Million Hearts Initiative

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is launching the Million Hearts Initiative with a focus on community outreach, cholesterol management, blood pressure management and tobacco cessation.

According to the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment, heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the region.

Every 36 seconds, an adult in the United States dies from heart disease. These are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, and friends—all gone because of a disease that is largely preventable.

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is joining the Million Hearts® campaign to help save lives and protect lives impacted by heart disease and stroke. Million Hearts® is a national initiative co-led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Million Hearts has a goal of preventing one million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years. Million Hearts® prioritized strategies for building healthy communities and optimizing care through a committed focus on specific populations experiencing inequities. A 20% improvement in key indicators would translate to one million fewer events over a five-year period.

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Richmond County 

St. Peter’s Holiness Church
2181 Main Street
Ellerbe, NC

Dobbins Heights Town Hall
172 Earle Franklin Dr
Dobbins Heights, NC 

Hamlet Senior Center
102 Veterans Drive
Hamlet, NC 28345

St. Mary’s Holiness Church
178 Channie McManus Rd
Dobbins Heights, NC

Dobbins Heights Community Center
222 Earle Franklin Rd
Hamlet, NC 

Montgomery County

Miracle Temple
131 Hillview Street
Candor, NC 

Belford Baptist
925 Windblow Rd
Jackson Springs, NC 

Brutonville Community Center
112 Brutonville School Rd
Candor, NC 

Love Conquers
1340 Albemarle Rd
Troy, NC 

True Worship Ministries
2125 NC-24
Biscoe, NC 

Montgomery County Schools
For staff only
(All schools and central office)

Snow Hill Missionary Baptist Church
205 Snow Hill Church Rd
Mount Gilead, NC

Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church
321 Brutonville Rd.
Candor, NC

Sandhills Cooperation Association
348 N. Main St
Troy, NC 

Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
223 Leach St
Biscoe, NC

Highland Community Center
131 Hoffman Rd
Mount Gilead, NC

New Beginnings Missionary Baptist Church
218 Auman Rd
Biscoe, NC

Candor Academy
For parents and staff only
112 Brutonville School Dr.
Candor, NC 

Troy Academy
For parents and staff only
414 S. Main St
Troy, NC

Moore County 

Douglass Center
1185 S. Pennsylvania Ave
Southern Pines, NC 28387

Town of Vass
140 S. Alma St.
Vass, NC 28394

Moore County Senior Center
8057 US-501
West End, NC 27376

Cannon Park Community Center
210 Rattlesnake Trail
Pinehurst, NC 28374

Saint Peter The Rock Church
192 Esther Rd
West End, NC 27376

Jackson Hamlet Community Center
120 Community Center Rd
Aberdeen, NC 28315

First Missionary Baptist Church
315 South Gaines St
Southern Pines, NC 28387

Aberdeen Academy
For parents and staff only
333 Glasgow St
Aberdeen, NC

Southern Pines Academy
For parents and staff only
1400 W. Indiana Ave
Southern Pines, NC

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