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County Public‑Health Updates: Barber‑Shop Outreach and Connected Care Case Management
Summary
Dr. Jennifer Green told the board Cumberland County public‑health staff are expanding two community engagement initiatives—Healthy Conversations and Connected Care—that place prevention and referral services in community settings and close referrals through NC Care 360.
Dr. Jennifer Green, Cumberland County public health director, briefed commissioners on two preventive and outreach programs funded in recent budgets: Healthy Conversations and Connected Care.
Healthy Conversations uses trained barbers as community health connectors. Sheena Butler said the program expanded from 10 to 20 participating barbers in year two and has documented more than 3,700 completed conversational…
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