NC FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES INITIATIVES

Communications

The North Carolina Communications network connects health communicators across counties to improve their ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and timely with their communities.

We believe that an innovative and collaborative approach to health communication can strengthen health outcomes across our state.

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Communications Initiative

Short Course

Resource Hub

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Regional Communications Collaboratives

Join a regional collaborative, where you can engage with other health communicators in nearby counties to share valuable resources, learn best practices, and promote effective public health campaigns.

Get Involved

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Health Communications Short Course

Join our virtual short course focused on fundamental practices and emerging topics affecting statewide health communicators. Each session provides opportunities to hear from experts, share resources, and network among other public health departments.

Short Course Resources

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Online Communications Resource Hub

Access and contribute to our online communications resource hub – including a searchable database of how-to documents, training and tutorial resources, best practices, and more!

Check out the Hub

Health Communications Campaign Support

Test and share messaging in your community by using Arclet resources or leveraging high-impact stories – and gain insights into strategies and best practices for implementing effective public health campaigns.

Arclet Website

North Carolina Public Health Photo Library

With the cooperation of eight public health departments and the collaboration with our photography partners, we have compiled a library of over 2,000 images of public health workers in our state. These are free to use for any public health employee or anyone communicating about public health.

NC Public Health Photo Library

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Public Health
Success Stories

Have a success story or know a colleague who does?

Let's chat about how to highlight your work statewide! We’re gathering stories of communications initiatives and successes from state and local health departments.