Quarterly Report
August 2013
THE NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION
Reporting Period: April 1st, 2013- June 30th, 2013
Quarterly Report
Table of Contents
New Programs
Lists programs that were funded and began in April, May or June of 2013.
Active Programs Update
Lists programs that continued into 3 rd Quarter of FY 12’ -13’.
Completed Programs
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Lists programs that concluded sometime in April, May or June of 2013.
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NEW PROGRAMS
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Every Mother Initiative
Funder: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
Timeline: August 2013-October 2014
Budget: $30,000
Primary Contact: Belinda Pettiford, NC Women’s Health Branch,
Belinda.pettiford@dhhs.nc.gov
The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs is launching a three year initiative to help states
address maternal health issues in their community through strengthening and enhancing state maternal
mortality surveillance systems and use the data from these systems to take action in developing and
implementing population-based strategies and policy change to prevent maternal death and improve
maternal health outcomes.
North Carolina has been selected to participate in the Every Mother Initiative’s 15-month Action
Learning Collaborative (ALC) among six states with existing maternal mortality review programs. Round
one of the ALC will run from August 2013-October 2014. The 6 teams for round one include North
Carolina, New York, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia and Ohio. ALC’s are a multidisciplinary learning
community that analyzes a public health problem and implements program and policy solutions. Core
components of the Every Mother ALC include in-person and virtual technical assistance, peer to peer
learning between teams, and a Translation Support Sub-award to help fund implementation of
community recommendations based on maternal mortality surveillance system data and analysis.
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Through the Every Mother Initiative, it is AMCHP’s goal is that all states and territories have full capacity
to support their maternal mortality surveillance systems and use data to change programs and policies
at all levels to eliminate preventable maternal death.
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2013 NC Student Leadership Insti tute
Funder: Registrations
Timeline: June 2013
Budget: $4,995
Primary Contact: Ellen Essick, NC Department of Public Instruction,
elen.essick@dpi.nc.gov
Over 100 of the most dynamic and driven student leaders from K-12 schools in North Carolina
converged onto Peace University in Raleigh for a powerful three day summit in June. While at the
Student Leadership Institute, the young people learn about service, character and leadership, and ways
that that they can transform the communities around them.
This year’s focus areas included:
 Elementary focus: Developing a Healthy Lifestyle and Making Healthy Decisions
 Middle Grades focus: Understanding and Combating Poverty
 High School focus: Teen Driving Safety
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The link below provides a short film summarizing the week. Filmed by artist and videographer Alan Silva.
http://vimeo.com/70162386
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ACTIVE PROGRAMS UPDATE
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Time to Treat Project (T3)
Funder: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
Timeline: January 2013-June 2014
Budget: $75,000
Primary Contact: April Reese, Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch,
april.reese@dhhs.nc.gov
The goal of the Time to Treat Project (T3) project is to implement a quality improvement systems
change project with three Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs to increase the percentage of
people with newly diagnosed diabetes who meet target measures for blood glucose, blood pressure,
cholesterol, and tobacco free status. Project updates include:
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T3 cohort for North Carolina now consists of a total of 44 newly diagnosed diabetics
Seventeen primary care providers are directly involved in the T3 initiative
Health Systems Coordinator is currently working with partners to review baseline data and
identify quality improvement/health system change initiatives.
Participating sites in the initiative (Blueridge Community Health Services, Cape Fear Free Clinic
and New Hope Free Clinic):
o received site visits to assist with implementation and baseline data collection
o established their T3 cohorts and submitted baseline reports
o received Blood pressure training, and the CCD Diabetic injection safety training
o received food models and diabetic portion control plates to aid in Diabetic SelfManagement Education
o plans to host Tobacco Cessation training in the 3rd quarter of 2013
o recently submitted their 2nd quarter 2013 T3 data
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For more information, please contact Lisa Holmes: lisa.m.holmes@dhhs.nc.gov
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NC Gestational Diabetes Collaborative
Funder: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
Timeline: October 2012-September 2013
Budget: $8,000
Primary Contact: Corrine Giannini, Women’s Health Branch,
corrine.giannini@dhhs.nc.gov
The Gestational Diabetes Collaborative is a partnership with CDC/Division for Diabetes Translation to
support a multi-state collaboration to develop and implement strategies to improve quality of routinely
collected gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) data, improve the level of awareness that women with a
history of GDM are at substantially increased risk for future development of type 2 diabetes, and
implement strategies to enhance postpartum glucose testing and follow-up. North Carolina’s GDM goals
and updates include:
1. Assess the quality of GDM data:
The NC State Center for Health Statistics is currently examining the quality of the items collected
on the 2010 birth certificate and 2011 birth records. The Birth Defects Registry field staff is
assisting with reviewing medical charts to ascertain how well the information on the birth
certificate corresponds with information collected on hospital medical charts.
2. GDM awareness, testing and follow-up care for high risk women among providers and patients:
This involves improving GDM education through an integrated team approach utilizing WIC, OB
Care Managers, and GDM clinic staff (selected site is the Henderson County Health
Department). Glucose testing and follow-up care for postpartum women who had GDM through
a pilot project with the WIC Programs and Diabetes Education Recognition Programs (DERP) will
also be provided in target counties.
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3. Provide technical assistance and training to partners:
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Financial support was provided to the NC Centering Pregnancy Consortium for Centering
Pregnancy™ training in July 2013 with the goal that at least two new centering pregnancy sites,
with a GDM focus, will be established in NC by the end of 2014.
Implementing a Child Maltreatment Prevention Surveillance System
Funder: John Rex Endowment
Timeline: December 2011-November 2014
Budget: $235,625
Primary Contact: Scott Proescholdbell, Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Branch,
scott.proescholdbell@dhhs.nc.gov
The purpose of this project is to partner with Wake County agencies working on child maltreatment to
assess current data, identify data gaps, and implement changes that could become the basis for a
comprehensive CMS system in Wake County. The information will provide more complete and accurate
information about the problem of child maltreatment that can lead to a systematic understanding of the
issues and will enable more effective prevention.
The yearly project team meeting was held on June 25th. Attendees included individuals from Wake
County Child Protective Services, Wake County Department of Public Health, the Medical Examiner’s
Office, Wake County Human Services, the Wake County Child Fatality Review Team, the Women and
Children’s Branch of DPH, and the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of DPH. During this meeting
the coordinator provided a project update and received feedback on the analyses thus far. Also during
this quarter, the coordinator spent time meeting with various experts, such as Patti Schnitzer, to garner
a better understanding of the analyses necessary for the project. Additionally, she analyzed the Child
Protective Services data and cleaned the datasets in preparation for linking them. She also met with the
police attorney for the Raleigh Police Department to discuss including their data in the surveillance
system. Finally, the emergency department data were presented as a poster at the SAVIR/Safe States
conference in Baltimore.
Prescription Drug Overdose Project
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Funder: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Timeline: December 2011-July 2013
Budget: $46,000
Primary Contact: Scott Proescholdbell, Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Branch,
scott.proescholdbell@dhhs.nc.gov
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In December, 2011, UNC-CH subcontracted with NCPHF out of funding from a grant that they received
from CDC. The purpose of this project is to enhance statewide surveillance of unintentional prescription
overdose deaths by linking death certificate data with prescription drug records and medical examiner
data. We have continued our expanded surveillance efforts around poisoning/overdose. Annie Hirsch
and Kathleen Creppage both led presentations and shared posters at two national conferences
(CDC/Safe States and CSTE) in June that focused on their recent work around linking CSRS and literal text
use from death certificates. In addition, a manuscript on the enhanced poisoning surveillance project
has been submitted to Journal of Pain Medicine and we are currently awaiting their review and
feedback. Kathleen Creppage has been linking the deaths with CSRS for the 2011 deaths. A part-time
Epidemiologist who could generate county level data and do some specific linkage projects associated
with UNC is being recruited. Additional on-going surveillance efforts around overdose continue.
Community Transformation Catalyst
Funder: Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust (KBR)
Timeline: March 2012-December 2013
Budget: $552,980
Primary Contact: Jamie Cousins, Community and Clinical Connections for Prevention
and Health (CCCPH) Branch, Jamie.cousins@dhhs.nc.gov
Through NCPHF, KBR is partnering with the NCDPH, Chronic Disease and Injury Section (CDIS) on the
Community Transformation Catalyst (the Catalyst). The Catalyst supports Beaufort, Cleveland, Halifax,
and Rockingham in addressing key risk factors for chronic diseases by increasing supports for active
living and healthy eating. In line with North Carolina’s Community Transformation Grant (CTG) Project,
the Catalyst uses sustainable strategies to create communities where healthier choices are available and
easier to make. From April through June 2013, the Catalyst has focused on: (1) strengthening
connections between the Catalyst and CTG Project; (2) advancing healthy eating and active living
opportunities in each county; (3) deepening community engagement efforts using the Community
Readiness Model; and (4) building connections between local leaders/organizations to foster
collaboration on healthy eating and active living efforts.
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The Catalyst Coordinators continued to align closely with CTG Project by participating in CTG activities
(webinars, regional meetings, CTG Project community engagement trainings) and developing action
plans to address CTG Project strategies.
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Catalyst Coordinators are supporting progress toward (but not limited to) these four strategies for the
CTG Project: Farmers Markets: The Rockingham County Catalyst Coordinator was instrumental in
establishing the new West Rock Farmers’ Market to serve the Madison-Maydan area. The Cleveland
County Catalyst Coordinator worked with the Foothills Farmers’ Market in Shelby to begin accepting
SNAP EBT. She also assisted in writing a successful grant application to KBR to support Foothills
Farmers’ Market in increasing healthy food access for low-income populations; additionally, she is
supporting establishment of a new farmers’ market in King’s Mountain. In Halifax, the Catalyst has
supported enhancements to three farmers’ markets, including promotion of the markets and
preparation to begin accepting SNAP-EBT. Healthy Corner Stores: Cleveland’s Catalyst Coordinator
continued collaborating with CTG Region 4 as a pilot site to explore opportunities to increase healthy
food offerings. Comprehensive Plans: The Catalyst Coordinator in Halifax is involved in the
development of a county-wide recreation plan as well as an update of Roanoke Rapids’ comprehensive
land use plan. Rockingham’s Catalyst Coordinator convened the local health department, regional CTG
Project staff, and a regional planner to support the Town of Stoneville in incorporating health into its
comprehensive plan. He remains involved in the steering committee for this effort. Joint Use: All
Catalyst Counties are working toward policies or agreements for community use of school facilities for
physical activity. Catalyst Coordinators are also involved in community gardens, playgrounds, and other
strategies to increase access to healthy foods and places to be active.
Finally, connecting community leaders and efforts remains a high priority for the Catalyst. For example,
in Beaufort County, the Catalyst Coordinator is providing support for monthly “collaborative” meetings
that are bring leaders together to find ways to collaborate on healthy eating and active living efforts.
Diabetes Leadership Initiative
Funder: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
Timeline: October 2011-December 2013
Budget: $80,000
Primary Contact: April Reese, Diabetes Prevention and Control Branch,
april.reese@dhhs.nc.gov
The Diabetes Leadership Initiative (DLI) is a two-year initiative to improve the health of people with
diabetes by building awareness of the need to detect, delay, and manage early diabetic kidney disease
(DKD). The DLI highlights for April-June 2013 include:
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Total number of diabetics that received a Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio (UACR) 67%
Total number of diabetics that received an estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) 49%,
Blood pressure (BP) control increased from 1% at baseline to 42% at end of the 1st quarter (Q1)
2013
 Stage 3-4 DKD patients:
o Hemoglobin A1c control increased from 25% at baseline to 62% at the end of Q1 2013
o BP control increased from 22% at baseline to 46% at the of Q1 2013
o LDL (good) cholesterol <100mg/dl increased from 4% to 46% at the end of Q1 2013
o Nephrology referrals from 27% to 56%
o Medical nutrition therapy increased from 4% to 30%
Program staff participated in data analysis meeting with Blue Ridge Community Health Services,
Gateway Community Health Center, NACDD and National Kidney Foundation.
All partners received site visits
Program staff participated in development of the DLI Primer for Action- tool created to assist other
Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs with DLI implementation
The DLI 2013 media campaign began in August
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For more information, please contact Lisa Holmes: lisa.m.holmes@dhhs.nc.gov
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NC Center for Public Health Quality
Funder: Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC Foundation,
The Duke Endowment
Timeline: January 2009-December 2013
Budget: $3,750,000
Primary Contact: Amanda Cornett, NC Center for Public Health Quality (NC CPHQ)
Amanda.cornett@ncphf.org
Early return on investment (ROI) results are in – and they are impressive! Positive ROI is being achieved
by participating local health departments (LHDs). For example, LHD projects in our Quality
Improvement (QI) 101 program have generated an average of $164,300 in economic impact (savings +
revenues – project costs) in NC within two years, based on analysis of an initial set of 11 LHD projects.
Thus, we estimate that the 54 QI projects we have supported through our QI 101 program have
generated an economic impact of $8,544,000 to date. Most of the economic benefits go to the
communities they serve. For example, one LHD conducted a project to improve access and efficiency in
their sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic resulting in more clients having access to STD exams,
which will lead to fewer Pelvic Inflammatory Disease cases (generating an estimated community benefit
of $129,000 in healthcare savings). Arguably just as important, LHDs also document many intangible
benefits during their projects, such as better teamwork, higher staff morale, and higher customer
satisfaction.
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Project: New Hampshire QI 101 program
Funder: New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services (DPHS)
Timeline: May 2012-September 2013
Budget: $70,000
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The Center for Public Health Quality hosted the third New Hampshire QI 101 Program workshop on July
18th-19th. The five QI teams from the New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services
were eager to share their QI successes and lessons learned throughout the program. Each team
presented on their QI project progress to date and future plans to spread QI to other areas.
In addition, participants also learned how to apply new QI tools, developed a plan to sustain project
improvements and created a plan to spread and sustain QI. Team members will continue to collect data
on their improvements and showcase their results at an upcoming celebration event in late September.
For more CPHQ news and the latest information, visit www.centerforpublichealthquality.org
NC Mini Mobile Farmers’ Markets Food Desert Project
Funder: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Timeline: October 2011-March 2013
Budget: $59,816
Primary Contact: Diane Beth, Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch
diane.beth@dhhs.nc.gov
This grant was awarded as part of USDA’s Farmer’s Market Promotion Program (FMPP). The project is
intended to increase access to healthy, local food for residents of five NC counties (Davidson, Gaston,
Guilford, New Hanover, and Onslow) who reside in identified food deserts, through the use of mobile
farmers markets. Though the project originally planned to wrap up in March of 2013, project
implementation will extend through July 2013. The extension does not allow for additional funding but
rather reallocates a lot of excess travel funds towards the communities and towards the added staff
time required for these additional four months.
In Davidson County, five market vendors for the Emmanuel Baptist Church (EBC) Farmers Market were
secured for the 2013 season. A grand opening event was held May 30th and included a cooking
demonstration by a local Cooperative Extension agent and a dance performance by the church’s youth
dance ministry. The market will wrap up its season on August 22nd.
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The Gaston County partners decided to use the remaining Gaston County FMPP funds to continue
supporting the Lowell Farmers Market and to assist the Highlands satellite health department farmers
market with purchasing of promotional materials.
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The Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in Onslow County has approved a farmers market to set up on
base outside their Tarawa Terrace WIC office. This is a huge accomplishment, especially since it is one of
the first on-installation farmers markets in the nation. There were many barriers, and after months of
working with these partners, additional partners were approached at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention and the Office of Secretary of Defense to try to see if there were any opportunities for –
or policies supportive of – farmers markets on installations at the federal level. In June 2013, we were
told that a policy would soon be written at the federal level that would support farmers markets on
installations. Inspired by this news, we re-engaged Camp Lejeune partners to discuss next steps. During
a lengthy meeting in Jacksonville on July 12th, 2013, the group decided to establish a farmers market at
Tarawa Terrace on Tuesdays from 12-6pm starting in the spring of 2014.
Systematic Approaches to Cancer Screening
Funder: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
Timeline: September 2012-December 2013
Budget: $170,000
Primary Contact: Debi Nelson, Cancer Prevention and Control Branch,
Debi.Nelson@dhhs.nc.gov
This project is intended to enhance existing statewide and local partnership and engage new partners to
increase breast and cervical cancer screening and follow up for North Carolina women.
Accomplishments for January-March 2013 include:
Goal 1: Collaboration and Partnerships:
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We have re-established meetings with our partners in the Community Care Network and the South
Atlantic Division, American Cancer Society staff.
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Dr. Ruth Petersen, Sharon Rhyne, Debi Nelson, Terrence Fitz-Simmons, and Edna Hensey from DPH
met by conference call with Dr. Annette DuBard and Dr. Tom Wroth from CCNC. Follow-up includes
determining 1) if the pilot project will be additional work for the CCNC Case Managers and 2) how
much of a burden any additional work will be for them. Terrence Fitz-Simmons and Edna Hensey
will oversee follow-up with CCNC staff.
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Debi Nelson and Edna Hensey met with Christine Weason and Sasha Gibson from the South Atlantic
Division, American Cancer Society to review the grant and answer questions. A grant summary has
been sent to them so they can share it with colleagues.
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One potential county has been identified for the pilot which has both BCCCP and WISEWOMAN
programs and is close to Raleigh. The health director has not been contacted until we can get
clarification about the additional work required for the CCNC Case Managers.
Goal 2: Screening and Policy Transitions
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Local health department protocol for data entry and case management is completed.
A WISEWOMAN (WW) screen to be used to collect WW data from CCNC Case Managers is under
development and testing.
Goal 3: Plan Development
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Planning for the educational campaigns to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer and
to promote cancer screening which will be tested in the pilot county have been delayed until the
CCNC Case Manager question is resolved
Community Enhancement Grants
Funder: John Rex Endowment
Timeline: September 2010-August 2014
Budget: $940,115
Primary Contact: Marjorie Lanier, Community and Clinical Connections for Prevention
and Health (CCCPH) Branch, Marjorie.Lanier@dhhs.nc.gov
The Community Enhancement Grants Program (Healthy Places, Active Spaces-HPAS) is intended to
increase the capacity of community organizations to implement sustainable physical activity and healthy
eating opportunities for underserved children and youth in Wake County. Eight grantees, including two
youth-serving organizations (Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Triangle and Boys and Girls Club of Wake),
three faith organizations (Life Enrichment Center, Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Riley Hill
Baptist Church), one food rescue organization focusing on improving local food systems (Inter-Faith
Food Shuttle) and one non-profit serving a manufactured housing community in Southeast Raleigh
(Parrish Manor), began their the third and final year of the HPAS Grant Program (April 2013). The
grantees submitted their Year Three action plans, budgets and project narratives. Grantees made
significant progress towards increasing policy and environmental supports in the communities they
serve. Some of the project outcomes for Year Two, include: increased support from staff, volunteers and
participants for healthy food and physical activity policies; completion of playground and walking trail
installation; and, increased programs and communications to attract participation from target
audiences.
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Grantees attended a Social Marketing and Communications training that helped develop plans for
promoting and sharing their project efforts. Technical assistance continues to be provided through calls
and meetings, trainings and workshops, resource and tool development, and the facilitation of
information sharing of local resources, partners and with one other.
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Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less
Funder: North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc.
Timeline: July 2009-December2013
Budget: $45,018
Primary Contact: Surabhi Aggarwal, NC State University,
Surabhi.Aggarwal@dhhs.nc.gov
Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less is a 15-week weight management program that uses strategies
proven to work for weight loss/weight maintenance. As of June 30 2013, a total of 447 Eat Smart, Move
More, Weigh Less classes have been offered reaching 7,919 participants through the Plan funded
program. NC PHF has assisted with processing refunds for approximately 3,113 participants who have
completed the program since January 2011.
Besides the Plan funded classes, the real-time, online Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less classes are also
available to anyone who is interested in enrolling. All such participant registrations are being processed
and maintained by NC PHF. These funds are used to support program staff/instructor and other needs
using a non-profit model. As of June 30 2013, 32 Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less classes in this
model have been completed with a total of 659 participants enrolled.
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For additional program information, visit www.ESMMWeighLess.com.
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Center for Healthy North Carolina
Funder: The Duke Endowment
Timeline: July 2011-June 2014
Budget: $526,200
Primary Contact: Laura Edwards, Center for Healthy NC (CHNC),
laura.edwards@centerforhealthync.org
The purpose of the Center for Healthy North Carolina is to build capacity in communities across North
Carolina for the implementation of evidence based strategies (EBS) addressing community-identified
health priorities that align with Healthy NC 2020 objectives by linking community groups and
organizations to existing resources and identifying strategies for sustainability, in order to move North
Carolina to "A Better State of Health." The Center for Healthy North Carolina (CHNC) was actively
engaged in multiple activities this quarter (April – June) as the first two-year grant from The Duke
Endowment (July 2011 – June 2013) was completed.
Year one of the project was spent disseminating the Prevention Action Plan and Healthy NC 2020
objectives, educating organizations and communities about the project, and engaging partners to help
us move to "A Better State of Health." In addition, CHNC engaged in comprehensive program planning
by developing a strong administrative foundation with clearly articulated mission, vision and value
statements; creating charters to define working relationships with partners such as the NC Center for
Public Health Quality; and identifying communities of need and areas requiring capacity building.
Some highlights of the first grant are:
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To date, the Center Director has provided over 60 presentations on the Healthy NC 2020
objectives to more than 2,000 individuals and health care professionals.
The Center has collected over 400 signed “Resolutions in Support of Making North Carolina a
Healthier State”.
CHNC worked with the NC Division of Public Health (DPH) to establish a Healthy NC2020
Implementation Team with representatives from programs and branches across DPH. This team
conducted a gaps analysis of technical assistance identifying which 2020 objectives lack existing
resources and need additional efforts in the area, created a matrix of resources available within
DPH related to HNC2020, and developed strategies to address the identified issues.
NCPHF and CHNC are proud to have been awarded another grant from The Duke Endowment (threeyears: July 2013 – June 2016) to continue the work. CHNC, utilizing the overarching framework of the
HNC 2020 objectives, will address the widespread adoption of EBS by health care providers and
communities to achieve improved population health outcomes.
Please contact Laura Edwards with any questions. Laura.edwards@centerforhealthync.org
Safe Kids NC State Coalition Steering Committee
Funder: Grants and Donations
Timeline: Ongoing
Budget: $35,686
Primary Contact: Scott Proescholdbell, Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Branch,
scott.proescholdbell@dhhs.nc.gov
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Safe Kids is an unincorporated community based coalition whose purpose is to prevent childhood
injuries and is currently housed, supported, staffed, and administered by the NC Department of
Insurance pursuant to that entity’s agency head’s statutory role as the State Fire Marshal. NCPHF and
Safe Kids have partnered to support the Safe Kids NC Coalition steering committee, and events and
initiative that are funded through private donations and grants.
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COMPLETED PROGRAMS
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Community Grants in Increasing
Physical Activity among Youth
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJ)
Timeline: January 2010-December 2012
Budget: $256,300
Primary Contact: Mary Bea Kolbe, Clinical and Community Connections for Prevention
and Health (CCCPH) Branch, marybea.kolbe@dhhs.nc.gov
In 2009, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provided grant funding to evaluate the effectiveness of the
Eat Smart Move More Community Grants. Twenty NC counties were selected to participate in the
research. This study was set to end on January 15th 2013, as December 2012 marked the end of the last
phase of youth data collection. However, the team requested and received an extension of 6 months
from the RWJ Foundation in order to analyze the final data set and combine data sets from the three
phases of data collection. The study ended on June 30, 2013.
Early this year, the reports of 2011 youth data, were distributed to county and state-level public health
staff, who may then share them with the sites where youth research was conducted.
The research team attended the Robert Wood Johnson’s Active Living Research conference in San Diego,
California in February, where Dr. Justin Moore presented a poster of some data collected as part of this
study. Additionally, the research team collaborated with Dr. Michael Beets to submit a paper to the
Journal of Physical Activity & Health. The paper, titled Sex moderates the associations between
perceptions of the physical and social environment with physical activity in youth. American Journal of
Health Promotion, was accepted for publication and is currently in press.
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At this time, all youth surveys that were completed in 2012 have been scanned by the ECU Center for
Survey Research and all youth accelerometer data files have been cleaned and prepared for analysis. Dr.
Moore merged the survey and accelerometer data in late April/early May, and sent the merged 2012
data to the team statistician for analysis. Once the data analysis is complete 2012 data will be shared
with the counties.
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Finally, the study project coordinator (who’s last day was May 17) prepared all data files for end of study
and long-term storage, drafted final reports for submission to RWJ, and the study closed July 1, 2013.
NC Center for Public Health Quality
Project: Public Health Improvement Map
Funder: National Public Health Foundation
Timeline: August 2012-May 2013
Budget: $140,000
Primary Contact: Amanda Cornett, NC Center for Public Health Quality (NC CPHQ)
Amanda.cornett@ncphf.org
The overall purpose of the Public Health Improvement Map (iMap) is to provide communities with the
information they need to effectively identify, select, and implement evidence-based interventions (EBIs).
A key feature of the resource is the ability for users to apply ten different filters (such as time to
implement, cost to implement, topic areas, and settings) to select EBIs that are most appropriate for
their community.
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The first phase of this project (August 2012-May 2013) has been completed. Specifically, the following
goals were achieved:
 100% of pilot sites in the User Group rated their satisfaction with the functionality and
usefulness of the Beta version of the iMap and its ability to help apply EBIs to improve
population health outcomes as 4.75 on a 5 point scale.
 Comments from stakeholders (e.g. National Advisory Committee, HHS, etc.) indicate high
satisfaction with the iMap.
 An actively engaged National Advisory Committee was formed and three webinars were held to
share progress and get feedback.
 An actively engaged User Group consisting of subject matter experts and key stakeholders from
four local health departments and community agencies pilot tested and provided ongoing
feedback on the iMap.
 A revised prototype of iMap was developed by making substantial modifications to the Map and
is ready for larger scale pilot testing.
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NC Healthy Schools Institute
Funder: Registrations
Timeline: June 2013
Budget: $25,000
Primary Contact: Ellen Essick, NC Department of Public Instruction,
ellen.essick@dpi.nc.gov
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The 2013 NC Healthy Schools Sumer Institute is set for June 12-14, 2013 on the campus of UNC
Wilmington. Keynotes will address school safety, trauma and violence prevention, anti-bullying and
gang awareness, healthy weight challenges, operating school health advisory councils and the
appropriate use of humor. Breakout sessions will focus on sexuality education, distracted driving
dangers, health services, CPR, mental health and behavioral health services, school breakfast, parental
involvement and healthy school environments. Participants can earn 15 contact hours of continuing
education or 1.5 CEUs.
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NC Public Health Foundation
Board of Directors
Sheila Cromer
Board Chair
Dr. Dorothy Cilenti
Corey Davis
James V. Taggart
Board Co-Chair
Dr. Leah Devlin
Kellan Moore
Board Secretary
Dr. Ruth Little
Dr. Rebecca Reeve
Ilona Page
Board Treasurer
Karin Langbehn-Pecaut
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Elizabeth MacLachlan
Executive Director
Elizabeth.MacLachlan@ncphf.org
919-707-5237
Rebecca Byrd
Executive Assistant
Rebecca.Byrd@ncphf.org
919-707-5237
Mailing Address
PO Box 18763
Raleigh, NC 27619
Physical Address
5505 Six Forks Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609
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