TriCounty Health Department has teamed up with Mountainlands Family Health Center to implement a program through the Million Hearts Coalition. Over the past five years, shares TriCounty Health, Million Hearts Coalition has awarded money to implement efforts for healthy hearts and healthy living and the TriCounty Health Promotion team is working alongside Mountainlands to utilize the funds which amounts to $4,000 dollars to benefit the community. “We are pleased to be involved and be part of a great initiative,” shares Alicia Wilkins, Mountainlands Clinic Manager, who says the tobacco cessation portion of the initiative was highly successful in the dental clinic and the blood pressure initiative was successful in the medical clinic. Wilkins is looking forward to a new year and new initiative to focus on diabetic care and prevention, including early detection and education.
