CUMBERLAND
We Want to Hear From You: Health Needs Survey
Wilson Named Health Director of Year
Community agencies, including the Department of Public Health and
Cape Fear Valley Health System, want to hear from citizens through the
2013 Community Health Needs Assessment survey.
The survey, which only takes a few minutes to complete, will gather
information about the health and well-being of Cumberland County and
help identify needs, concerns
and health problems based
Citizens are asked to complete
upon community opinion.
the survey by Feb. 25.
A community health needs
assessment report and action
plans will be developed
based on the survey data and additional information pulled from state
databases.
Citizens are asked to take a few minutes to complete the online survey
by Feb. 25. To access the survey, click on the link posted on the Health
Department's webpage at www.co.cumberland.nc.us/health.
If you have questions about the survey, contact Barbara Carraway at
bcarraway@co.cumberland.nc.us or 910-433-3893. Hard copies of the
survey are available in English and Spanish. Please contact Carraway or
Shea Poteet at spoteet@capefearvalley.com to request copies.
Cumberland County Public Health Director Buck Wilson has been
named Health Director of the Year by the North Carolina Association
of Local Health Directors.
Wilson received the award Jan. 23. According to a
press release from the association, the award "is given
to an individual for outstanding leadership in both
public health in North Carolina and for leadership and
involvement in local community and civic activities."
The association recognized Wilson, who has been the
county's health director since 2009, for "his advocacy
work with the N.C. General Assembly on key public
health issues, as well as his work at the local level to create
community partnerships aimed at increasing access to mental health and
primary care services and preventing teen pregnancy."
The staff and management team of the county's Health Department
nominated Wilson for the award.
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STD Clinic Adopts Appointment System
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health's clinic for
Sexually Transmitted Diseases has converted to an appointment system.
Call (910) 433-3600 to make an appointment.
Previously, patients visited the STD clinic on a walk-in basis, said Amy
Levy, a public health nursing supervisor at the department. The new
system is designed to cut down on wait times.
"The appointment system will allow people to plan visits around their
work and school schedules. It will also allow those who ride the bus to
make arrangements to be at the Health Department based on the bus
schedule," Levy said. "The department will schedule an appointment
within 24 hours, or one business day, of receiving your call."
The STD clinic also offers evening hours on Tuesdays from 5 to 7 p.m.
for free HIV and syphilis testing. Patients can also pick up their STD test
results during these hours. Visit the Health Department online at www.
co.cumberland.nc.us/health.aspx
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Library Hosts March On Washington Discussion
The Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center will
host a discussion on the 1963 March on Washington on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m.
at the North Regional Branch Library.
Fayetteville State University Associate Professor of History Dr.
Stanley Johnson will discuss the famous civil rights
march in which an estimated 250,000 people peacefully
demonstrated to promote civil rights and equality for
African-Americans. Dr. Johnson worked at the march as
a marshal for the Congress for Racial Equality (CORE).
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a
Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial at the
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impact on the passage of Civil Rights legislation and
national public opinion.
To register for the discussion, go to the library's website at http://
www.co.cumberland.nc.us/library. You can also see a list of other Black
History Month events on the library's website.
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