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Cumberland County Department of Public Health

Director Receives Health Care Hero Award

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – On Thursday, Under her direction, CCDPH opened a
Nov. 7, The Greater Fayetteville Business Jour- Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
nal hosted the 2024 Health Care Heroes award clinic at Fort Liberty, expanding services
ceremony with over 200 healthcare profession- to promote the health of mothers and ba-
als in attendance. The Health Care Heroes bies. Dr. Green also spearheaded the
award ceremony recognizes medical profes- creation of the Healthy Conversations
sionals for their work to keep their communi- program and played a key role in launch-
ties happy and healthy. Award categories in- ing two pilot initiatives: Connected Care
cluded Community Achievement, Innovation, and Maternal Health. Additionally, she
Healthcare Executive, Nurse, Nurse Practitio- has fostered community collaboration
ner/Physician Assistant, Physician, Unsung through establishing the Cumberland
Hero, Volunteer, and Lifetime Achievement. Fayetteville Opioid Response Team (C-
At the award ceremony, Dr. Jennifer FORT) and the Recovery Resource Cen-
Green, Director of the Cumberland County ter, helping address pressing public health
Department of Public Health (CCDPH), was challenges.
honored with the Innovations in Healthcare
Award. This award recognizes individuals or To learn more about the ceremony
teams who have made significant contributions and award winners, view the 2024
through new scientific discoveries, procedures, Health Care Heroes article on the
treatments, or devices that can save lives or Greater Fayetteville Business Journal
greatly improve quality of life for large popula- website.
tions. For information about the Healthy
Dr. Green received the award in recogni- Dr. Jennifer Green, Director of the Cumberland County Department of Public Health received Conversation program, Connected
tion of her outstanding leadership throughout the Innovation in Healthcare award. Photographed (from left) is Cumberland County Board of Care, Maternal Health, the Recovery
the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, her Commissioners Chairman Glenn Adams, Assistant County Manager for Community Support Resource Center, and other CCDPH
ability to coordinate a strategic response involv- Heather Skeens, Director of Public Health Dr. Jennifer Green, and County Manager Clarence programs and services, visit
ing federal and state authorities was essential. Grier. cumberlandcountync.gov/health.

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