Outer Banks Health Development Council — Advancing Cancer Care on the Outer Banks

Programs supported by the council

From the council’s beginnings, generous donors have helped fund these efforts and others to strengthen cancer care on the Outer Banks:

• The Health Coach: a 39’ Winnebago that provides essential health screenings at no charge to the community
• Get Pinked! – collecting funds to advance breast health on the Outer Banks
• Get Pinked! And More – generating support for cancers other than breast
• Lymphedema Therapy – helping lessen swelling in areas impacted by cancer treatment
• Leasing stereotactic breast biopsy equipment
• Purchasing an ultrasound machine for identifying breast and other cancers
• Purchasing a hematology analyzer to identify malignant processes in the body
• Building a chemotherapy mixing room at Outer Banks Health

Expanding early detection

Our current focus is broadening awareness of, and access to, screening for additional cancer types. The hospital’s recent Lung Cancer Screening program is one example of this work, though more remains to be done.

We are dedicated to making early detection a central concern throughout our community because it offers the best protection against cancer. With your support, we can continue this effort.