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SUBCOMMITTEES <br /> 'Carry out activities of Healthy Carolinians of Orange County <br /> —Address priorities that come out of the Community Health Assessment <br /> —Made up of community members and agency representatives <br /> FUNDING <br /> 'Coordinator's position supported by Orange County Health Department <br /> —Project activities supported by grants and <br /> in-kind support <br /> 'Received NC Prevention Partners <br /> Award for Coalition Excellence <br /> —Completed 2007 Community Health Assessment <br /> —Secured over$40,000 in grants <br /> (State Office of Healthy Carolinians and KBR grants) <br /> —Participated in several community organizations' boards and committees <br /> 'Committee activities included... <br /> Focused on family violence prevention <br /> —Organized over 14 brown-bag lunches and 19 trainings held to improve recognition and <br /> response to domestic violence and child abuse <br /> 'Over 230 people have participated; over 65 different agencies represented—Held first annual <br /> Real Men Rock campaign to raise awareness and educate community about Shaken Baby <br /> Syndrome•Distributed shaken baby prevention materials to 100 providers and at least 1,000 <br /> parents <br /> Focused on adult health promotion <br /> —Held two worksite wellness workshops for employers <br /> —Created and distributed a recreation map <br /> —Promoted Eat Smart Move More and 5 fruits and vegetables a day campaign at local Farmer's <br /> Markets <br /> —Awarded grant to fund faith-based health promotion initiatives <br /> 'Launched an employee wellness program for Orange County employees <br /> COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT <br /> 2007 Community Health Assessment Findings <br /> LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH (chart) —top two were cancer and heart disease <br /> LEADING CAUSES OF HOSPITALIZATION (chart) —top two were heart related conditions and <br /> pregnancy and childbirth <br /> HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTHCARE (graphs) <br /> Medicaid (adults) <br /> •11,346 eligible (9.4% of OC pop.) <br /> Health Check (children's Medicaid)•6,793 eligible children <br /> •3,803 eligible received screenings <br /> Primary Care Physicians. 33.7 per 10,000 residents (8.8 statewide) <br /> • 16% are minority or ethnic physicians <br />