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Everyone deserves to be healthy regardless of status, resources or circumstances. Equity within health and wellbeing occurs when people can attain their full health potential. No one should be disadvantaged in this opportunity. The Health & Wellness strategic portfolio aims to support access to care and improve on current conditions, as well as upstream interventions and social determinants of health. 

Funding Priorities
At-a-Glance

Want to know more? Find out more about Health & Wellness funding opportunities.

Take a minute to read a message from Alex Howard, Vice President – Health & Wellness, to find out what we are focusing on in 2024.

what we’re learning about housing

2021 Regional Housing Needs Assessment

Watch the recording of our informational webinar for Health & Wellness grant applications that was held on on November 30, 2023.

how to apply

Want to discuss your ideas? Engage with us to start the process.

Meet the Health & Wellness Team

Alex F. Howard

Vice President – Health & Wellness
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Channah VanRegenmorter

Officer – Health & Wellness
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Margarita Gonzalez

Associate – Health & Wellness
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healthy opportunities pilot

Impact Health is a dynamic start-up entity created by Dogwood Health Trust to lead Western North Carolina’s (WNC’s) participation in the State of North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot program for Medicaid. Find out more.

partner outcomes

partner stories

vecinos

partner stories

Advancing Life. Fighting AIDS

In 2018, ALFA started the Foothills Area Harm Reduction Mission (the Farm). It began distributing syringes, injection supplies, naloxone and other items and services to reduce drug use harm. In 2020, the Farm provided 400 services to Burke County residents.

partner stories

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project

partner stories

Babies Need Bottoms

Babies Need Bottoms (BNB) was established in 2017 as the only diaper bank to serve socially and economically vulnerable families in WNC. By providing families with no-cost access to diapers, baby wipes, and infant care supplies, BNB fills a gap in the social safety net as there are no public assistance programs to help families meet this need.

partner stories

BeLoved Asheville

BeLoved Asheville seeks to cultivate a transformational way of life rooted in community, creativity and equity. They bring together Black, Indigenous, Latinx, People of Color and people of low wealth to create innovative solutions to challenging problems.

partner stories

Blue Ridge Free Dental Clinic

Blue Ridge Free Dental Clinic (BRFDC) exists to fill the gap in rural oral and dental healthcare by delivering high-quality emergency, restorative, and preventative dental services to those in Jackson, Macon, Swain, Haywood, and Transylvania counties who otherwise could not afford it.

partner stories

Blue Ridge Health

Blue Ridge Health provides a robust slate of medical services to the Western North Carolina community, offering everything from medical and dental services to behavioral health, nutrition and school-based programs. Blue Ridge Health has evolved and grown over time, but its mission has remained steadfast – to provide quality healthcare that is accessible and affordable for all.

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