Community Health Assessment resides in the Public Health Education
Division of the Dare County Department of Public Health. Community
Health Assessment is a core public health function which drives
local public health planning. The Healthy Carolinians process is
used to conduct the assessment in a comprehensive manner.
The process includes the formation of a community-based partnership
to steer the process. Lead Health Educator, India Foy, serves as
Coordinator of Healthy Carolinians of the Outer Banks (HCOB).
HCOB is a partnership of over 30 local organizations working toward
a healthier Dare County. Since completing a thorough community
health assessment in 2000, HCOB is now mobilized into Task Forces to
combat community health problems.
