The award is named for Dr. William G. Anlyan, Chancellor Emeritus of Duke University, and the first Chair of the Governor's Task Force for Healthy Carolinians.

Healthy Cabarrus and the Cabarrus Health Alliance Prostate Cancer Screening and Outreach Program was recognized at the 2008 Healthy Carolinians Conference as the recipient of the Charles Blackmon Leadership Award for the Elimination of Health Disparities. This award recognizes leadership and success in reducing health disparities within the community through innovative and multi-level methods to improve health equity and health outcomes in priority populations.