Fighting Childhood Obesity
This episode from UNC-TV's North Carolina Now has Jeff Smith's Healthy Kids, Healthy Lives series which covers issues related to Western North Carolina where various groups are coming together to combat obesity in WNC Schools.
Episode date Tuesday, November 29 on PBS. See more from NC NOW.
Rutherford Childhood Obesity Prevention
In August 2011, the Rutherford Polk McDowell (RPM) District Health Department Health Director was asked by the McNair Foundation to facilitate a discussion about childhood obesity in Rutherford County, N.C. A group of approximately twenty community leaders and interested human service agency providers and county residents began meeting monthly in September 2011 to discuss and assess childhood obesity in Rutherford County. The group became known as the Rutherford County Healthy Children's Collaborative with their focus being childhood obesity prevention.
To view the Rutherford Childhood Obesity Prevention Presentation click here. 
To view the Final Report click here.
McDowell County Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Task Force
The Rutherford Polk McDowell Health District Board of Health authorized the formation of the McDowell County Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Task Force in September 2010 and charged the Task Force with developing recommendations to address teenage pregnancy in the county. Members for Task Force were recruited from across the county and represented a diverse group of agencies, programs and community volunteers. The Task Force held its first meeting in October 2010 and completed its work in June 2011.
To read the full summary, please click here.
To review the results of the Task Force Survey click here.
