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4 <br /> NC COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH INITIATIVE <br /> Orange County Coalition <br /> Revised Objectives <br /> OUTCOME OBJECTIVES <br /> A. Reduce the indicators of tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse by 10% <br /> per year. <br /> B. Reduce the indicators of unwanted and unplanned pregnancies to <br /> the North Carolina State level. <br /> C. Contingent upon additional, local funding, conduct at least one <br /> community wide health and development activity undertaken by <br /> community based organizations from Efland-Cheeks. <br /> D. Increase by 10% the number of students from targeted communities <br /> choosing advanced training in the health professions. <br /> E. For sereral health indicators, selected by the community <br /> advisory committee, reduce the disparity between the white and non- <br /> white sectors of the community. <br /> PROCESS OBJECTIVES <br /> A. Recruit and train 10 to 12 natural helpers from the Efland- <br /> Cheeks community as community health advocates (CHA) by March 31, <br /> 1994 and an additional 10 to 12 by September 30, 1994 to provide <br /> the populations of Efland-Cheeks with information and referral, <br /> emotional support and tangible assistance. <br /> B. Conduct an annual community health forum to identify and <br /> prioritize the health related concerns and to generate a list of <br /> intervention strategies that the community members have confidence <br /> will work. <br /> C. Facilitate the undertaking of a majority of the top ten <br /> strategies for projects by community based organizations, one of <br /> the coalition agencies, or by another organization. <br /> D. By year two, establish a program to introduce all 5th grade <br /> students from targeted communities to health careers and to track <br /> through high school those who express interest. Participate in the <br /> activities plan by the Wake AHEC for upward mobility of middle and <br /> upper school youth. <br />