Organization Village HeartBEAT work with faith based organizations and leaders to ensure everyone in Mecklenburg County enjoy good health regardless of economic status or any other factor. Members of this organization talk about their upcoming 5k happening next Saturday. Follow Us On Twitter: The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: Sign Up For Our Newsletter! RELATED: [WATCH] […]

Today, we expect to see black nurses when we go to the hospital, doctor or clinic. It wasn’t always that way. Thereasea Elder knows first hand. She was one of the community’s public health nurses. When we think about desegregation, we often recall images of innocent school children simply trying to get an education. Twitter […]

The Thereasea Clark Elder Community Appreciation Ceremony will celebrate the life and work of Ms. Elders and launch the T.C. Elder Community Health Leadership Academy on Thursday. Elder was a pioneering public health nurse with the Mecklenburg County Health Department from 1962 to 1989. The T.C. Elder Community Health Leadership Academy will focus on chronic […]