August 2nd
The African-American Health Improvement Partnership, Research Leadership Committee will meet at NC Mutual in room 335 at 12:30 – 2:00pm. Member representing the Community Health Coalition, Inc: Sharon Elliott-Bynum, PhD. Other representatives: Pamela Duncan, Sherman James, Lawrence Muhlbaler, Rupal Patel and Mina Silberberg.
August 4th
American Cancer Society will hold its kick-off breakfast for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer at the Sheraton Imperial. Representing the Coalition will be Marion Miles, RN and Carmelita Spicer, MEd.
August 8th
Eat Smart, Move More Seniors Exercise and Screening program will be held at CAARE through Project UPLIFT funding at the Durham Housing Authority Senior Living Centers. Representing the Coalition will be Sharon Elliott-Bynum, RN, PhD and Kay Sullivan and Telease Coleman..
August 9th
The African-American Health Improvement Partnership, Research Leadership Committee will meet at NC Mutual in room 335 at 10:00 – 11:30am. Member representing the Community Health Coalition, Inc: Sharon Elliott-Bynum, PhD. Other representatives: Pamela Duncan, Sherman James, Lawrence Muhlbaler, Rupal Patel, Andrea McMillon and Mina Silberberg.
August 16th
The African-American Health Improvement Partnership, CAB, will meet at Lyons Park in Durham at 5:30pm. Members representing the Community Health Coalition, Inc: Elaine Hart-Brothers, MD, MPH, FACP and Sharon Elliott-Bynum, PhD. Other representatives: Pamela Duncan, Sherman James, Lawrence Muhlbaler, Rupal Patel and Mina Silberberg.
August 18th
CHC will email and mail via postal service approximately 300 Health Tips on Infant Health and Pregnancy to churches, organizations, doctors and the media for distribution to congregation, members, patients and subscribers, respectively. The Health Tip is written by Maria Small, MD. The Health Tip is edited & graphically designed by Carmelita Spicer, MEd. & Communications Specialist. Marion Miles, RN from the Coalition manages the Healthy Sunday program. Churches are encouraged to distribute the health tip to the congregation and discuss the health topic on the 4th, Sunday. Churches are also encouraged to upload the information to their website.
August 20th
The Auxiliary to the Durham Academy of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy will hold its 18th Annual Legacy Luncheon at 12 noon at the Hilton Durham Hotel. Featured speaker will be Cedric M. Bright, MD, the 112th President, National Medical Association. Honors will be given to Sharon Elliott-Bynum, PhD and Joyce Clayton Nichols, PA. Partial proceeds will benefit the Community Health Coalition for its work in Healthy People 2020 and CAARE for its FREE clinic and community outreach efforts. Representing the Coalition will be Elaine Hart-Brothers, MD; Sharon Baker, JD; Carmelita Spicer, MEd; Marion Miles, RN; Cheryl Lloyd, PhD.
A Community Health Fair will be held at CAARE and sponsored by the North Carolina Leadership Conference, Inc. in partnership with CAARE, Inc., and the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People. The Community Health Coalition will participate in the Health Fair by distributing health education materials, signing-up women for FREE mammograms and for the diabetes II program (DIP) and administering blood pressure checks. Representing the Coalition at the health fair will be Marion Miles, RN; Lois Parker, Community Outreach Worker.
August 23rd
The African-American Health Improvement Partnership, Research Leadership Committee will meet at NC Mutual in room 335 at 12:30 – 2pm. Member representing the Community Health Coalition, Inc: Sharon Elliott-Bynum, PhD. Other representatives: Pamela Duncan, Sherman James, Lawrence Muhlbaler, Rupal Patel, Andrea McMillon and Mina Silberberg.
August 30th
The African-American Health Improvement Partnership, Research Leadership Committee will meet at NC Mutual in room 335 at 12:30 – 2pm. Member representing the Community Health Coalition, Inc: Sharon Elliott-Bynum, PhD. Other representatives: Pamela Duncan, Sherman James, Lawrence Muhlbaler, Rupal Patel, Andrea McMillon and Mina Silberberg.
August 30th through November 22nd
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will hold a family-to-family FREE education program at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 3639 Old Chapel Hill Road in Durham from 7 – 9:30pm. For more information contact Violette Blumenthal at 919-358-6788 or f2fdlurham@yahoo.com
August 31st
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will hold a family-to-family FREE education program at Durham VA Medical Center from 2:30 to 5pm – 9:30pm. For more information contact Samuel Hargrove at 252-767-6429 or retired.army.2004@gmail.com
