Pitt County Health Department is monitoring progress on its priorities through the programs and performance measures list below.  Click on the links for progress made in 2022. 

Priority Area: Maternal & Child Health: 

  Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)

  Cribs for Kids - Safe Sleep Education

  NC Baby Love Plus

  Youth Development/Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program

  Parks and Facilities of Pitt County Wayfinding App

  Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) - Pitt Partners for Health (PPH) is working to increase the number of PE teachers in Pitt County Schools who are educated in the CATCH program. 

Priority Area: Chronic Disease Prevention: 

  Kids In Parks TRACK Trails - PPH is continuing to promote TRACK Trails for the community.  PPH is working to get more providers on board to provide TRACK Trails Rxs to children. 

  Healthy Food Pantry - PHH is continuing to reach out to food pantries, particularly churches, helping to provide healthy food samples and recipes. 

  Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support  

  Cooking Matters at the Store (CMATS)

  Minority Diabetes Prevention Program-PCHD 

  MDPP-ECU Family Medicine

Priority Area: Mental/Behavioral Health

  Mental Health First Aid training 

  BRACE  

Maternal and Child Health

The infant mortality rate, the rate of infant deaths per 1,000 live births, is a common measure of maternal and child health, the community’s overall health and well-being that also tells the important story of equity within our community. Infant mortality is defined as the death of a child before their first birthday.

In 2019, Pitt County’s total infant death rate increased dramatically to 11.5 / 1,000 live births. The previous year’s (2018) total infant mortality death rate was 6.7 / 1,000 live births compared to 8.8 / 1,000 live births in 2017. Pitt County’s 2019 total infant death rate was almost double that of North Carolina’s total infant death rate of 6.8 / 1,000 live births. 

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/health-data/north-carolina/pitt?year=2022

Pitt County Health Outcomes

Health Outcomes represent how healthy a county is right now. They reflect the physical and mental well-being of residents within a community through measures representing not only the length of life but quality of life as well.

Pitt is ranked in the higher middle range of counties in North Carolina (Higher 50%-75%).

Pitt County Health Factors

There are many things that influence how well and how long we live. Everything from our education to our environments impact our health. Health Factors represent those things we can modify to improve the length and quality of life for residents. They are predictors of how healthy our communities can be in the future.

Pitt is ranked in the higher middle range of counties in North Carolina (Higher 50%-75%).

Town of Ayden

In 2022, PCHD provided a Walk Audit and presented the results for the Town of Ayden.  As a result, the Town has since updated curb cuts, crosswalks and consulted with an arborist to evaluate the trees along the sidewalks with a goal to enhance walkability.  Additionally, PCHD was able to partner with Ayden community members to establish a Storywalk Garden to increase physical activity opportunies and access to healthy foods.  This was a collaborative effort including: Pitt County Health Department, Pitt County Soil & Water, Ayden Garden Club, Coltrain Hardware, NC Cooperative Extension, the Pitt County Community Garden Coordinator and the Ayden Library. 

Healthy Food Pantry - DSS

PCHD collaborated with Pitt County Department of Social Services and AmeriHealth Caritas to create a healthy food pantry.  The pantry was in place to give access to healthy meals for DSS employees to provide to families in acute need of food.  Kits were designed by the PCHD Health Promotion Dietitian with consideration of nutrition, taste and limited access to food preparation items.  Healthy snacks were also available for DSS employees to take while transporting children.