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Child Care Health Consultants (CCHC)
https://health.mecknc.gov/clinical-services/care-management-and-health-partnerships/cchc
Assists licensed child care centers to establish policies and procedures to promote and improve the health and safety of children ages zero to five.
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Office of Chronic Disease Policy and Prevention
https://health.mecknc.gov/population-health/chronic-disease-policy-and-prevention
Programs focus on chronic disease prevention and addresses tobacco control, food security, and active living through policy, systems, and environmental change strategies.
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Office of Health Equity
https://health.mecknc.gov/population-health/office-health-equity
The Office of Health Equity works with diverse multisector partners to improve health equity and reduce health-related disparities.
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Office of Violence Prevention
https://health.mecknc.gov/population-health/ovp
Aims to reduce violence in Mecklenburg County by collaborating with County, City, partners, and community to increase opportunity and build healthier, more resilient communities.
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Postnatal and Newborn Home Visit Services
https://health.mecknc.gov/maternal-and-child-health/care-management-and-health-partnerships/postnatal-and-newborn-home-visit-services
Provides a home visit by a Registered Nurse (RN) to assess mother and baby.
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Tobacco-Free Policy
https://health.mecknc.gov/population-health/tobacco-free/Tobacco-Free-Policy
Tobacco Free Policy
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Region 4 Tobacco-Free Alliance
https://health.mecknc.gov/population-health/tobacco-free/Tobacco-Free-Alliance
The Region 4 Tobacco-Free Alliance is a network of individuals and organizations supporting tobacco prevention and control efforts in 11 counties across the piedmont and foothills of North Carolina.
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#WhyBreastMilk?
https://health.mecknc.gov/maternal-and-child-health/care-management-and-health-partnerships/Maternal-and-Child-Health/ico4mch/why-breastmilk
Expanding education to increase community support for breastfeeding families.
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Potassium Iodide Distribution
https://health.mecknc.gov/services/Education-and-Outreach/preparedness/potassium-iodide-distribution
In preparation of a possible nuclear release, the Public Health Preparedness Team provides potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Mecklenburg County residents and businesses.
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Closed Point of Dispensing (POD)
https://health.mecknc.gov/services/Education-and-Outreach/preparedness/closed-point-dispensing
Points of Dispensing are community locations in which state and local agencies dispense medical countermeasures to prevent or treat adverse health effects of an intentional, accidental, or naturally occurring public health emergency.