Community Health Coalition, Inc. Reaching Out to Community During Pandemic

Durham, NC – Community Health Coalition (CHC), a non-profit with the mission to reduce health disparities for over 30 years, is reaching out to the Durham community during COVID 19 pandemic with a number of initiatives.  

In partnership with The Palace International, End Hunger Durham, Southern Harvest, and Durham Soup, CHC has been delivering free catered food, facial masks and preventive/educational materials to combat the spread of COVID 19 to over 2000 community residents and church members.  Very shortly, thanks to the support of NC MedAssist, CHC will start delivering family packs of Over-The-Counter (OTC) medication along with some children specific packs.

CHC has delivered: 

• Hot lunches to 260 Lincoln Community Health Workers
• Hot 100 dinner meals to McDougald Terrace, a Durham housing community
• Hot dinner meals to Senior housing communities, including Morning Glory, Hosiery Mills, Moreene Road
• 800 hot meals to Refiners, Mt. Level, New Bethel, Kyles Temple, Gathering Common Unity, and Porch Ministry church communities

  

Information on how to prevent and/or stop the spread of this disease has been distributed by CHC throughout the community via social media, e-blasts, the CHC’s April Health Tip newsletter, and when distributing food.  The information stresses:

• Washing hands for 20 seconds
• Social distancing or remaining at least 6 feet away from people
• Abstaining from touching eyes, nose and mouth
• Staying home as much as possible
• Wearing protective face covering
• Cleaning and disinfecting house surfaces as much as possible
• Covering coughs and sneezes
• Knowing the Symptoms (fever, dry cough, diarrhea, loss of taste or sense of smell, pink eye or sore throat, perfuse night sweats, body aches, and fatigue)
• Knowing where to call or go for help if you have trouble breathing, are confused, or have chest pains or pressure, bluish lips and/or face – Call NC COVID 19 hotline 886-467-3821 or Duke Health COVID 19 hotline 919-385-0429 or Durham County Health Department

The Community Health Coalition motto for years has been, “A Healthy Durham Include You.”  This motto is truer now than ever before!  We are all in this together.  

Community Health Coalition (CHC) reaching out to the Durham community during COVID 19 pandemic:

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