title: Two North Carolina public health departments taking steps toward sustainable communities.
abstract: Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant funding, provided to the state through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 2010, is aimed at impacting obesity. This has enabled 2 local health departments-Pitt County and the Appalachian District-to make broad, sustainable environmental changes that foster improvements in health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Pitt County Health Department, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. jhmorrow@pittcountync.gov
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Morrow
authors.forename: Beth G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Lovette
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D011635:Public Health Administration; D011640:Public Policy