Community Health

Adolescent Health

Check out information about adolescent health services at CHA.

Cabarrus Network of Care

Cabarrus Network of Care links residents to resources in the community.

Chronic Disease

Inform yourself about chronic disease treatment and services at Cabarrus Health Alliance.

Cooking Classes

Learn how to make healthy foods delicious

Community Gardens

The REACH community garden initiative addresses health disparities in African American and Hispanic Cabarrus County residents and has built upon previous gardening efforts (i.e. Produce and Praise). REACH community gardens through existing and developed partnerships increases the accessibility and availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in Cabarrus County from 2015-2018.

Diabetes

Diabetes Prevention and Management Information and Resources

Exercise is Medicine

Exercise is Medicine

Healthy Cabarrus

Founded in 1997, Healthy Cabarrus is a multi-sector initiative designed to improve the health of those who live, work, learn, play, and utilize services in Cabarrus County. While Healthy Cabarrus staff do not provide direct services to the community, they provide ongoing support to community partners by guiding strategy, identifying resources, and developing evaluation measures. Their mission is to unite and mobilize community partners to identify and address health needs in the community.

Healthy Corner Stores

The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food deserts as areas where there is limited access to fresh and healthy food. For those living in food deserts, small retail stores (also known as corner, convenience or neighborhood stores) are often the primary food source. Unfortunately, many neighborhood stores do not offer fresh, frozen or even canned fruit and vegetables. The Cabarrus Healthy Corner Store Network (CHCSN) spanned the full REACH grant period from 2014-2018 and increases the accessibility, availability and visibility of healthy items in Cabarrus County neighborhood stores.

School Gardens

In Cabarrus County, almost half of all children (47.4%) ages 5-11 are overweight or obese. Nationally, school garden initiatives are demonstrating strong evidence towards increasing children’s food and vegetable consumption. Through the REACH grant, the school garden initiative aims to increase the accessibility and availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in Cabarrus County schools by establishing new and revitalizing existing school gardens.

Substance Use Prevention

Syringe Exchange

The goals of the Syringe Exchange Program (SEP) are to: (1) Reduce the risk of transmission of HIV, viral hepatitis, and other blood-borne infections due to injection drug use and sharing of needles, syringes, or other injection equipment; (2) Decrease the prevalence of improperly-discarded needles and syringes in the community; (3) Provide a location for and education on safely disposing used sharps; (4) Promote a comprehensive harm reduction approach to safer use strategies and overdose prevention practices among people who inject drugs (PWID); and (5) Facilitate linkage to wraparound services for PWID in Cabarrus County.

Yoga

Free community yoga classes at Cabarrus Health Alliance