A seven-person Executive Council (EC) includes 4 "at large" representatives from the CAF and provides the organizational oversight to achieve our Mission. The EC meets monthly and includes appointed representatives from Carroll County General Hospital and Carroll County Health Department as well as the executive director Tricia Supik. A healthcare administrative executive with a background in Nursing and community health, Tricia's experiences include organizational development and project management in addition to professional nursing practice. She is actively involved in diverse community organizations as a board or committee member building the relationships that sustain partnering opportunities.

Proactive Community Model
However, the real power engine of this improvement machine is found within the passion and expertise of our work groups. Composed of a leader from the CAF and 10-12 interested members, the work groups tackle the tough issues. They identify specific goals with measurable outcomes. They define initiatives to achieve those goals; resources required timelines for implementation and methods of evaluation. Currently, work groups are addressing tobacco use among our kids; the prevalence of Cancer in men and women; our tragically high motor vehicle mortality rate and the connection of poor nutrition in the learning abilities of our children and as a risk factor in our high coronary disease rates.

We are happy to share the stories about our health improvement partnership and invite you to visit the other pages within this web site to interact with us further.