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• Reviews financial status and develops a proposed budget to be presented Committee on Practice and Education annually. North Carolina (COPE) Association of • Assess practice and Wellness needed in local health departments. Public Health Nurse Determine the extent to which public • Responsible for identifying problems health nursing practice fulfills legal encountered in developing, implementing, Administrators mandates and assures efficient, and assuring quality of Community Health effective delivery of services. programs in local health departments, communicating needs and sharing information to help problem solve and improve community health programs.

• Responsible for identifying problems encountered in developing, implementing and assuring quality of Women’s and Children’s Health epidemiology programs in local health • Responsible for identifying problems departments, being knowledgeable of encountered in developing, implementing all epidemiology issues and sharing and assuring quality of WCH programs in information to improve epidemiology local health departments, communicating COMMITTEES programs. needs and sharing information to help Program/Arrangements problem solve and improve WCH Resolution/History/Awards Bylaws/Handbook programs. Nominating/Membership Legislative Personnel Elizabeth S. Holley Public Health Nurse Scholarship If you are interested in serving contact: Committee on Practice and Education (COPE) Epidemiology Joy Armstrong at Finance Community Health and Wellness [email protected] Women’s and Children’s Health

Committees Membership Nominating/Membership • The N.C. Association of Public Health • The success of the association depends • Solicit members to serve on the various largely on the active participation of its Nurse Administrators consists of RN’s committees and encourage active members. The committees listed work to in leadership or administrative roles membership responsible for public health and support the association, LHD’s and academia programs. nurses. To enhance your public health career, leadership skills and networking Legislative opportunities you should consider Purpose serving on a committee • Stays abreast of the legislative activities • To improve the quality, quantity, and informing membership of pending comprehensiveness and continuity of legislation, and stimulates active public health nursing care provided by Program/Arrangements the local health departments in concert involvement. with current trends and Responsible for planning and organizing public health nursing practice. the Annual Conference. Personnel Objectives Resolution/History/Awards • To meet annually to provide • Solicits input regarding nursing • Prepares resolutions from any regional membership a medium for continuing classification from all levels of Public group or individual member that education and peer exchange Health Nursing Personnel and recognizes outstanding public health • To establish and maintain effective comparing functions, levels, salaries service. communication and coordination and responsibilities of nursing between and among local public health Bylaws/Handbook agencies, North Carolina Department of personnel across North Carolina and other states. Health and Human Services (DHHS), • Responsible for reviewing, updating and Health Directors Association, academia making changes to Bylaws/Handbook and other agencies interested in promoting health. annually. Elizabeth S. Holley Public Health Nurse • To appraise the membership of the le- gal, legislative and professional actions Scholarship which impact on or pertain to public • Publicizes scholarship and past health nurses in North Carolina recipients, encourages contributions • To actively support the professional and nominations for future recipients. status of public health nurses in North Carolina