Union County, Union County Public Schools Latino Outreach, and Novant Health have partnered to provide  mammogram screenings for Latino women on a quarterly basis. Classes and registration are required and are in Spanish. For additional information, contact Liz Trevino.

The Union County WIC Program hosts a monthly breastfeeding support group in collaboration with the QC BEANS. A lactation consultant and breastfeeding peer counselors are present and cover topics such as latching, positioning, baby cues and behavior, growth spurts, returning to work/school, and other breastfeeding concerns. The support group is held the last Wednesday of each month from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. in the WIC area of the Human Services building.

To contact our breastfeeding support program, call 704-296-4899. You can also learn more about breastfeeding by visiting our WIC page.

The North Carolina Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) provides free or low-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and follow-up to eligible women.

BCCCP is here to help women ages 40 to 64 who are financially eligible to receive preventive health services which include:

• Breast exam
• Mammogram
• Pap smear
• Education
• Referral

Appointments for the Union County BCCCP Clinic are currently available on Monday mornings.

To schedule an appointment, call 704-296-4423, or visit our Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program page.

Child Care Health Consultants offer expert information, resources and referrals to local child care providers. Through onsite and telephone consultation, health education and technical assistance, CCHCs work with individual child care facilities to help create environments that best support the healthy growth and development of young children.

 CCHC’s partner with child care providers to:

• Assess health and safety needs and practices in the child care facility. Work with the Center to help achieve their goals.
• Develop strategies for inclusion of children with special health care needs.
• Establish and review health policies and procedures.
• Manage and prevent injuries and infectious diseases.
• Review immunization records.
• Connect families with community health resources and medical homes.
• Provide health education and training for staff members, families and children.
• Interpret NC Child Care Rules and National Health and Safety Performance Standards to provide guidance to child care programs.
• CCHCs are not responsible for regulating child care facilities.

(Information adapted from NC Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center website)

For questions, or to request technical assistance, or guidance, contact: Fran Hoover, RN, BSN at 704-282-5058, Child Care Health Consultant (CCHC).

What is Health Equity?

There are several definitions for health equity, but the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) provides the following definition:

“Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be healthier. This requires removing obstacles to health such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences, including powerlessness and lack of access to good jobs with fair pay, quality education and housing, safe environments, and health care.”

What are CLAS Standards?

CLAS refers to health services that are culturally and linguistically appropriate.

Learn More about CLAS Standards

With support and resources from the NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (OMHHD), Union County has formed a working collaborative group designed “to bridge the health status gap between racial/ethnic minorities and the general population, and advocate for policies and programs that improve access to public health services for underserved populations.”

To learn more about how to get involved with our Health Equity Group, contact Crystal Robinson at 704-296-4489.

Union County Public Health and the Community Support & Outreach Division have partnered with Cabarrus Health Alliance to bring a Pre-Diabetes Prevention program to our county.

We will be providing Journey to a Healthier Me, using Prevent T2, an evidence-based diabetes prevention program and encourage anyone who believes they are at-risk for diabetes or pre-diabetes to join us. If you have pre-diabetes or other risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes, it’s time to take charge of your health. There’s no time like the present to get healthier and on the right path to avoid this chronic disease!

This is a FREE program for all participants!

This lifestyle change intervention program can help you make lasting changes to reduce your risk of Type 2 diabetes. Prevent T2 is part of the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

With the Prevent T2 you get:

• A CDC approved curriculum
• The skills you need to lose weight, be more physically active, and manage stress
• A trained lifestyle coach to guide and encourage you
• Support from other participants with the same goals as you!
• Incentives and rewards such as T-shirts, digital food scales, fitness trackers, exercise DVDs, water bottles, cooking classes & more!

Call 704-296-4489 or email Crystal Chambers to learn more, and see if you’re eligible for this program.

Union County Health Promotions staff are committed to increasing education and awareness of the harmful effects of illegal and harmful substances that can lead to poisoning, accidental overdoses and preventable deaths and injuries.

Union County Health Promotions staff are involved with several community initiatives to educate the community on the harmful, long-lasting effects of tobacco, e-cigarettes and vaping. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance and found in most forms of tobacco inhalants.  

The rising numbers of our youth using e-cigarettes or vaping products is alarming. We are currently partnering with our local schools to educate students, parents and the community on the highly addictive and harmful substances in these products that are easily obtained by our youth today. We also want the community to be aware of the resources available to them that encourage tobacco cessation.