Success Stories by State: North Carolina

• Rural Health Outreach Program for Southeastern North Carolina
  May 2009
  The goals of the project were to expand access to care, restrain costs, and improve the quality of services delivered to Hispanic individuals and families living in the service area.
• West Middle School Wolverine Den of Health
  May 2009
  Local Organizations joined forces to establish a school-based health center at West Middle School in Montgomery County that focused on the health care needs of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.
• Child Dental Health Initiative
  May 2009
  The Child Dental Health Initiative was designed to develop and implement a comprehensive, innovative approach to the delivery of dental services to low-income children living in the MAYland region.
• Healthy Nations Initiative
  October 2008
  The Healthy Nations Initiative was funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help Native Americans reduce the harm caused by substance abuse in their communities.
• Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance
  March 2008
  Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance (CCHA) used a common broker for group, life and LTD insurance products.
• WNC Data Link Health Information Exchange
  March 2008
  The 16 independent hospitals serving western North Carolina wanted to develop a system to allow physicians and other authorized users to access patient electronic medical records across the region via the internet.
• Remanufactured Medical Devices and Infectious Waste Disposal in the Carolinas
  August 2007
  The Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance (CCHA) negotiated a regional agreement for remanufactured medical devices, as well as for the disposal of medical waste.
• Hertford Northampton Farmer Market (North Carolina)
  June 2007
  The Hertford Northampton Farmer Market is a local venture to provide alternative markets for former tobacco farmers.
• WAGES Medication Management and Prescription Assistance Program
  June 2007
  The WAGES program educates low-income seniors in North Carolina about their medications, checks for interactions and duplication, and helps them manage their prescription costs.
• Albemarle Hospital Foundation, Inc. Consortium
  January 2007
  The Albemarle Hospital Foundation, Inc., and its four consortium members are focusing on providing expanded services to medically indigent, uninsured and underserved adult populations of a six county catchment area of northeastern North Carolina: Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans.