Health Programs

WISEWOMAN

The North Carolina Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (NC BCCCP) provides free or low-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and follow-up to eligible women in North Carolina who are between ages 40 - 64 for breast screening services and 21 - 64 for cervical screening services. Services include: clinical breast exams; screening mammograms; pap tests; diagnostic procedures (diagnostic mammograms, ultrasounds, colposcopies, breast and cervical biopsies); and medical consultations to eligible women. For more information, contact Sampson County Health Department at (910) 592-1131.

Breast & Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP)

Diabetes Self-Management Education & Support

Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) is designed for patients diagnosed with diabetes that need formal diabetes education. Patients receive information on monitoring, meal planning, medications, complications, physical activity and stress management. Diabetes education is offered by Sampson County Health Department. For more information about the program, contact Sampson County Health Department at (910) 592-1131.

Health Programs

NC Cooperative Extension Health & Wellness

The Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) Project provides cardiovascular disease screening, intervention, counseling and referral services to BCCCP enrolled women. WISEWOMAN’s mission is to provide low-income, underinsured, or uninsured 40- to 64-year old women with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to improve their diet, physical activity, and other life habits to prevent, delay, or control cardiovascular and other chronic diseases. For more information, contact Sampson County Health Department at (910) 592-1131.

Partnering Agencies

NC Cooperative Extension has a variety of health and wellness programs available for the public. These include nutrition education, label reading, hands-on cooking, shopping smart, diabetes education and more. We serve ages 5 and up, with youth programs in the schools, adult cooking workshops, and nutrition education at our local senior centers. For more information on what programs are currently being offered, or to be notified of upcoming programs, email Sydney Knowles, Family & Consumer Sciences Agent, at sydney_knowles@ncsu.edu or call the office at (910) 592-7161.

Academic Abundance, Inc.
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Clinton City Schools

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Clinton Recreation & Parks

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Eastpointe MCO

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NC Tobacco
Prevention & Control Branch

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Sampson Community College

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Sampson County
Cooperative Extension