N.C. Public Health Rolls Out Comprehensive Cancer Plan
by DHHS COMMUNICATIONS
NOV 11, 2014
Dr. Ruth Peterson and Dr. Morgan Daven
Cancer has been the leading cause of death in North Carolina since 2009. The North Carolina Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan 2014-2020: A Call to Action, released Nov. 7, 2014 by the Division of Public Health of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, presents a six-year plan to reduce the illness and death caused by cancer.
Morgan Daven, Senior Director for Primary Care Systems, American Cancer Society, and Co-Chair of The North Carolina Advisory Committee on Cancer Coordination and Control (ACCCC), which developed the plan stated, "The plan focuses on the science, what we know that works. It focuses on the cancers most affecting North Carolinians."
The cancers include lung, colorectal, breast, prostate, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, and cervical cancer. The occurrence and death rates for these cancers in North Carolina are similar to, or worse than, the national averages.
The plan describes roles that individuals, community organizations, health care professionals and policy makers can play to reduce the psychological, social and economic impact of cancer in the state.
  
Mental Health receives System of Care expansion grant
by DHHS COMMUNICATIONS
NOV 11, 2014
The N.C. Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services (DMH/DD/SAS) is the recipient of a competitive, four-year, $1.2-million System of Care Expansion Implementation grant.
The grant will aid the physical and behavioral health of children and youth with emotional disturbances who face challenges in their lives at home, in school and in social situations in their communities.
"It is an exciting opportunity to put into place improvements that will provide help for some of our most vulnerable children, youth and families," said Dr. Courtney Cantrell, Director of DMH/DD/SAS. "It is an important step as we continue to move toward an integrated care system."
November Is Radiation Safety Month
by DHHS COMMUNICATIONS
NOV 11, 2014
Figure 1.1 from NCRP Report No. 160 (2009)
Reprinted with permission of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, http://NCRPpublications.org
Governor Pat McCrory proclaimed November as Radiation Safety Month. It is a time to celebrate the discovery of X-rays 119 years ago, to honor radiation protection professionals, and to elevate awareness of the importance of safety in the many uses of radiation and radioactive materials that benefit thousands of North Carolinians every day. The proclamation can be viewed at Radiation Safety Month Proclamation 2014.
Radiation safety is a collaborative effort that involves the citizens who receive services, healthcare providers, imaging professionals, and radiation workers who provide licensing, educational services and guidance to help keep exposures within safe limits.
The pie chart, from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, reflects the growth in ionizing radiation from medical procedures over the past 25 years so that medical exposure now constitutes nearly half of the total radiation exposure of the U.S. population from all sources. Background radiation, which also contributes about half of total exposure, comes from natural radiation in soil and rocks, radon gas which seeps into homes and other buildings, plus radiation from space and radiation sources that are found naturally within the human body.
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