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.

North Country Health Consortium Programs and Projects

Directions to the North Country Health Consortium

NCHC Officers

Louise McCleery, President
Peter Higbee, Vice President
Jane MacKay, Treasurer
Norrine Williams, Secretary
Russell Keene, Assistant Secretary

North Country Health Consortium Staff

Martha McLeod, MOE, RD, Executive Director
Elaine Belanger, LPN, BGS, Coos County Public Health Coordinator
Drew Brown, BA, Information System Administrator
Valerie Herres, MEd, Community Substance Abuse Prevention Program Director
Jeremy Draper, DMD, The Molar Express Dental Director
Nicole LaPointe, MSW, Community and Public Health Director
Dawn Mason, Clinic Coordinator/Dental Assistant
Kate McCosham, Administrative/Program Assistant
Amy Holmes Workforce & Education Program Manager
Gretchen Nellson Bunker, BA, Program Assistant
Laura Remick, MEd, CHES Tobacco Prevention and Wellness Coordinator
Debra Simmons, B.Sc, Administrative Financial Services Manager
Katharine Terrie, BA, Director of Development
Bob Thompson, B.Sc., CPS North Country Prevention Coordinator

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Updated February 4th, 2008