Five Questions on Leadership, Health, and Equity with the Twin Counties’ Cooper Blackwell
We spoke to community leaders in and around our Healthy Places NC counties to gather their thoughts on leadership development,…
Category: Edgecombe-Nash Counties
Healthy Eating Organizations and Coalitions Innovating for United COVID-19 Responses
Healthy Places NC coalitions responded to the threat of COVID-19 in force to meet the rising needs of their communities….
Leading Systems Change in the Twin Counties
Sue Perry Cole moved from Rhode Island to Rocky Mount, NC in 1980 to work in legal aid, but ended…
Tackling Substance Misuse with Data Mapping
Six Healthy Places NC counties have identified substance misuse as a critical health issue in their communities. To support counties…
Grant to Aid Childhood Trauma Program
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust recently awarded a $340,921 grant to Area L Area Health Education Center to continue…
Adaptive Playground Welcomes Kids
Members of the Down East Partnership for Children, Edgecombe County Public Schools and several other community organizations gathered Wednesday at…
Grant Helps ECC Improve Community Health
With so many people in the area struggling to maintain healthy lifestyles, Edgecombe Community College is offering students a chance…
School Trauma Program to Expand
The Public School Forum of NC’s Resilience and Learning Project that has been operating in Edgecombe County for the past…