June1st
Elaine Hart-Brothers, MD & Board President of the Community Health Coalition attended the Chancellor’s Community Health Advisory Board meeting from 6 to 8pm at the Washington Duke Inn. Gayle Harris, Director of Durham County Health Department presented a report on Community Assessment (Marion Miles and Mary Pointer, RNs from Community Health Coalition worked on this assessment). Victor J. Dzau is Chancellor of Health Affairs of the Duke University Health System. Elaine Hart-Brothers serves as one of his advisor on the board.

June 3rd
There will be a FREE workshop on Evidence-Based Interventions for community-based organizations and others interested in learning basic evidence-based intervention concepts in Raleigh, NC from 10am to 2pm at the Andrews Conference Center, Rms 6 &7, Wake Med Raleigh Campus on 3024 New Bern Avenue. To register for the workshop: http://tracs.unc.edu/ebi_june2011

June 5th
The Community Health Coalition, Inc. will participate in "Walk A Mile With A Child" this Saturday from 8:00 a.m. – 12noon at Hillside High School Track. The walk sponsored by the Durham Academy of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy (Durham-Chapel Hill National Medical Association (NMA)) aims to address the issue of childhood obesity that is plaguing our community. Walking on behalf of CHC is Lottie Barnes, Pamela Bivens, Angus Fubara, Noel Haroon, Linda Hester, Irene Jackson, Vivian Jackson, Jeffrey Mason, Joan Packenham, Jennifer Paris, Mary Pointer, Kathy Ramsey, Betty Reed, and Carmelita Spicer.

June 7th
Elaine Hart-Brothers, MD and Carmelita Spicer, MEd of the Community Health Coalition will meet with Sue Schneider, Program Manager of Durham Health Innovations Program (made possible from planning grants by Duke Health Systems) and Brenda Jamerson, PharmD from Campbell University at 11:30am at the Coalition office to discuss CHC’s future involvement in the grant programs. Specifically discussion will evolve around the four (4) of the ten (10) planning grants that the Community Health Coalition worked on in 2009/10: Cardiovascular Improvement Project (VIP); Seniors Healthy-in-Place (HIP); Obesity; and Maternal Child Care.

There will be a 17th Annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health on Tuesday, June 7th at 1:30 to 4:00pm EDT on Webcast and Tate-Turner-Kuralt building Auditorium at UNC in Chapel Hill.. The topic will be Health Equity-Progress and Pitfalls featuring Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, EdD & MS, Professor of Public Health, CUNY; Jeffrey A. Henderson, MD, PHH, President & CEO of Black Hills Center for the American Indian Health; Brian D. Smedley, PhD, Vice President & Director, Health Policy Institute, Joint Ctr for Political and Economic Studies at University of North Carolina (UNC); Barbara Pullen-Smith, MPH, Moderator and Director of NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. All video conference information : www.minority.unc.edu/institute/2011/broadcast

June 7th
There will be a FREE workshop on Evidence-Based Interventions for community-based organizations and others interested in learning basic evidence-based intervention concepts in Rocky Mount, NC from 11am to 3pm at the Braswell Memorial Library, 727 North Grace Street. To register for the workshop: http://tracs.unc.edu/ebi_june2011 (There is an underscore between ebi_june)

The African-American Health Improvement Partnership, Research Leadership Committee will meet at NC Mutual in room 335 at 12:30 – 2:00pm. 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.

June 10th
There will be a FREE workshop on Evidence-Based Interventions for community-based organizations and others interested in learning basic evidence-based intervention concepts in Greensboro, NC from 10am to 2pm at the Wesley Long Education Center, Classroom 3, Elam Avenue. To register for the workshop: http://tracs.unc.edu/ebi_june2011 (There is an underscore between ebi_june)

June 11th
Susan G. Komen NC Triangle Affiliate will hold its Race for the Cure at Meredith College in Raleigh. Activities will start at 7:00am. Representing the Coalition will be Carmelita Spicer, MEd; Sharon Baker, JD; Janice Johnson, Community Advocate.

June 14th
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..

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.

June 16th – 18th
Join Old North State Medical Society Annual Meeting and Scientific Convention at the Grandover Convention Center in Greensboro, NC at 1:50pm. The 124th Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly is honoring Cedric Bright, MD, President-elect of the National Medical Association and will include a presentation by U.S. Region IV Director, Mr. Anton Gunn from the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Gunn will address the administration's work on behalf of saving independent, small medical practices. Carmelita Spicer, MEd from the Coalition will speak to the group on hypertension and stroke awareness and prevention from the consumer/patient point of view.

June 18th
Morreene Road Community Housing Project Saturday Health Clinic will be held. The Community Health Coalition, medical doctors and health professionals will provide food, consultation and administer blood pressure, glucose and weight checks to residents from 9am to 2pm. Representing the Coalition will be Cedric Bright, MD and Vivian Jackson, RN.

June 20th
CHC will email and mail via postal service approximately 300 Health Tips on Medication Compliance to churches, organizations, doctors and the media for distribution to congregation, members, patients and subscribers, respectively. The Health Tip is written by Brenda Jamerson, PharmD. 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.