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Community Outreach and Education
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Durham County Health Department
Services: Additional Community Outreach & Education |
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Community Outreach, Dental Health Fairs and Oral Health Presentations |
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The Dental Division provides community outreach services to increase knowledge regarding good oral health and stimulate an interest in attaining excellence in oral hygiene. These services include:
- Oral health presentations.
- Annual dental screenings for children in all K & 5th grade classes and those in Headstart.
- Private schools screened on an "on call" basis.
- Participates in health fairs, and conducts Oral Health presentations as time permits.
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Durham public and private school system and some community events as time permits. |
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None. |
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Services provided in the community. |
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Yes. |
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560-7680 |
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Community Outreach/Health Education |
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Health Educators address issues related to health promotion/disease prevention, wellness, chronic diseases and injuries. Intervention and educational activities are provided at the community, school and clinics. Projects conducted on a regular basis include: Domestic Violence, Wellness for Life, Smoking Cessation, Breast & Cervical Health, Senior Wellness Program, Cancer Education, Diabetes and Injury Prevention. |
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Durham County residents |
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None |
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8:30AM-5:00PM, Monday-Friday |
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Yes |
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560-7771 for scheduling |
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Community Outreach/Nutrition Education |
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Registered/Licensed Dietitians/Nutritionists provide services in the Durham Community to promote health and wellness. Nutritionists coordinate community-wide health and nutrition initiatives, create and provide innovative classes and programs, assist in the development of work-site wellness programs, and provide nutrition displays for health fairs and related events. The DINE for LIFE program targets limited-resource audiences in various community sites (senior centers, churches, housing developments, homeless shelters, etc.) A nutrition newsletter is sent to all food stamp households in Durham County on a quarterly basis, and key health messages are posted on local buses. Community Nutritionists partner with local community agencies and the local media (newspapers, radio, television) to enhance services offered |
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Residents of all ages in the Durham Community |
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None |
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Various Durham County community sites, including worksites, churches, housing developments, senior centers, group homes, shelters, non-profit agencies, etc |
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None |
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560-7791 |
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