WNC Healthy Impact | Hospital & Public Health Agency Partnership Network

Comprehensive Regional Dataset

Through WNC Healthy Impact, WNC Health Network compiles a comprehensive regional dataset to describe health challenges and opportunities in the 16 counties in the WNC Healthy Impact region. The regional dataset is available thanks to an ongoing, decades-long investment from hospitals in western North Carolina.

The regional dataset is the premier source of meaningful county-level health data in the region and is used to analyze and inform local and regional-level planning for community health. This results in local health priorities.

Using a systematic analysis of the regional dataset, WNC Health Network tells data stories around key regional health issues.

Key Health Issues in Western North Carolina

Beginning in the fall, 2018, the WNC Health Network team spent time understanding the 2018 WNC dataset and uncovering what issues were affecting the most people in our region. These data stories are currently being updated with 2021 data.

Click on the buttons to the right to learn more about each key health issue.

2021 WNC Dataset

The WNC Dataset collected by WNC Health Network is available to the public in an Excel workbook. This file format is helpful for those who would like to explore the data beyond what has been highlighted in the key issue data stories.

To access the entire WNC Dataset, we ask that you please share with us a little about yourself and how you are interested in using the data.

Access the WNC Dataset here.

Data Methodology

WNC Healthy Impact’s core regional dataset includes secondary (existing) data and primary (newly collected by WNC Health Network) data compiled to reflect a comprehensive look at health. The 2018 WNC Healthy Impact Community Health Survey was conducted from March to June, 2018. The purpose of the survey was to collect primary data to supplement the secondary core dataset, allow individual counties in the region to collect data on specific issues of concern, and hear from community members about their concerns and priorities. The survey was conducted throughout the entire WNC Healthy Impact region.

Learn more about the data methodology here.

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WNC data

Comprehensive Regional Dataset

Key Health Issues in Western North Carolina

2021 WNC Dataset

Data Methodology

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