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Healthy North Carolina 2020: A Better State of Health

Success Stories

Below are some success stories of groups and individuals across the state working to achieve Healthy NC 2020 objectives from each of the 13 focus areas.

Cardiovascular Disease

N.C. Heart Attack Rates Down Since Passage of Smoke-Free Law

Infant Mortality

North Carolina’s Infant Mortality Rate Lowest In Recorded History: Marked Improvement Among African American Births

Injury

Injury and Violence – Reducing Unintentional Poisonings: A Success Story in Progress (PDF, 185 KB)

Physical Activity and Nutrition

• A Mini Youth Farmer’s Market Takes to the Road Through NC Fruits & Veggies Mini Grant and Creative Vision of Lee County 4-H and Cooperative Extension Agents (PDF, 1 MB)
• Bringing a New Mini Mobile Farmer’s Market to the People Through NC Fruits & Veggies Mini Grant Creates Easier Access for WIC Participants (PDF, 162 KB)
• Elementary School Garden in Belmont Feeds the Mind and the Body Through NC Fruits and Veggies Mini Grant (PDF, 226 KB)
• H.E.A.L.E.D./S.P.E.E.E.D. Community Garden Offers Opportunities Beyond Planting and Harvesting Local Organic Produce Through NC Fruits & Veggies Mini Grant (PDF, 1 MB)