Na ssa u Co unty He a lth I mpro ve me nt Co a litio n (NCHI C) JANUARY 30, 2020 I N PART NE RSHI P WI T H 2020 NASSAU COUNT Y HE AL T H SUMMI T L AURE N JONE S, DI RE CT OR OF F OOD & NUT RI T I ON SE RVI CE S
Purpo se Missio n: T he Na ssa u Co unty He a lth I mpro ve me nt Co a litio n’ s missio n is to impro ve the he a lth sta tus o f the Na ssa u Co unty c o mmunity b y a ddre ssing a nd mo nito ring prio rity he a lth a nd we llne ss thro ug h a c o lla b o ra tive , c o mmunity-drive n pro c e ss. Our Visio n: T he Na ssa u Co unty He a lth I mpro ve me nt Co a litio n will impro ve the le ve l o f he a lth in Na ssa u Co unty thro ug h a wa re ne ss, e duc a tio n, pa rtne rship, pre ve ntio n, se rvic e de live ry, a nd po lic y de ve lo pme nt so tha t individua ls a c hie ve the ir po te ntia l to live he a lthy, a c tive live s.
Histo ry o f NCHI C Be g a n a s Na ssa u Co unty He a lth I mpro ve me nt Adviso ry Co unc il July 1997, F DOH Bure a u o f Chro nic Dise a se a wa rde d Co mmunity I nte rve ntio n Pro g ra m Gra nt to Na ssa u Co unty He a lth De pa rtme nt to a ddre ss pr e ve nting c hr onic dise ase . I n 1999, a dditio na l funding wa s a wa rde d to prio ritize he a lth initia tive s a nd to fo rm a He a lth I mpro ve me nt Adviso ry Co unc il (NC- HI AC) Co nduc te d Co mmunity Ne e ds Asse ssme nts in 2001 a nd 2005 with He a lth Pla nning Co unc il Gra nt suppo rt a nd va rio us we llne ss pro je c ts I n 2007, c ha ng e d fro m Adviso ry Bo a rd to He a lth De pa rtme nt to Co mmunity He a lth I mpro ve me nt Co a litio n
NCHI C Go a ls Stra te g ic Pla nning a nd F o c us o n Ob e sity Pre ve ntio n a nd de ve lo pme nt o f Adult a nd Pe dia tric Wo rk Gro ups – inc luding stre ss ma na g e me nt, physic a l a c tivity, nutritio n, pro g ra m de ve lo pme nt, a nd re c ruitme nt Nutritio n a nd Physic a l Ac tivity pro je c ts, sc ho o l-b a se d pro je c ts, print me dia he a lth e duc a tio n c o lumns, e mplo ye e we llne ss Ong o ing pa rtne rship ne two rking & c o lla b o ra tio n Pla n a nd imple me nt he a lth pro mo tio n pro g ra ms fo r the c o mmunity a nd use s da ta o b ta ine d fro m Co mmunity Ne e ds Asse ssme nt
NCHI C Struc ture T ypic a lly me e t e ve r y othe r month on the 4th Monda y fr om 1:00-2:00pm Na ssa u Co unty F a mily E d uc a tio n Ce nte r, Yule e F ull Se rvic e Sc ho o l, 86207 F e lmo r Rd , Yule e F L 32097 Co -Cha irs/ fa c ilita to rs: K yle Ma luc c i, Pa rks a nd Re c re a tio n Dire c to r fo r T o wn o f Hillia rd L a ure n Jo ne s, Dire c to r F o o d & Nutritio n fo r Na ssa u Co unty Sc ho o l Bo a rd Se c re ta ry: T iffa nie Ne wma n-K e nne d y, L D/ N, CL C, Pub lic He a lth Nutritio nist Supe rviso r fo r Na ssa u He a lth De pa rtme nt So me c urre nt pa rtic ipa ting me mb e rs inc lude : Na ssa u Co unty He a lth De pa rtme nt, Ba ptist Me d ic a l Ce nte r- Na ssa u, UF IF AS/ E xte nsio n Se rvic e , Na ssa u Co unty Sc ho o l Bo a rd , Mille r He a lth Gro up, Ba rna b a s, F a mily Suppo rt Se rvic e s, F lo rid a Blue , F irst Co a st YMCA, Hilla rd Pa rk & Re c , Wo lfso n’ s Child re n’ s Ho spita l, Wo me n’ s Ce nte r o f Ja x, Mic a h’ s Pla c e , Bro o ks Re ha b , Muc h b ig g e r wo rld , No rthe a st F L AHE C….. And mo re !
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