The Northeastern North Carolina Partnership for Public Health (NENCPPH) is a partnership of health departments in Northeastern NC and representatives from the North Carolina Division of Public Health, East Carolina University, and the North Carolina Institute for Public Health at the University of North Carolina who which have come together to collectively address the community’s health by sharing best practices and maximizing resources. The Partnership is guided by a governing board.
Currently the NENCPPH represents ten health departments and 19 counties in Northeastern North Carolina.
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Governing Board
Luana Gibbs, RN, BIS
Health Director; Board Chair
Hyde County Health Department
Michelle Etheridge, MAEd
Health Director, Board Vice Chair
Edgecombe County Health Department
Megan Vick, MPA, BSHEd
Health Director, Board Secretary and Treasurer
Northampton County Health Department
Betty Reese
Interim Health Director
Halifax County Public Health System
Sheila Davies, PhD
Director
Dare County Department of Health and Human Services
Melanie Campen, RHES, MS
Health Director
Pamlico County Health Department
Vickey Manning
Interim Health Director
Martin-Tyrrell-Washington District Health Department
JaNell Octigan, MPH
Health Director
Beaufort County Health Department
N. Ruth Little, Ed.D, MPH
Vice Chair and Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University
Stacie Turpin Saunders, MPH
Deputy Director
Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Ashley Stoop, MPH
Health Director
Albemarle Regional Health Services
John Wesley Gray (Wes), MPA, MPH
Health Director
Pitt County Health Department
Amy Joy Lanou, PhD
Director
NC Institute for Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill
Program Staff
Julie Tunney, MPH
Coordinator
NENCPPH
Kellen Long
Special Projects Coordinator
NENCPPH
Valerie Smirlock
Regional Grant-Writer/Overdose Prevention Liaison
NENCPPH