NENCPPH gathered member local health department representatives together, along with a representative from the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, to work collaboratively to develop a coordinated regional plan for increasing public awareness of core public health functions. Existing public health awareness initiatives were reviewed. Possible strategies were prioritized to reach the identified target populations. Possible strategies were drafted for consideration by the NENCPPH Board.
As part of its public health awareness initiatives, the NENCPPH maintains a website (www.nencpph.net), Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/nencpph), and a regional health events calendar located on its webpage and Facebook page. The NENCPPH also publishes a quarterly newsletter, Partnering for Public Health (see previous editions).
Discussion ensued around developing a public health exhibit which could be shared throughout the region and State.