Pitt Partners for Health

Kristen Brooks, MA, CHES, R.H.Ed. PPH Coordinator

Established in 1995 Hospital based coordinator since

partnership began Long-standing relationship/collaboration

between hospital (Vidant Medical Center/formerly PCMH), Pitt County Public Health Center (local health department), and Brody School of Medicine/East Carolina University

History of PPH

Most recent CHNA conducted in 2015 3 Priority Areas selected:

◦Access to Care◦Chronic Disease◦Nutrition and Physical Activity

Health Priorities

Farmer’s Market Nutrition Education Program◦ Been in place for over 10 years; runs May-August

each year ◦ Partnership with local farmers at the market to

encourage sampling of fresh fruits/vegetables◦ Samples and healthy recipes given out ◦ Grant funding (~$4000 per year) to pay for a part

time coordinator, handouts, and recipe ingredients (produce donated by local farmers)

Success Story- Nutrition

Farmer’s Market Nutrition Education Program Coordinator works with local farmers on a weekly

basis to determine the produce to be featured. A healthy recipe is planned using a

fruit/vegetable that is in season. ~150 samples are given out each week and an

average of about 3000 samples are given out over the course of the summer.

Success Story- Nutrition

Success Story - Nutrition

Success Story- Nutrition

Questions? Thank you!