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What Is
Healthy Cabarrus?
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 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 a healthy community. Healthy Cabarrus was recognized at a state level when it received the William G. Anlyan Award. Named for Dr. William Anlyan, who was the first chairperson of the Governor's Task Force for Healthy Carolinians. The award is given to a certified Healthy Carolinians partnership that has distinguished itself in the community work it has accomplished. Healthy Cabarrus received the award at the annual Healthy Carolinians Conference when it received it's 2005 recertification.
Healthy
Cabarrus Priority Areas and Task Force Groups
Setting priorities based on community needs assessment allows us to
focus on the real needs of the community. Priority issues being
addressed by Healthy Cabarrus include:
· Access to Dental Care
· Health Disparities: Access to
Healthcare and Prescription Medications; Prostate Cancer in African
American men
· Mental Health
· Substance Abuse/Tobacco
· Teen Health Issues
Through collaboration we maximize our community resources and are
recognized by grantors and foundations as standing ready to work
together in solving problems. To date we have established community
task forces that are working on Access to Dental Care and Teen
Issues. In addition, we initiate action to address access to
healthcare issues and are active on boards and committees studying
transportation issues in our community. We actively partner with
other groups and agencies in planning and grant writing efforts to
bring services and programs to
For more information about the Healthy Cabarrus Task Forces, please
follow the below links:
Healthy Cabarrus Advisory Board
Healthy Cabarrus Dental Task Force
Healthy Cabarrus Teen Task Force 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.
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