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Health &
Welln ess

Northampton County. NCHD’s vision is to environmental health, vital statistics, home
be a culturally sensitive health organization health services, emergency preparedness,
providing quality services yielding improved breast and cervical cancer screenings,
health outcomes. immunizations, lab services, nurse family
NCHD is open Monday through Friday partnership and more.
from 8:30 a.m.to 5 p.m. and offers services 9495 NC 305 Highway
including but not limited to family planning, Jackson, NC 27845
maternal health, health education, WIC, 252-534-5841
child health, communicable disease control, northamptonhd.com

TACKLING

Childhood Obesity

in the
y Roanoke Valley
ke Valle Initiative (RV-CHI) makes it easy for residents
The Roanoke Valley Community Health

to get fit and stay healthy. With a current focus
to improve health by reducing the prevalence of

o childhood obesity, RV-CHI is on the move.
This joint community effort works to provide

an information and resources to help individuals
and families understand the importance of
o nutrition and physical activity. RV-CHI sponsors
R fun, educational events and programs including:
• The annual Family Fun Fest, an
event that teaches gardening, nutritious
meal planning, and recreational
physical activities;
• The Places to Explore, Move, and Play map,
which puts an area map of the parks, trails,
farmers’ markets and more at residents’
finger tips; and
• The Coordinated Approach to Child
Health (CATCH) program in the Halifax
County Public School System, an obesity
prevention program for school-aged
children that guides kids on how to be
healthy for a lifetime.

Want to join the health initiative?
Visit www.getfitstayfitrv.com.

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