WNC Health Network

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.

2024 WNC Regional Data

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.

Data Methodology

WNC Healthy Impact’s core regional dataset includes primary (newly collected by WNC Health Network) data and secondary (existing) data compiled to reflect a comprehensive look at health. The 2024 WNC Healthy Impact Community Health Survey was conducted from March to June, 2024. 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.

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2024 WNC Regional Data

Data Methodology