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Healthy Ansonians Anson County, North Carolina
MISSION
To make all of the citizens of Anson County aware of the measures that lead to good health: educated abstinence, prevention, safety, and promotion of a healthy lifestyle including exercise, good nutrition, and immunizations. This process begins at birth and continues throughout life making each individual more productive, thus, a Healthier Ansonian.
Healthy Ansonians at work in your community
UPCOMING EVENT: Week of the Young Child Parade Click HERE for details.
How does your garden grow? Tend to your health needs as much as you tend to work and family to nurture your spirit and stay well.
Women: 4 Keys to Aging Well
1. With knowledge, you can often avoid the most serious health problems, including heart attack, diabetes, cancer and osteoporosis. Learn their risk factors, signs and means of early detection.
2. With friendship you gain the strength and support to live better -- and maybe longer. In fact, the more friends women have, the healthier and happier they are as they age. Keep your friends close.
3. With fitness you can guard against age-related health problems. Proper weight and regular exercise are the foundation; simple changes can make a big difference.
Eat high-fiber, balanced meals.
Call a friend to join you for a walk.
If you smoke, set a quit date and keep it.
Relax quietly each day.
4. With confidence you can take the lead in managing your health, with help from a trusted health care provider. Pregnancy, migraines, menopause, stress -- women face many health issues in life. Self-care and routine checkups can help you thrive and improve your longevity. Don't put off that Pap test or mammogram.
Click HERE to learn more about the Anson Diabetes Self Management Program.
Did you know you can get prescriptions for over 350 drugs filled at Wal-Mart for only $4.00 for a 30-day supply? Click Here to see a list of covered drugs.
Need HELP with your maintenance prescriptions? You may be eligible for help from HealthQuest, a pharmacy service serving Anson and Union counties. Click Here for more information.
See the Healthy Ansonians "Links to Resources" for helpful information, such as finding a doctor in your community.
Planner explains 21st Century Communities
Ravin Gore, a Community Development Planner with the Division of Community Assistance (DCA), spoke at the March 19 Healthy Ansonians Task Force meeting. The DCA is a division of the N.C. Department of Commerce.
Fred Thompson, Ph.D., CEO and Administrator of Anson Community Hospital, said that the Anson County Health Department's Report to the Community is due by Dec. 1 of this year. "The 21st Century Communities program also involves the health of the community," Thompson said.
Gore said that six counties are 21st Century Communities in the current round: Graham, Caldwell, Harnett, Edgecombe, Beaufort and Anson.
The initiative "identifies communities experiencing economic development challenges and creates a partnership with the Department of Commerce to develop creative strategies that support long-term economic vitality," Gore said. "We engage key federal, state and local partners in an effort to maximize resources."
Gore said that the team meets counties "where they are."
"If you already have a plan, we will help you implement it. If you don't have a plan, we will help you make one," she said.
Gore said that the Anson County coordinator with 21st Century Communities is County Manager Andy Lucas. Her team is collecting data that will be posted on the county's Web site.
The N.C. Department of Commerce provides:
facilitation and direct assistance with planning
assistance in identifying resources for specific projects
priority to active 21st Century Communities when applying for grants.
Gore identified the issues as:
Visioning
Economic Development
Workforce Development
Infrastructure
Land Use
Community Development and
Education.
Gore said that education begins at birth and continues through the community college level.
Gore said that she will take the recently completed Sanford Holshouser economic development study and decide what needs to be done now and what can wait until later. A draft of the plan will be completed by the summer of 2008 and will be shared with the community for local input, after which it will be presented to the County Commissioners for adoption. "It will go from draft to adoption to implementation," she said.
Thompson, who co-chairs the Task Force, asked if the steering committee would be doing a community health assessment. Gore replied that Sanford Holshouser had already done that.
Thompson then asked if 21st Century Communities is a continuous program or if it ended after a period of time.
"It is what you make it," Gore replied. "Some counties in the first round are still tapping into resources. You just won't be at the top of the list. The goal is to give you a plan that you want to deal with, but we at the state level won't drop you out of the nest."
Anson Parish Nurse and Health Ministries announce new program
Outpatient Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is now being offered by the Anson Parish Nurse and Health Ministries at Anson Community Hospital.
MNT is a service provided by a Registered Dietician (RD) to assist people in planning healthy, nutritious meals designed for their lifestyle, preferences and special needs. The program includes an individualized initial consultation to review the patient's medical history, eating and life-style habits. The new patient assessment typicaly takes 60 minutes and includes dietary modification strategies, behavior modification, goal setting, meal planning and recipes and other educational materials.
Outpatient MNT services are provided for such health conditions as diabetes, kidney disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, metabloic syndrome, pre-diabetes, celiac disease, obesity/weight management, food allergies and intolerances, pregnancy, eating disorders and GI disorders (ulcerative colitis, Chrohn's disease, IBS, diverticulitis, and gall bladder disease).
A doctor's order or referral is required for the outpatient service. When patients make their first appointment, they should bring their prescription or doctor's referral (can be faxed to 704.695.3371). They should also keep a food diary for two or three days and bring it with them. Patients with diabetes should bring their meter and log book. All patients should bring their medications and vitamin, mineral or herbal supplements that they are taking.
Patients should check with their insurance carrier regarding coverage for MNT. MNT and Diabetes Self-Management Training are included in Medicare benefits.
For more information, call 704.695.3233.
Healthy Ansonians Mobile Health Screening Clinic
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Ravin Gore, a Community Development Planner with the Division of Community Assistance (DCA), spoke at the March 19 Healthy Ansonians Task Force meeting. The DCA is a division of the N.C. Department of Commerce.