WNC Healthy Impact / Local Priorities and Reports

2021-2023 Local Community Health Priorities

Hover over the map of western NC below to view each county’s local health priorities.

1

Buncombe:

  1. Birth Outcomes/Infant Mortality
  2. Chronic Health Conditions: Heart Disease & Diabetes
  3. Mental Health & Substance Misuse
2

Cherokee:

  1. Access to Healthcare
  2. Cancer Control & Prevention
  3. Chronic Disease Control & Prevention
3

Clay:

  1. Chronic Disease Control and Prevention
  2. Prevention and Management of Acute Respiratory Infection
  3. Prevention and Screening for Cancer
4

Graham:

  1. Mental Health and Substance Use
  2. Obesity and Heart Disease
5

Haywood:

  1. Mental Health
  2. Obesity
  3. Substance Use
6

Henderson:

  1. Interpersonal Violence
  2. Mental Health
  3. Physical Activity and Nutrition
  4. Safe and Affordable Housing
  5. Substance Misuse
7

Jackson:

  1. Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
  2. Mental Health
  3. Substance Use
8

Macon:

  1. Access to Care
  2. Affordable Housing
  3. Substance Abuse
9

Madison:

  1. Healthy Eating/ Healthy Weight and Diabetes
  2. Substance Use and Mental Health
10

McDowell:

  1. Lack of Health Insurance
  2. Obesity
  3. Unintentional Injuries: Focus on Overdose
11

Mitchell:

  1. Access to Care/ Use of Services
  2. Chronic Disease/ Obesity/ Healthy Lifestyles
  3. Mental Health/ Substance Abuse/ Domestic Violence
12

Polk:

  1. Mental Health
  2. Prenatal Care
  3. Substance Misuse
13

Rutherford:

  1. Diabetes Prevalence
  2. Food Insecurity
  3. Obesity
14

Swain:

  1. Chronic Disease
  2. Substance Use
15

Transylvania:

  1. Mental health
  2. Obesity
  3. Substance Use
16

Yancey:

  1. Behavioral Health
  2. Food Insecurity and Access to Food
  3. Healthy Living Across the Lifespan
17

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

  1. Mental Health-Well Being
  2. Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors
  3. Substance Use
  4. Violence and Abuse

Local Reports

Click on the name of the county below to find out how hospitals and health departments are working to improve community health.

All photographs in the County Reports section courtesy of Patrick Williams, Ecocline Photography.