Community Efforts Organized Through the Health Department
Your ideas are important! If you would like to live in a healthier community, please call or e-mail one of these groups for more information.
BeHealthy Coalition
The BeHealthy Coalition is a collaborative
body made up of community residents and professionals working
to
change lifestyles and mindsets to create healthy communities and
healthful living in Forsyth County. The group meets monthly to address physical inactivity,
poor nutrition and tobacco usage in the community. Contact: (336) 703-3175 Back to Top
Family Planning Review Committee
This committee reviews all information
and educational materials used by the Family Planning Staff
and
Health Educators regardless of the type of material, the source
or the intended audience. This
review assures that the materials are suitable for the population
and community for which they are intended. The committees must consist of five to nine members who
are broadly representative of the community. Meetings are held
bi-annually.
Contact: (336) 703-3100 Back to Top
Forsyth Adolescent Health Coalition
The Forsyth Adolescent Health Coalition (FAHC) is a grassroots initiative of concerned professionals,
paraprofessionals, and volunteers that advocate for and develop concrete strategies to address the health
needs of our community's adolescents. Our Mission is to reduce adolescent pregnancy in Forsyth County and
to support teens and their families through pregnancy prevention strategies.
Contact: (336) 703-3269 Back to Top
Forsyth County Child Fatality Prevention Team
The Forsyth County Child Fatality
Prevention Team review medical examiner reports, death certificates,
and other records for deceased county residents under the age of
18. Members discuss outcomes of services and circumstances surrounding
the child’s death. The
purposes of the CFPT are to promote understanding of the causes
of childhood
deaths, identify deficiencies in the delivery of services to children
and families by public agencies and make and carry out recommendations
for changes that will prevent future child deaths. Members are
appointed by the County Commissioners. Agencies include Health
Dept., local
hospitals, DSS, medical examiner, law enforcement, District attorney’s
office, schools, Guardians ad litem, parents and other family
agencies. Contact: (336) 703-3300 Back to Top
Forsyth County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Coalition
The Forsyth County Lead Coalition
is a group made up of community leaders including parents,
industry,
representatives of the construction and housing industry and medical
providers. These leaders
are in the process of learning about childhood lead poisoning
issues
in Forsyth County through quarterly meetings where guest speakers
from HUD, EPA and other organizations speak.
Contact: (336) 703-3174 Back to Top
Healthy Community Coalition
The Forsyth County Healthy Community Coalition works to improve the health and quality of life of all residents in
Forsyth County. The Coalition focuses on creating system and policy changes that will make an impact and improve
health. This Coalition is open to all community members and membership is FREE. Please visit the Healthy Community
Coalition online at www.healthycommunity.ws or
call (336) 703-3175 for more information.
The Forsyth County Healthy Community Coalition is a certified Healthy Carolinians task force. Back to Top
Forsyth County Rabies Prevention Committee The purpose of the Rabies Prevention
Committee is to increase the number of pets in our community
that
receive rabies vaccinations by increasing accessibility of low
cost rabies vaccinations to pet owners in Forsyth County; to
implement
a rabies vaccination clinic a minimum of two times per year in
Forsyth County; and to ensure that rabies information is readily
available
in the community. Meetings are held six times a year.
Contact: (336) 703-3350 Back to Top
Infant Mortality Reduction Coalition
The Forsyth County Infant Mortality Reduction Coalition works to save babies' lives. The group educates community members
about how to prevent infant deaths and also advocates for policy changes to improve women's and infant's health. Contact
Debbie Mason, Coalition Coordinator, at (336) 703-3260 or masonda@forsyth.cc
to arrange for a guest speaker, order publications, or join the Coalition.
Male Involvement of Forsyth County Coalition This coalition is
the combined Fathers & Friends Advisory Board and members of
other coalitions and work groups in Forsyth County whose primary
focus is to provide a venue for male involvement in developing family
policy. Members facilitate activities to educate
and participate in community projects which advocate for male friendly
policy in child support, child rearing, child health care, financial
support, and employment. Meetings are held bimonthly.
Contact: (336) 703-3300 Back to Top
P.O.S.S.E. Preventing Ongoing Spread of
STDs Everywhere is a group of community members and health professionals
who meet monthly to discuss the need of STDs/HIV prevention and care
in Forsyth County. Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month
at 3:00 p.m. Contact: (336) 703-3300 Back to Top
Department Employee Workgroups
Epidemiology Team
The Epidemiology Team, “Epi-Team”,
responds to communicable disease and infectious disease concerns
and outbreaks within Forsyth County. The team consists of numerous
staff professionals who provide twenty-four hour coverage, seven
days a week for any emergencies that request immediate attention. Meetings are held quarterly. Back to Top
Domestic Violence Committee
The purpose of the
Domestic Violence Committee is to establish policy, develop and
strengthen current program protocols, promote awareness and train
all employees in the Department of Public Health about domestic
violence and the surrounding issues. To ensure that domestic violence is addressed
in in-house Quality Assurance reviews; To ensure that domestic violence
materials and resources are available to all staff. Back to Top
Infection Control Committee
This
committee develops and reviews policies and procedures used to minimize
the risk of spreading infections. The committee is comprised of representatives from each Division
of the Health Department. Meetings are held at least annually or
as needed. Back to Top
Safety Committee
The mission of the Safety Committee
is to preserve and protect the health and safety of employees by
assessing occupational health and safety needs of employees and
identifying, coordinating, implementing and evaluating health department
policies and programs related to occupational health and safety.
The committee also identifies and examines the facility of the Forsyth
County Health Department, including the building, grounds, maintenance
and security, and the impact they have on the customers, visitors
and employees in order to insure that health department services
are provided in a clean, safe facility. The committee is made
up of health department division representatives and meets bi-annually. Back to Top
Social Wellness Committee
The purpose of the Social Wellness
Committee is to plan and develop social and wellness activities
for the employees of the Department of Public Health. The Social/Wellness Committee meets quarterly and is responsible
for the following functions: social/wellness
calendar, annual holiday party, employee cookout planning, handles
issues regarding employee wellness and morale. Back to Top
Web Site Development Committee
The Web Site Development group
is responsible for the design and maintenance of the Health Department
Web pages. A representative
from each division meets monthly to build and update the departmental
web pages. Send any comments regarding the Health Department’s
Web pages to the webmaster at ademoyat@forsyth.cc Back to Top
Contact Information
Dept. of Public Health
799 N. Highland Avenue
P.O. Box 686
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
(336) 703-3100
(336) 748-3292 FAX
Clinic Hours
M, T, Th 8:30 am - 3:45 pm
Wed 9:30 am - 6:45 pm
Fri 8:30 am - 11:45 am
