2010 - 2011 Annual Report - North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation

AT A GLANCE
Area Served Statewide
Year Established 1990
Our Partners
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of
Public Health (Women’s Health Branch, Children’s Health Branch and
Nutrition Services Branch); NC Child Fatality Task Force; NC Pediatric
Society; NC Folic Acid Council; NC Child Care Health and Safety
Resource Center; members of our Latino, Breastfeeding and Infant
Safe Sleep Advisory groups; Sigma Ghamma Rho Sorority; local
RICHES (Resources in Communities Help Encourage Solutions)
member agencies; and other numerous local agencies and
organizations.
2010 – 2011 Accomplishments
• Contributed to North Carolina’s lowest infant mortality rate in the
state’s history as part of a broad based coalition of public and private
agencies
• Created culturally and linguistically appropriate materials; distributed
more than 2.4 million quality education and training materials statewide
• Received national awards for print, video, audio and training materials
• Latino Health Campaign recognized as a Promising Practice by Action for Children
North Carolina — included in Improving Outcomes for Latino Children and Youth:
Promising Practices in North Carolina
• Created partnerships with 50 North Carolina hospitals to promote SIDS
Awareness Month
• Collaborated with the State WIC Program to support 10 local WIC offices as they
extended the Foundation’s existing breastfeeding social media campaign
• Expanded and supported a network of 500+ community-based agencies; promoted
women’s health and provided resources and training
Learn More
• www.NCHealthyStart.org (English)
• www.MamaSana.org (Spanish)
• Find us on Facebook
• Subscribe to: Healthy Start Happenings — our bi-monthly electronic newsletter:
www.nchealthystart.org/aboutus/happenings.htm
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