Comprehensive WNC Regional Data

Through WNC Healthy Impact, WNC Health Network works alongside local hospitals, public health departments, and community partners to collect, analyze, and share meaningful data about health in our region. Our goal is to make data more useful, equitable, and connected to real community voices.

We do this by:

• Conducting a regional community health survey every three years to better understand the lived experiences and priorities of WNC residents.

• Compiling a Regional Data Workbook with trusted local and national data to support local health departments and hospitals in identifying health needs and setting priorities.

• Convening data workgroups and consensus-building conversations with 16 organizations and over 25 local partners to reflect on data, share insights, and shape shared priorities.

• Telling local data stories that lift up key issues, illuminate health disparities, and guide community action across the region.

Thanks to long-standing investment from WNC hospitals and a commitment to collaboration, this regional dataset is the premier source of county-level health data in Western North Carolina.