about north country health consortium (nchc)

Mission

"The North Country Health Consortium leads innovative inter-agency collaboration that assures an accessible, cost-effective, responsive and quality health care system for individuals, families and employers in the North Country."

History and Purpose

The North Country Health Consortium (NCHC) was created in 1997 as a vehicle for addressing common issues through collaboration among health and human service providers serving Northern New Hampshire. NCHC member organizations are engaged in activities to build a regional health care system for:
• collaborative planning, implementation and evaluation of community-based disease prevention and health promotion activities;
• increased capacity for community health status assessment and improved patient care outcomes;
• health professional training, continuing education and management services to encourage sustainability of the health care infrastructure; and
• coordinated responses to health care financing challenges that are sensitive to maintaining the stability of rural communities and rural economies.

NCHC Officers

Adele Woods, Board President
Scott Howe, Vice President
Jane MacKay, Secretary/Treasurer

North Country Health Consortium Staff

Martha McLeod, MOE, RD, Executive Director/AHEC Center Director
Debra Simmons, Administrative Assistant
Valerie Herres, MEd, Coos County Coalition Project Director
Margo Connors, BSN, MS, AHEC Program Manager
Katharine Terrie, BA, Director of Development
Mary Ruppert, RN, North Country Cares Program Manager
Elaine Belanger, LPN, BGS, North Country Cares Care Coordinator
Laura Remick, BS, AHEC Education Coordinator
Anne Conner, MLS, Outreach Librarian
Judy Day, BS, Health Careers Educator
Jennifer Frenette, BS, NREMT-I, Community Health Coordinator
Gretchen Nellson Bunker, BA, Program Assistant/AHEC Placement Coordinator
Daniel Pauloo, HelpWorks/Factors Technical Support Specialist
Linda Slowick, Community Health Coordinator
Lisa McNaught, Care Coordination Specialist
Kathryn Colony, Care Coordination Specialist
Nicole LaPointe, Model Community Program Manager
David Price, Community Transportation Program Manager

Updated May 11, 2004