Vidant North Hospital announced funding for 12 community organizations to improve the health of the community. 

Each Vidant hospital has its own grants program designed to meet local needs identified by the Community Health Needs Assessments that are conducted in partnership with county health departments. 

Vidant North grants program focus areas designated by the Community Health Needs Assessment performed in 2019 included:

Access to Care and Services (includes Transportation)

Healthy Lifestyles (Nutrition, Food Security, Physical Activity, Obesity and
Chronic Disease Prevention/Management)

Behavioral Health

Substance Use/Misuse

Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Health

The organizations and programs selected include:

Vidant’s commitment to improving the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina includes helping people take better care of themselves before needing to be hospitalized. 

“We’re happy to meet the health needs of our community and provide funding that will go toward improving the health and wellness of our area,” said Betsy Morris, Vidant North grant program liaison. 

Each hospital has a grants review committee made up of medical professionals and hospital leaders or community benefit staff, as well as representatives from the health department, local health coalition — such as Healthy Carolinians Partnership — and community members.

“Here at Vidant North, we worked with our president, Will Mahone and chairman of our foundation, Dr. Chris Lehman, to develop a strong grassroots committee of true community leaders to help implement the funding,” said Morris. “We are pleased to award these wonderful organizations with funding and we look forward to seeing the impact it will have on the health of our community.”