The purpose of health education is to positively influence the health behavior of individuals as well as the living and working conditions that influence their health.

The Health Education division of Jones County Health Department offers a variety of programs and services. Please visit our Jones County Healthy Carolinians page for more information.

HEALTH PROMOTION

What?
The N.C. Statewide Health Promotion Program, led by the Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch of the N.C. Division of Public Health, supports community-based programs that improve the health of North Carolinians by reducing the prevalence of chronic diseases. Funds are distributed from this program to the programs developed by Jones County Healthy Carolinians (JCHC) to enable JCHC to work with community partners in creating policy changes and environmental supports addressing at least one of the three major chronic disease risk factors – physical inactivity, poor diet and tobacco use.

Why?
Poor diet, physical inactivity and tobacco use are behaviors contributing to the leading preventable causes of death in North Carolina and are known risk factors for chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. Efforts to address health behavior change in individuals or populations must include environmental changes to address these behaviors

Where?
The North Carolina General Assembly created the N.C. Statewide Health Promotion Program in 1987. Recognized as the first in the nation, the program sustains ongoing, comprehensive health promotion efforts right here in Jones County.

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For more information please contact Natalie Newsom, Health Educator at 252-448-9111 or Natalie.Newsom@jones.nc.gov