Our sincere thanks to The Duke Endowment and the NC Hospital Association. Their help has made NC hospitals healthier than ever. |
|
NC Prevention Partners On the Ground
Over the past few weeks, staff members from NC Prevention Partners have been traveling to hospitals and conferences across the state.
Here are some of the places you might have seen us lately:
|
Thank you to the statewide hospital leaders that attended the annual Hospital Advisory Team meeting on September
22, 2009 and made it a great success!
|
| Share good news with us so we can feature you in the next hospital bulletin! Send news to Nicholas Sullivan. | |
|
|
Dear Prevention Partners,
Thank you for your dedication in helping to make NC a healthier state. Below, please find our latest news and information to help make NC hospitals even healthier.
In this issue: -
Blue Ridge Healthcare Celebrates Red Apple Status
-
Not A Red Apple?
- Monthly Hospital Conference Call a Success
-
CDC (Centers for Disease Control) Visits NCPP, Healthy
Food in Hospitals Initiative Receives National Recognition
-
NC Quitline Fax Referral
Challenge in Progress
-
Starting the Conversation
Series Spotlight on Healthy Eating
|
Blue Ridge Healthcare Celebrates Red Apple Status
Blue Ridge Healthcare (Grace and
Valdese Hospitals) recently celebrated their designation on the Healthy Food Environment (HFE) in
Hospitals project as a Red Apple facility. The wellness team at Blue Ridge
Healthcare works extremely hard to create and maintain a culture of wellness
for the system. In regards to the
celebration, Debbie Knight the System Director, Wellness Service Line says "It was great! Our CEO Mr. Wood traveled to both
campuses to serve our employees at lunch; our wellness coordinator rolled out
our WELLWORx punch card and had many free items from the dietitians and showed our
new icon to direct employees directly to the menu items for the week etc.
I was bouncing around from each campus, dressed in a red apple costume,
giving away apples and sharing our direction with HFE. Buttons that read,
Ask Me about Eating Healthy were given out as we explained the initiative!"
The team
began its push for implementing a healthy food environment by creating a quick
film and posting it on YouTube to educate employees and the public on the
initiative. NCPP is extremely excited to see the great work Blue Ridge is doing
to promote healthy behaviors; they are truly a shining example of hospital
excellence.
|
Not A Red Apple?
Please join us for our next online
hospital workshop on Monday, October 5th to learn how to become the
next Red Apple hospital. During the
meeting, we will give you an overview of the project, answer any questions you
may have, and provide you with the tools you need to implement a healthy food
environment at your hospital. The
workshop will be conducted using both a conference call and online meeting
features. You will need to use both
features during the workshop. The number and website are listed below:
To dial-in:
(866) 462-4129
To join the meeting go to:
http://ncprevention.na4.acrobat.com/hospitalwha/
If you have any questions, please
contact
Nicholas Sullivan at nicholas@ncpreventionpartners.org
(919) 969-7022 ext. 217.
|
|
Monthly Hospital Conference Call a Success
 13 hospitals from around the state participated in NCPP's monthly hospital conference call on September 1, 2009. During the call, hospitals completed the section covering the employer's role in a Quit-Tobacco System on the new Work Healthy Assessment.
The assessment is now live and ready to be completed.
Currently, 15 hospitals have finished the employer component of the Work Healthy Assessment.
The Work Healthy Assessment is a simple online tool that evaluates healthy policies in the workplace and guides employers to help their employees quit tobacco, eat healthier and exercise more. Through our grant with The Duke Endowment, the assessment, which is valued at $1000 for access, is available free to NC Hospitals.
If you are interested in completing the employer component, or have any questions regarding the Quit-Tobacco System initiative, please contact
Heather Mountz at heather@ncpreventionpartners.org or 919-969-7022 ext 210.
|
|
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Visits NCPP,
Healthy Food in Hospitals Initiative Receives National Recognition
The
CDC recently visited NC Prevention Partners to learn more about the great work
and success NC hospitals are having with the healthy food in hospitals
project. Dr. Brook Belay, Senior Service Fellow with the CDC came to discuss the
healthy food model and its success in gaining momentum here in NC. The visit was a timely one as the healthy
foods project was recently reviewed by a panel of national obesity
researchers and approved for national dissemination
by the Center of Excellence for Training
and Research Translation. This is really
exciting news for NCPP as the project is one of few recognized by the Center as
an evidence-based intervention for obesity prevention. Let's keep up the good work NC hospitals; you
are truly setting an example for promoting worksite wellness and healthy
living. |
|
Next Fax Referral Challenge in Progress
 The Fax Referral Challenge started July 1 and will run through April 2010. Everyone has a good chance to win an award, so send in your fax referral form to the NC Quitline to help employees and patients quit tobacco. Visit our Web site today to learn more about the Challenge and download a copy of the form.Click here to view detailed reports from the Challenge.
Questions? Please contact Katie Weber at 919-969-7022 x 201 or katie@ncpreventionpartners.org. |
|
Starting the Conversation Series: Spotlight on Healthy Eating
 The Starting the Conversation (STC) on
Healthy Eating is a brief screening and referral tool for healthcare
providers to assess patients' readiness to make healthier food choices. The
tool includes questions that evaluate eating habits and access to the
critical elements of a healthy diet. It also helps dismiss any false assumptions the
patient may have related to healthy eating. NC Prevention Partners also offers STC tools on Physical Activity (English / Spanish), Quitting Tobacco (English / Spanish), Blood Pressure (English / Spanish) and Cholesterol (English / Spanish). To view a sample and order the STC on Healthy Eating or any other tool in the series, go to Starting the Conversation. Please email Heather Mountz for more information, heather@ncpreventionpartners.org. | |
| To make sure that this message isn't tagged as spam, please confirm NC Prevention Partners as a safe sender in your email settings. | |
|
|
|
