Welcome to the NC Center for Health & Wellness
The NC Center for Health & Wellness (NCCHW), embedded in the University of North Carolina Asheville, collaborates with campus, community, and clinical partners to advance health and wellness opportunities across the state. We work to influence policy changes through research and education, build capacity among networks of providers, transform data systems, and implement innovative initiatives. Collectively our work builds resources to impact conditions and improve health outcomes for various populations across North Carolina, particularly for populations that have been historically and are currently disenfranchised from economic and social resources and opportunities.
Our primary initiatives include Healthy Aging NC, Culture of Results, WNC Health Policy Initiative and the Health Policy Research Consortium. We engage UNCA faculty, staff and students across these areas, conducting research, developing resources, deepening partnerships, and implementing supportive projects. Please visit our webpages to learn more and get involved.
If you wish to financially support our work to advance health statewide please donate through the UNCA webpage.
Healthy Aging NC
Healthy Aging NC connects people to the programs and agencies that support all adults as they age, including adults with with disabilities or with chronic illness, to maintain and improve health health.
Learn more about Healthy Aging
Culture of Results
The Culture of Results Initiative assesses population conditions, strengthens coordination and strategic planning processes, evaluates impact, and improves programs.
Learn more about Culture of Results
Collaborative Work
NCCHW works collaboratively to conduct research, advocate for policy improvements, develop programs, train the workforce, and communicate about health promotion issues.
See example of our research and other work
WNC Health Policy Institute
WNC Health Policy Initiative’s mission is to inform strategies for improving the health and wellbeing of all people of WNC through scholarship, collaboration, policy development and advocacy.
Learn more about WNC Health Policy Initiative
Campus Engagement
The NCCHW offers diverse opportunities to engage students, faculty and staff in actively partnering with communities to build healthier places throughout North Carolina.
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Health Policy Research Consortium
The Health Policy Research Consortium is an inter-institutional partnership to conduct and disseminate research to inform policy changes for the benefit of health and wellness for residents of WNC.
Learn more about HPRC research and work