About Us

Mission

The North Carolina Alliance for Health is an independent, statewide coalition advocating for policies that promote wellness and reduce the impact of obesity and tobacco.

Guiding Principles

The Alliance aims to:

• Engage in proactive advocacy for policies and positions to reduce tobacco use that are agreed upon by the Alliance membership.
• Develop and promote long and short-term goals to implement policies to reduce tobacco use.
• Develop long and short-term strategies to achieve our policy goals.
• Encourage collaboration among all organizations and individuals interested in reducing tobacco use.
• Inform the public about tobacco-related issues.
• Ensure adequate sustainable funding for programs and services in NC to reduce tobacco use

Operations

The Alliance strives to make decisions by consensus. If consensus cannot be achieved, organizations and individuals that have completed and returned the Membership Application Form may vote. Policy committees of the Alliance are responsible for developing recommendations for policy position state-ments for each General Assembly Session. Policy committees also guide the development and imple-mentation of strategies to achieve the coalition's policy positions. Organizational committees address-ing Governance, Membership and Finance work to ensure the success of the Alliance in its future policy efforts.

The Alliance currently has committees focusing on each of our priority issues.

Tobacco Policy Committee Chair:
Ashley Bell

Obesity Prevention Policy Committee Chair:
Roxanne Loepper

The Alliance also has the following organizational committees:
Nominating
Finance

Additional ad-hoc committees may be developed based on projects and needs.

Committees provide the primary opportunities to contribute to the development of policy positions and strategies as well as organizational structure and process. Alliance members and partners are encour-aged to participate in as many committees as they have time and resources to devote, though mem-bers are expected to participate in at least one policy committee, as the organization's focus is on policy advocacy. Committees can be created as additional need arises and meet as necessary.

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