McDowell County Health Coalition

Working Together For A Healthy Community!

 

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The McDowell County Health Coalition in partnership with the Strategic Prevention Framework/Voices in McDowell has created a resource guide for substance abuse and other related issues. Please click on the link below to access the guide. For more information on how to get more copies please contact Shamaree Cromartie at: 828-652-6811 ext 228 or scromartie@rpmhd.org

 

Pioneering Healthier Communities (PHC) asks you to comment on NC DOT’s statewide complete streets policy. View the “Preliminary Complete Streets Planning and Design Guidelines Framework,” read PHC’s summary and a list of key concerns about the document and take the survey (links are all on the PHC blog site. Deadline is August 17, 2011.

Go to: http://phccompletestreets.wordpress.com/

 

 

Resource Guide Download

The 2010 State of the County Health Report is now available. Read to find out about all the accomplishments that have happened in McDowell County.

2009 State of the County Health Report

Voices in McDowell has recently produced a very moving story about a young man in Marion who was in a drunk driving accident on Old Fort Sugar Hill Road in 2007. The people featured in this 2.5 minute PSA are local, and you may know them. When you have a moment, please watch */Tyler’s Story./*

 

 


 

 

Working Together For A Healthy Community!

Who can participate in McDowell County Health Coalition? Everyone!

Community members, leaders, hospitals, physicians, our local health department, our schools, elected leaders, faith communities,  businesses, civic organizations, and health care organizations are examples of members in McDowell County Health Coalition.

PARTICIPATING PARTNERS

McDowell Health Department 

McDowell Hospital

McDowell Schools

McDowell Cooperative Extension Service

McDowell  DSS

MTCC Children's Services Network

Corpening YMCA

McDowell Recreation Department

McDowell Senior Center

McDowell Partnership for Children/Smart Start

Smoky Mountain Center

McDowell Chamber of Commerce

McDowell Trails Association

American Cancer Society

McDowell County

City Of Marion

Addie's Chapel

Crossroads Recovery Center

Freedom House of Mecklenburg, Inc.

The Good Samaritan Clinic

Grace Community Church

Baxter Healthcare

Centro Unido Latino-Americano

Members of the Community

 

 

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