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91ӣ����Ƶ held its Emergency Medical Services graduation ceremony Dec. 4 in Tarboro. Sixty-two students completed their training, receiving their certificate and eligibility to take the state test and become certified. Of those 62 students, 37 completed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), 14 completed Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), and 11 completed paramedic training.

An EMT delivers emergency medical services outside of the hospital, such as at homes, accident scenes, public places and in ambulances. The AEMT program is designed for individuals who are already EMT’s. In this program, they advance their knowledge and ability to provide treatment. Paramedics are licensed to provide a wide range of advanced emergency services and some complex procedures outside of the hospital.

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EMT graduates and instructors are:

Seated L-R:
Savannah Amerson
Briley Griffin
Aniyah Neil
Olivia Eubanks
Mariana Surles

Standing L-R:
Christy Keen (instructor)
Kathryn Alford (instructor)
Caleb Harrell
Mason Williams
Robin Osten
Kemirah Davis
Adam Culbertson (instructor)
Hannah Keen (instructor)
Not pictured: Jayla Everett

Advanced EMT graduates and instructors are:

L-R:
Ashley Lynch
Zachary Temple
Tyler Curlings
ShyAnn Clark (instructor)
Adam Culbertson (instructor)
Shane Cayton (instructor)
Andrew Owens
Christie Thomas
Not pictured: Kiara Lafayette, Thomas Moore and Heather Satterwhite

Paramedic graduates and instructors are:

Instructors are Kneeling L-R:
ShyAnn Clark
Tim Boyd
Brooke Worley
Christopher Tinder
Adam Culbertson
Stephen Worley
Zyquavion Blango

2nd Row L-R:
Austin Ramsey
Alexi Phillips
Ashley Villanova
Lexi Phillips
Ashley Lang
Harley Whitehead
Dustin Pierce

3rd Row L-R:
Justin Short
Anthony Torres
Seth Peterson
Brandy Bonds
LaWanda Sessoms
Austin Burbank
Dylan Burbank
Ryan Gillespie
Shane Cayton (instructor)
Not pictured: Carter Baker

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The family of Betty B. Ipock has established the Betty B. Ipock Memorial Endowed Scholarship at 91ӣ����Ƶ. From left are Betty Ipock’s son, Adam Ipock; his wife, Cathy Ipock; and Lynwood Roberson, executive director of the ECC Foundation.

The family of Betty B. Ipock has endowed a scholarship in her memory at 91ӣ����Ƶ.

Ipock, who passed away in 1999, was a lifelong registered nurse. Her service to the profession included teaching nursing students at ECC.

The Betty B. Ipock Memorial Endowed Scholarship will support students who are studying toward a degree in health sciences at ECC.

Ipock earned a nursing degree in 1959 at the NC Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, a division of the Wake Forest School of Medicine.

As a registered nurse, she enjoyed practicing nursing in various settings throughout her career, including Bertie Memorial Hospital in Windsor, Dr. Thompson Clinic in Trenton, Craven Memorial Hospital in New Bern, as an industrial nurse at Weyerhaeuser in Vanceboro, as a nursing instructor at Fountain Correctional Center in Rocky Mount, and as a nursing instructor at 91ӣ����Ƶ.

According to her son, Adam Ipock, “Known for her compassion and intellectual curiosity throughout her life, she would be thrilled to aid students pursuing academic success to achieve their career goals.”

“We are honored that the Ipock family has selected 91ӣ����Ƶ to establish the Betty B. Ipock Memorial Endowed Scholarship,” says Lynwood Roberson, executive director of the ECC Foundation. “We are proud that it honors a former ECC employee, and it will provide a tremendous benefit to students in our health sciences programs.”

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91ӣ����Ƶ staff, family, and friends honored 130 graduates of Health Occupations programs during the annual Health Occupations Recognition Ceremony held January 30. Graduates completed 200 credentials in programs such as Nurse Aide, Phlebotomy, Medication Aide, and Community Health Coach. Some students completed more than one program and earned multiple credentials. Several earned three or four credentials.

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Graduates of 91ӣ����Ƶ’s Health Occupations program were honored by the College during a January 31 recognition ceremony.

Graduates of Health Occupations programs at 91ӣ����Ƶ were honored by College staff, family, and friends during the annual Health Occupations Recognition Ceremony held January 31.

More than 200 students completed programs in Community Health Coach, Introduction to Direct Care, Direct Care Basics, Medication Aide, Medication Aide Trainer, Nurse Aide I and II, Nurse Aide I Refresher, Phlebotomy, and Personal Health Care Aide State Training. Some students completed more than one program and earned multiple credentials.

Since Community Health Coach began in 2016, more than 100 students have completed the program, which trains lay persons to become advocates for healthy behaviors in their communities.

The College partners with the Opportunities Industrialization Center and the Workforce Development Board to offer the Personal Health Care Aide State Training (PHCAST).

PHCAST is a 232-hour program for the unemployed or underemployed. Training includes three phases: Intro to Direct Care, Direct Care, and Nurse Aide I. Forty-four students enrolled in these phases in 2018, an increase from 28 students in 2017.

ECC continues to offer the Nurse Aide program at Tarboro High School. Thirty-six students have completed the NAI, NAII, and CPR certifications since the program began four years ago. Many of these graduates have entered ECC following graduation from high school to pursue a healthcare career.

“We are very proud of these graduates and applaud their efforts to enter the heathcare field,” says Toria Moore, chair of Health Occupations. “We all are working toward the same goal: creating a skilled workforce and supporting people who have a genuine interest in improving their lives.”

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Students in the 91ӣ����Ƶ EMT-Paramedic program completed a clinical rotation with the UNC Health Care’s medical transport helicopter based at Nash UNC Health Care in Rocky Mount. Shown are (front, from left) Ashley Batten, Courtney Smith, Craig Williams, Robert Lacks, Bobby Paige, Phillip Carraway, Alvin Jones, (back) Aaron Reaves, Caleb Beyer, Calvin Horne Jr., Benjamin Cayton, Coordinator John Perry, and Ethan Nichols.

Fourteen students completed a recent EMT-Paramedic class at 91ӣ����Ƶ.

The one-year EMT-Paramedic course includes classroom instruction, clinical rotations, and an EMS field internship. Upon successful completion of the EMT-Paramedic program, graduates are eligible to take the North Carolina Paramedic certification exam.

Graduates of the 2018 EMT-Paramedic class are:

• Ashley Batten
• Caleb Beyer, valedictorian
• Phillip Carraway
• Benjamin Cayton, Cadet Choice Award winner
• Preston Elks
• Anna Henry, Instructor Choice Award winner
• Calvin Horne Jr.
• Alvin Jones
• Robert Lacks
• Ethan Nichols
• Bobby Paige
• Aaron Reaves
• Courtney Smith
• Germaine Smith

Robert Whistler, public safety training coordinator at ECC, directs the EMT-Paramedic program.

The next EMT-Paramedic class begins in July 2019. To learn more, please contact Whistler at whistlerr@edgecombe.edu or 823-5166, ext. 120.

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Ida Arrington (left) checks Donia Simmons’ blood pressure during a Community Health Coach class at 91ӣ����Ƶ.

With so many people in the area struggling to maintain healthy lifestyles, 91ӣ����Ƶ is offering students a chance help their neighbors to better health.

Thanks to a $25,000 grant through Durham-based Manpower Development Corp., which develops projects to reduce poverty, the College began offering tuition-free Community Health Coach classes this year.

“We’ve had 40 students complete the class so far,” says Kathy Webb, coordinator of lifelong learning at ECC and one of the grant facilitators. “With the grant, we can pay for their tuition and supplies.”

In addition to tuition, 91ӣ����Ƶ also is supplying Community Health Coach graduates under the grant program with blood pressure cuffs and other items to help them in the field.

“It’s unreasonable for us to expect students to go out in the community and show people what a proper blood pressure is or how to eat healthier if they don’t have the tools,” Webb says.

In addition, the grant is helping fund a stipend for this year’s community health coaches who conduct some type of organized activity to show area residents good health habits. With the proper documentation and setting, students can earn up to $300 if they complete three different community events that increase awareness for healthier lifestyles.

The College began offering its Community Health Coach curriculum about three years ago, and about 30 students a year have completed the 100-hour class that focuses on disease prevention, obesity, and access to care.

“The grant has helped increase the class size,” Webb says. “We’re hoping the stipend will help get students out in the community more.”

Edgecombe County ranks 97th out of 100 counties in North Carolina for a healthy population, according to the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps report published annually by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

A quarter of the county lives below the poverty level, and 35 percent of Edgecombe County residents have a body mass index above 30.

The Community Health Coach class already has paid off for numerous 91ӣ����Ƶ students, says Mary Stocks, chair of Early Childhood Education at ECC and one of the grant’s facilitators.

One graduate works for the Edgecombe County Department of Social Services, using the skills she learned in the Community Health Coach class by visiting local residents in the community to show them healthier ways to live.

“In addition, several churches in the community have indicated that they would like their members to be health coaches,” Stocks adds.

The Community Health Coach tuition grant is phase three of a larger Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust grant that also helped fund the College’s Natural Playscape on the Tarboro campus.

In addition, the grant has supported community gardens at Pattillo Middle School and Iglesia Internacional Principe De Paz church in Tarboro.

Two Community Health Coach classes begin in January. A morning class on the Tarboro campus starts on January 22 and meets Tuesday/Thursday. An afternoon class on the Rocky Mount campus begins January 28 and meets Monday/Wednesday.

To learn more, please contact norvillej@edgecombe.edu or call 823-5166, ext. 202.

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