Health Director
of the Year 1998
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Denese R. Stallings
Cleveland County
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Public Welfare/Community
Service Organizations
- Public Health Director
for Cleveland County from 1986 to the present
- Chief Executive Officer
of CLECO Primary Care Network, Inc., July 1994 to present
- Chair of the Cleveland
County Alliance For Health , January, 1997 to present
- Public Health Nurse
with Catawba County from 1976 to 1982: Various capacities-hospital
nursing; teaching; and all aspects of public health nursing
- Public Health Director
for Alexander County from 1984 to 1986
- Responsible for founding
Hospice in Alexander County
- President of the N.C.
Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition, 1994 and 1995
- Board Member of the
Cleveland Health Services Assessment Committee, 1994 to present
- Board of Directors
of Cleveland County Salvation Army, 1995 to present
- Board of Directors
of Cleveland County United Way 1990
- Board of Directors
for Transportation Authority of Cleveland County
- Board of Directors
for Cleveland County Community Based Alternative Program
- Member of Leadership
of Cleveland County for the Chamber of Commerce
- Member of Advisory
Board to County Commissioners for Solid Waste(SWAB)
- Board of Directors
for the Regional HIV/AIDS Consortium
- Board of Directors
for the 1st Project Graduation in Cleveland County
- Instituted Recycling
Program for Cleveland County in 1990
- Member of the Medical
Auxiliary of Cleveland County
- Member of Civitan Club
of Shelby 1986-1990
- Board of Directors
for the Shelby Rescue Squad
- Board of Directors
for the Governor's Waste Management Board
- Member of the Infant
Mortality Task Force for Cleveland County
- Executive Committee
Member and Vice-President of Communications with Cleveland Tomorrow
Leadership Council 1993-94
Professional Organizations
- Past
President of Western North Carolina Public Health Association
- Past Representative
to the Western Region for the N.C. Local Health Director's Association
- Member of
the American Public Health Association(APHA)
- Member of
the North Carolina Public Health Association(NCPHA)
- Member of
the Western North Carolina Public Health Association(WHCPHA)
- Past Member
of the Policy and Planning Committee with the N.C.Local Health Director's
Association
Awards/Recognition
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1989
| Cleveland
County Health Department received the Public Health Achievement Award
for the State of North Carolina
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1992
| Recipient
of the Western North Carolina Public Health Association's E. Stanley
Hunter Award for Excellence in Administrative Leadership
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1993
| Outstanding
Board of Health Award by the Association of N.C.Boards of Health
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1994
| Glaxo
Child Health Recognition Award-Local Health Department Recognition
Award
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1994
| Appreciation
for Outstanding Support of Schools from the Kings Mountain School
System to the Cleveland County Health Department
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1995
| Certificate
of Appreciation from the Governor of North Carolina for dedication
and service as President of the N.C. Breast and Cervical Cancer
Control Coalition
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1996
| Carpathian
Award-Special recognition for efforts in women's health by N.C.
Equity
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1997
| Outstanding
Local Health Director of the Year-by the N.C. Association of County
Commissioners
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Educational Involvement
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1973
| Graduate
of Hickory High School
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1976
| Graduate
of Lenoir-Rhyne College with a B.S. in Nursing
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1984
| Graduate
of Appalachian State University with a Master's Degree in Public
Administration/Political Science
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Charitable/Church Organizations
- Member of
Pastor Parrish Committee for Central Methodist Church, Kings Mtn.,
N.C.
- Board of Directors
for Kings Mountain Empty Stocking Fund
- Member of
the Carolina State Bank, Kings Mountain Advisory Board-April 1994-present
- Board of Directors
for the Salvation Army 1995-present
Personal Information
- Married
to Dr. Martin W. Stallings (Pediatrician)
- Two children-Jackie,
age 17 years and Kenny, age 15 years
- Hobbies-sports;
tennis; travel; gardening
- August 1997
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