Health Promotion and Education Services

Health Promotion and Education Services provide prevention strategies in worksites, schools, and community settings. Our professional Community Health Educators encourage and promote healthy lifestyles by providing education, training, consultation, and support for healthy behaviors. Health Educators also coordinate programs and provide technical assistance in implementing community health standards and policies.

We are dedicated to prevention and the belief in educating and encouraging residents to learn more about their own health to maintain healthy and productive lifestyles. Examples include serving on local committees and coalitions that address smoke-free environments, promoting the development of walkways and trails, and advocating for healthier food options in schools and the community.

Our purpose is to promote change in policies and the environment that will encourage local citizens to make healthier lifestyle choices.

Policy and environmental changes mainly focus on ways to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and encourage smoking prevention and cessation.

Some examples of how our Health Promotion / Health Education Programs have been at work in Surry County:

                        Youth Tobacco Use Prevention                            Community Health Assessment

                        College Tobacco Use Prevention                          Health-Related Education Classes

                        School Health Education and Programs                Smoke Free Restaurant Campaign

                        Worksite Wellness “Go For the Green”                 Grant Writing to secure additional funds for programs and staff

                        Healthy Surry Task Force                                    Healthy Hospital Initiative (Tobacco-Free)

                        Health Fairs                                                       Work with community groups to enable them to address health-                                                                                           related concerns

Our Health Promotion / Health Education Team consists of:
(To reach one of the staff via email, simply click on the desired name)

Celena E. Watson, MPH, CHES       Health Promotion Supervisor

Brooke Worsley, BS                         Employee Wellness / Healthy Carolinians Coordinator

Kristy Slate,  MA                              Tobacco Free Coordinator

Amanda Stamper, BS                       School Health Educator

Other Health Educators on staff:

Bryan Belcher, MPH, CHES             Diabetes Today Coordinator

Heather Bode, BS                            Smart Start Consultant