Healthy Communities

The goal of Healthy Communities is to promote:

• physical activity
• good nutrition
• tobacco cessation
• violence and unintentional injury prevention

through policy and environmental change.

Examples include:

• Encourage organizations to provide educational interventions that address cancer risk factors (i.e. poor nutrition, physical inactivity, cancer screenings, tobacco use and avoiding UV exposure)
  
• ​Increase the number of 100% tobacco free policies for government buildings.

Health Education

Health Education activities include:

• Community Health Assessment (CHA), every 3 years
• State of the County Health Report (SOTCH), annually except on CHA years 
• Community Health Improvement/Action Plans , every 3 years following CHA
• Community Outreach and Education

For more information contact:

Deana Stephens, RN
Director of Community Health Programs
​dstephens@madisoncountync.gov
828-649-3531 ext. 240