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, North Carolina Division of Child and Family Well-Being, 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 11 health departments and 20 counties in Northeastern North Carolina.
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Governing Board
Michelle Etheridge, MAEd
Health Director, Board Chair
Edgecombe County Health Department
JaNell Octigan, MPH
Health Director, Board Vice Chair
Beaufort County Health Department
Megan Vick, MPA, BSHEd
Health Director, Board Secretary and Treasurer
Northampton County Health Department
Nicole Barnes, MPH
Health Director
Martin-Tyrrell-Washington District Health Department
Joy Brock, MPH
Health Director
Greene County Department of Public Health
Yvonne Copeland, MBA
Director
Division of Child and Family Well-being, NC Dept. of Health and Human Services
Sheila Davies, PhD
Director
Dare County Department of Health and Human Services
Luana Gibbs, RN, BIS
Health Director
Hyde County Health Department
Cheyenna James, MPH
Health Director
Halifax County Public Health System
Amy Joy Lanou, PhD
Director
NC Institute for Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill
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
Melanie Dixon, RHES, MS
Health Director
Pamlico County Health Department
Program Staff
Julie Tunney, MPH
Coordinator
NENCPPH