FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: November 14, 2007
Contact:
Vivian Muzyk
(919) 828-1819
N.C. Healthy Start Foundation Announces New First Step Campaign Coordinator
Terry Alston Jones Joins Effort to Reduce Infant Mortality and Improve Women's Health
(Raleigh, NC) – The North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation announces the appointment of Terry Alston Jones as the First Step Campaign Coordinator.
Jones is the former Healthy Carolinians Partnership Coordinator for the Granville-Vance District Health Department where she worked with the Steering Committee in fulfilling and completing all Healthy Carolinians certifications and re-certification requirements. She has also taught in Warren County Schools, and was the Parenting Education Coordinator for the NC Cooperative Extension in Vance County.
As the newly appointed First Step Campaign Coordinator, Jones will support the Foundation's mission by promoting women's health before, during and after pregnancy. She will also work to reduce infant death, illness and disability across the state through the development of educational materials and trainings.
"I am looking forward to being a vital player on the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation Team as the First Step Campaign Coordinator," Jones said. "I am extremely passionate about helping to strengthen families in North Carolina."
Janice Freedman, the Foundation's Executive Director, said Jones will be a valuable asset to the organization. "We are delighted to be able to draw upon the talents and experience of Terry Alston Jones," Freedman said. "She is dedicated to our mission, and her knowledge of community organizations will be valuable in helping us improve the health and well-being of women and infants across North Carolina."
Jones lives in Warren County with her husband and two children.
The N.C. Healthy Start Foundation, a
nonprofit organization established in 1990, conducts
ongoing public education campaigns, advises state and
local policy makers, and provides technical assistance
and professional training focused on reducing infant
death and illness and improving the health of women
and young children in N.C.
