FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rocío Anderson, Director of Health Education for Maternal Child Health and NICU Direct Phone: 919-424-2149 Email: randerson@marchofdimes.org Annual Forum for Public Professionals Hosted at WakeMed’s Andrews Center Raleigh, NC – April 18, 2018 – March Read More …
For more than 30 years, Belinda has worked in public health, creating positive change for North Carolina’s women and children. Since November 1995, she has been with the North Carolina Division of Public Health, Women’s and Children’s Health Section (Title Read More …
The March of Dimes North Carolina Preconception Health Campaign Webinar Series starts in January! You’re invited to participate in five free webinars focused on improving the health of women prior to pregnancy and aiming towards better birth outcomes. Click Read More …
by Brenda Stubbs, Triad Regional Coordinator & Jennifer Vickery, Western Regional Coordinator When thinking about addressing mental health, it’s important to note that our minds and bodies are not separate systems and that often when the body experiences a mental Read More …
Interested in being in the NCPHC Spotlight? Submit your healthy lifestyle story or experience to be included in our Campaign Blog on EveryWomanNC.org! Every Woman NC is NCPHC’s educational media outlet which reaches thousands of people every month via Facebook, Read More …
by Brenda Stubbs, Triad Regional Coordinator & Jennifer Vickery, Western Regional Coordinator Smoking status, alcohol and drug use, folic acid intake, chronic health conditions like diabetes, hypertension, asthma, STIs…these are all things that are routinely screened for and monitored in Read More …
We’re happy to welcome our new Eastern Regional Coordinator, Danielle Little, to the March of Dimes NCPHC Team! Danielle believes in the value of health education and the impact it can have on the overall well-being and success of growing Read More …
By Brenda Stubbs, Triad Regional Coordinator As both a Regional Program Coordinator for the March of Dimes and the mother of a 15 year old son who was born prematurely, the issue of adolescent mental health is a passion of Read More …
Springing into Action! A Closer Look at Preconception Health Across North Carolina was NCPHC’s first health forum conducted at Eastern AHEC in collaboration with Area L AHEC. The forum was not only dedicated to educating fellow public health professionals, but also Read More …
by Martina Sconiers-Talbert, MPH, Cape Fear Regional Coordinator We have likely all heard the hype concerning the increase of sexually transmitted infections across the U.S. According to the Huffington Post, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rates are at an all-time high. Read More …