Partnerships RICHES Toolkit The RICHES network consists of community-based organizations throughout North Carolina that work to improve women’s health in many capacities—from local health departments to HIV/AIDS providers, to substance abuse treatment programs, to teen pregnancy reduction initiatives.
Be sure to visit both the RICHES map, which consists of county by county demographics and RICHES network representatives, as well as this online toolkit for resources that may be beneficial in improving the health of women you serve.
Attention: If you notice any discrepancies on any RICHES pages, (broken links, incorrect information, etc.) please contact
State Center for Health Statistics - SCHS is responsible for data collection, health- related research, production of reports, and maintenance of a comprehensive collection of health statistics.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - BRFSS is a random telephone survey of state residents aged 18 and older on a variety of health behaviors and preventive health practices related to the leading causes of death and disability such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and injuries.
CHAMP - Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Program The CHAMP survey measures the health characteristics and behaviors of children, ages 0 to 17.
Minority Health Report Cards for: Latinos (Dec 2006); African Americans (April 2005) and American Indian (Feb 2005) - Created by the Center for Health Statistics and Office of MInority Health and Health Disparities. The purpose of the report is to present basic health facts about minority groups in NC in the areas of mortality, chronic diseases, HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, health risk factors, access to health care, quality of life, maternal and infant health, and child and adolescent health.
NC Women's Health Report Card - Created by the Center for Women's Health Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
PRAMS - Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System - North Carolina PRAMS, is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiative to reduce infant mortality and low birthweight. The PRAMS survey is sent to a sample of women, several months after giving birth, and collects data on maternal attitudes and experiences prior to, during, and immediately after pregnancy.
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Report Card - This useful tool shows at a glance the leading health indicators for broad racial and ethnic population groups for NC, supporting data for those health indicators, and a letter grade that ranks the health status of those groups. This report card is put together to inform and help guide those with the will to eliminate health disparities.
2008 STD/HIV Surveillance Report - This report includes summary tables of surveillance reports and other information for syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV and AIDS.
Who is providing women's health services in your area? Who is at risk in your county? Find women's health data, indicators of health, demographics and resources in your community.
Statewide Organizations
Comprehensive resource list of your best women's health contacts across the state of North Carolina.
CARE-LINE - This is the NC Department of Health and Human Services' toll-free information and referral telephone service. Trained telephone specialists provide information and referrals regarding human services in government and non-profit agencies.
NC Association of Community Development Corporations - The association enhances community development corporations (CDCs) in their role of creating prosperous communities for the long term. May have good ideas for collaborations and starting projects.
NC Center for Nonprofits - The NC Center for Nonprofits is an excellent source for all topics related to nonprofits. Consult their website for trainings and seminars, grant opportunities, publications, networking and other helpful resources. Members are eligible for special privileges and discounts. Hosts an annual statewide conference in the fall.
NC Community Health Center Association - Local community health centers ensure that everyone has a place to go when they're sick and hurting, regardless of their ability to pay. These centers strive to serve their patients while remaining viable and responsive to community needs. Health centers join together to secure their common mission through the NC Community Health Center Association.
North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation (NCHSF) - The mission of the NCHSF is to reduce infant mortality (death) and morbidity (disability) and to improve the health of women and young children in the state. Coordinates statewide, bilingual public education campaigns, provides professional training and technical assistance and advised state and local policymakers. Distributes free educational material statewide (English and Spanish)
NCHSF Catalog
Audio/Visual samples on YouTube
RICHES Project PowerPoint Presentations (PDF format) - Serving Latinas in NC
NC Office on Disability and Health – Women’s Health
In the area of women’s health, NCODH works to promote access to breast healthcare and cancer screening for women with disabilities by 1) assisting healthcare providers and mammography technologists to provide accessible reproductive health services for women with disabilities thru training and accessibility reviews; 2) educating women with intellectual disabilities about reproductive health and breast cancer screening using the Women Be Healthy curriculum; and 3) improving access to sexual assault and domestic violence services for women with disabilities.
NC Prevention Partners - A leader in reducing preventable illness and early deaths in North Carolina from tobacco use, poor nutrition, physical activity and obesity.
Starting the Conversation Series - The "Starting the Conversation" series is a unique set of brief screening, counseling and referral tools to help healthcare professionals counsel their patients about healthy behavior changes, such as quitting tobacco, and managing blood pressure and cholesterol. All the materials, in English and Spanish, can be used in traditional healthcare settings, worksites, schools, churches, and other community settings.
NC Good Health Directory - The NC Good Health Directory is a comprehensive referral directory of statewide resources related to nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco cessation. Organized by county and city, the directory is a searchable database that includes information on healthcare providers, programs, hospitals, and clinics.
Healthy County Profile - Database that tracks county-level nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco cessation initiatives.
Preventive Benefits Profile - The Preventive Benefits Profile is a web-based profile of the preventive health insurance benefits offered by NC private and public health plans. Currently, NC Prevention Partners tracks counseling and medication benefits for tobacco use, physical activity, nutrition, obesity, hypertension and cholesterol management, diabetes, and pre-diabetes.
Healthy Hospital Initiative - The Healthy Hospital Initiative (HHI) helps hospitals establish 100% tobacco-free campuses, provide comprehensive cessation support, and build tobacco-free communities.
Prevention 1st Challenge - (site currently under construction) The Prevention 1st Challenge offers a unique set of tools to counties, businesses, and individuals to improve health. Prevention Audits and Prevention Report Cards allow participants to see how well their policies ad environments support healthful eating, physical activity, and tobacco-free lifestyles.
Prevention Rx - The Prevention Rx program is designed to help providers who want to talk about prevention with their patients but don't know how to get started. Prevention Rx workshops teach how to incorporate nutrition, physical activity, and quitting tobacco into patient care settings by establishing healthcare prevention systems.
Quit Now NC! - A statewide tobacco use cessation partnership that promotes awareness, develops resources, and conducts trainings to help people successfully quit smoking.
Zone Health - The Zone Health program provides technical assistance and resources to help schools assess their nutrition and physical activity environments and develop customized goals and objectives to improve the health of children in North Carolina.
Winner's Circle Healthy Dining - The Winner's Circle Healthy Dining program uses one consistent logo—a purple star with a gold fork—to identify healthy foods anywhere people eat away from home.
Prevent Child Abuse NC - Resources and training for agencies working with parents or communities to prevent child abuse.
Project Connect - Project CONNECT is part of the Carolina-Shaw Partnership. The purpose of the project is to encourage more involvement in research and help explain why certain groups of people are more at-risk for diseases and illnesses than others.
Women's Health Information Center - WHICH, located in the NC Women’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, organizes community seminars and classes that make getting the latest women's health information easy and fun. UNC Health Care medical experts present information on many women’s health topics.
Obesity/Healthy Weight
Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina - A statewide initiative in NC that promotes increased opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity wherever people live, learn, earn, play and pray.
Overeaters Anonymous - NC - Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating. Meetings can be found throughout NC.
Expanded Food and Nutrition Program - EFNEP - EFNEP helps adult participants learn skills and strategies to feed their family nutritious meals on a limited budget and improve their overall health. The skills also help families learn how to change behaviors that place them at risk for being overweight and the diseases associated with being overweight.
Tobacco Use/Smoking Cessation
NC Quitline - A free telephone quitline that provides one-on-one support for those ready to quit smoking.
Counseling from the Heart (DVD/video) (Part 1 0f 3)
This smoking cessation training video is for health and human service providers and community-based organizations who work with women to eliminate tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure.
Call the NC Division of Public Health (919-707-5700) for a copy of the DVD.
Guide for Counseling Women Who Smoke, 2008 edition (Under Manuals)
This newly revised guide includes updated facts, information and resources. It continues to recommend use of the 5A's – a best practice model which has proven to be the most effective approach to counseling women who smoke. This guide serves as a resource and companion piece to the Counseling from the Heart DVD for those providing smoking cessation counseling.
Pregnancy and Pre-pregnancy
Preconception Screening and Assessment Tools - This report identifies and links to existing preconception assessment tools that can be used by organizations and individuals in the field.
Horizons Program - (919) 966-9803
4000 East Roberson Street, Carrboro, NC 27510
Get Folic - The NC Folic Acid Council promotes the benefits and consumption of folic acid by raising awareness and encouraging behavior change for the public, health care professionals and community agencies through fully integrated educational and media campaigns.
Cancer
Breast Cancer Resource Directory of NC - The Breast Cancer Resource Directory of North Carolina is a joint project between Women Helping Women, the North Carolina Institute of Public Health and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The directory provides free comprehensive information, support and resources.
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control programs (BCCCP) located in many local health departments
Supplemental Cardiovascular Disease projects (Wisewoman Projects). Contact your health department for more information.
Resources for Working with Latinos
Serving Latinas? Need culturally competent resources? Here's information to help you better serve your Spanish-speaking clients and patients.
Latino Resource Guide - The 2008 Network Spanish-Speaking Therapists and Counselors and Community-Support Professionals in Wake County.
National Alliance for Hispanic Health - The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is the premier science-based organization focusing on Hispanic Health.
Ipas - Ipas is an international organization that works around the world to increase women's ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights, and to reduce abortion-related deaths and injuries. Ipas has publications in both Spanish and English. Some publications are listed here.
El Pueblo, Inc. - Statewide advocacy and public policy organization dedicated to strengthening the Latino community. This mission is accomplished through leadership development, proactive and direct advocacy, education, and promotion of cross-cultural understanding in partnerships at the local, state, and national levels. Has health programs including teen smoking prevention and lay health advisors.
Comunidad - Communidad works towards the well-being of the Latino community in Alamance County, North Carolina. Services include information and referral, translation and interpretation, assistance with accessing local services, and advocacy. Provides health information through its newsletter.
El Centro Comunitario of the Latino Advocacy Coalition -
LAC promotes participation and leadership in community projects and on local boards, and publishes and distributes nearly 2,000 copies of El Contacto, Henderson County's monthly Spanish-language newsletter.
El Centro Hispano - A grassroots community based organization dedicated to strengthening the Latino community and improving the quality of life of Latino residents in Durham, North Carolina, and the surrounding area.
El Vínculo Hispano - Fosters cultural understanding between Latino/as and other residents of Chatham County, and to empower Hispanics to overcome the challenges they face as immigrants and find their voice in the community.
Latin American Coalition - The Latin American Coalition is dedicated to serving Mecklenburg County's 75,000 Hispanic families with the services that allow them to overcome language, economic, educational and cultural barriers while offering the wider community opportunities to learn about and connect with the Latino population.
Mi Casa Su Casa - Serves the Hispanic/Latino community of Charlotte/Mecklenburg by promoting self-sufficiency and community empowerment. Email: info@micasasucasactr.org
National Resources
Favorite picks for national resources.
African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network (AACORN) - AACORN is a collaboration of U.S. researchers, scholars-in-training and community-based research partners dedicated to improving the quality and quantity of research to address weight related health issues in African American communities. Includes research about healthful eating and physical activity, prevention of weight gain and weight loss and maintenance.
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs -
This link will take you to the Association's resource bank, a one-stop source for several tools supporting the improvement of child and maternal health.
Healthy People 2010 - Healthy People 2010 provides a framework for disease prevention for the U.S. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.
Institute of Medicine - Part of the National Academy of Science, the Institute of Medicine provides unbiased, evidence-based, and authoritative information and advice concerning health and science policy to policy-makers, professionals, leaders in every sector of society, and the public at large.
Kaiser Family Foundation - A national source of state health data. Health topics are broken down by state.
MedlinePlus - Authoritative, up-to-date health information from the National Library of Medicine in English and Spanish; prescription & non-prescription drug information; health tutorials in Spanish - vocabulary and listening skills. Spanish site
National Cancer Institute - The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. Spanish site
National Health Information Center - The Center is a health information referral service. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. NHIC was established by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. One of its publications is the yearly National Health Observances.
National Health Observances – 2010 - A list of all the national health observances that are devoted to promoting particular health concerns. Health professionals, teachers, community groups, and others can use these special times to sponsor health promotion events, stimulate awareness of health risks, or focus on disease prevention.
PubMed - U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journals.
US Census Bureau - State and County quick facts – people, economy, geography.
Minority Health
Health of Minority Women - Site includes National Women's Health Indicators database with comparative data for counties in all 50 states.
National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University - The mission of the Center is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems.
National Office of Minority Health - The Office works to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. Spanish Site
National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities - The National Resource Center is the nation's first online clearinghouse and information exchange portal designed to facilitate communication, networking and collaboration to improve preparedness, build resilience and eliminate disparities for racially and ethnically diverse communities in public health emergencies.
HIV/AIDS Information
AIDS Action Council - A national organization dedicated to the development, analysis, cultivation, and encouragement of sound policies and programs in response to the HIV epidemic.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation -
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the nation's largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care. It offers cutting-edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability to pay, to more than 27,000 people in the United States, Africa, Central America and Asia.
AIDS Info - Offers information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research Spanish site
Black AIDS Institute - The Black AIDS Institute is the first Black HIV/AIDS policy center dedicated to reducing HIV/AIDS health disparities by mobilizing Black institutions and individuals in efforts to confront the epidemic in their communities.
CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) -
NPIN is the U.S. reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB). NPIN produces, collects, catalogs, processes, stocks, and disseminates materials and information on HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB to organizations and people working in those disease fields in international, national, state, and local settings. Spanish Site
National AIDS Fund - The National AIDS Fund was founded in 1988 to reduce the incidence and impact of HIV/AIDS by promoting leadership and generating resources for effective community responses to the epidemic. Note: Typically, National AIDS Fund grantmaking is conducted through its growing network of community partnerships and is not provided directly to agencies providing services, except in cases of special initiatives.
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention - As a part of its overall public health mission, CDC provides leadership in helping control the HIV/AIDS epidemic by working with community, state, national, and international partners in surveillance, research, and prevention and evaluation activities. Spanish Site
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - The NICHD supports and conducts research related to HIV/AIDS in specific groups of people, including pregnant and non-pregnant women, infants and children, and adolescents and young adults.
National Minority AID Council - The National Minority AIDS Council has helped develop leadership in communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS since 1987.
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center -
The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) helps organizations that serve Native communities to plan, develop and manage HIV/AIDS prevention, intervention, care and treatment programs.
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The purpose of this annual day is to raise awareness of the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls and encourage women and girls to take action. Resources available.
UNAIDS - An innovative joint venture of the United Nations family, bringing together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organizations to help the world prevent new HIV infections, care for people living with HIV, and mitigate the impact
of the epidemic. Spanish Site
Grants/Funding Sources
Funding opportunities for communitiy-based organizations that serve women and families in North Carolina.
North Carolina Funders
Adolescent Parenting Program - Funding: Programs that help teens avoid secondary pregnancies, stay in school, care for their child. Funding: There are no grant opportunities at this time. Application: The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives issues requests for applications annually. To be added to the mailing list to receive the next announcement of requests, please call (919) 707-5700.
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program - Funding: Programs that educate teens on pregnancy prevention. Funding: There are no grant opportunities at this time. Application: The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives issues requests for applications annually. To be added to the mailing list to receive the next announcement of requests, please call (919) 707-5700.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC Foundation - Funding: Grants that improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians. Program has different areas of focus - see web site. Funds Available: Varies - see web site. Requirements: Must be 501(c)(3) to apply. Application: New grant cycle process. See web site for further details.
The Duke Endowment - Funding: Private foundation serving NC and SC by supporting programs of higher education, health care, children's welfare, and spiritual life.
Eat Smart, Move More NC Community Grants - Funding: Local communities addressing nutrition, physical activity, overweight and obesity.
Application: See web site for further details.
Foundation For The Carolinas - Funding: Community Foundation helps individuals, families, and nonprofits make a positive impact on their communities.
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation - Funding: Programs for the advancement of education, science, and health. Funds Available: see web site for further details. Requirements: Must be 501(c)(3) to apply.
Application
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation: The Ribbon of Hope mini-grant program
Funding: These grants will support activities that establish or expand local programs in health, science, and education to serve identified needs of local communities. Nonprofits with proposals pertaining to mental health (prevention, intervention or support), adult literacy, student mentoring and hands-on science activities are encouraged to apply as are collaborative partnerships between several community-based organizations. Funds Available: Over the next three years the Foundation will award mini-grants of $25,000 to NC community-based nonprofit 501(c ) (3 ) organizations. Application: See web site for further details.
Health and Wellness Trust Fund - Teen Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Initiative Phase IV. Funding: Funding: Provide funding to programs and initiatives that center on the research, education, prevention and treatment of health problems in North Carolina. Funds Available:Receive a notification when HWTF releases a request for proposals. Application: See web site for further details.
John Rex Endowment - Funding: Supports projects that promote health, improve access to health care and increase the quality of care for children and youth in Wake County. Funds Available: Varies - see web site. Requirements: Respond to RFP - see web site. Funding Process
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust - Funding: Grants that will further improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians, with specific target areas. Funds Available: varies - see web site. Requirements: Must be 501(c)(3) to apply.
Application
March of Dimes (MOD) - Funding: Community Grants program for improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Funds Available: For more information please visit their website or contact Donna Gentry at dlgentry@marchofdimes.com or 704-377-2009. Application See web site for further details.
NC Division of Public Health-Healthy Beginnings - No new funding until 2011; only renewals.
National Funds
The Chatlos Foundation, Inc. - Funding: Areas of interest include medical and social concerns. Funds Available: $10,000 or less (on an initial basis)
Serves all states. Requirements: Only nonprofits based in the US and are recognized as tax exempt by the IRS are eligible. Application: See web site for further details
CERES Foundation - Funding: Programs that seek to make permanent improvements in people's lives through short-term interventions.
Serves several states; NC, SC, and VA included. Funds Available: Grants are given throughout the year and applications may be sent at any time. However, their year ends in November. For further details, please contact Ceresmd@comcast.net.
CIGNA Foundation - Funding: Addresses health and well-being of individuals, families and communities in five core areas.
Serves all states.
Commonwealth Fund - Funding: Supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. Serves all states. Funds Available: See web site for further details.
Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation - Funding: Relevant program areas: health associations and hospitals. Funds Available: Between $5,000 and $50,000
Serves CA, FL, NC Application Due Date: Open
James L. Knight Foundation Community - Funding: Focus on issues related to children and families, civic participation, educational opportunities.
Serves all states; in NC only serves Charlotte area. Application Due Date: Open
Susan G. Komen Foundation - Funding: Saving lives and ending breast cancer; has different areas of focus - see website. Funds Available: Varies. Requirements: Fill out mailing info on website to get application. Application Due Date: Varies for each focus Application: Differs by Affiliate - check web site for local Affiliate.
The Lawrence Foundation - Funding: Provides contributions/grants to organizations that are working to address educational, environmental, health and other issues. Serves all states. Funds Available: Grants are awarded twice a year. Please see web site for further details.
Robert Wood Johnson - Funding: Mission is to improve the health and health care of all Americans.
Serves all states Requirements: RWJ does not accept unsolicited proposals.
Women Helping Others (WHO) Foundation - Funding: Supports grass-roots charities serving the overlooked health and social service needs of women and children in the US. Serves all states. Funds Available: See web site for further details.
organizations throughout North Carolina that work to improve women’s health in many capacities—from local health departments to HIV/AIDS providers, to substance abuse treatment programs, to teen pregnancy reduction initiatives. 
State Center for Health Statistics
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