HNC 2030 Scorecard: Ashe County 2020-2023

The Appalachian District Health Department is excited to share the Healthy NC 2030 Scorecard for Ashe County. This Community Health Improvement Scorecard is an easy way to learn about some of the efforts currently underway in Ashe County to address two health priorities identified in the 2020 Ashe County Community Health Assessment (CHA): 

• Substance Use & Misuse
• Behavioral & Mental Health
• Housing*

While our community has been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020, Ashe County and our community partners are united in our efforts to support community health improvements to address these priorities. This Scorecard also serves as Ashe County’s Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIPs), fulfilling the NC Local Health Department Accreditation requirements that local health departments complete two CHIPs following the CHA submission and a State of the County's Health Report for Ashe County on years when not completing the CHA.  

For each priority, this Scorecard spotlights: 

• A Result Statement, a picture of where we would like to be,  
• Important local Indicators or measures of how we are doing linked to Healthy NC2030 indicators and  
• Select Programs or activities and
• Key Performance Measures that show how those programs are making an impact. 

Instructions:  Click anywhere on the scorecard to learn more about programs and partners that are working together to improve the health of Ashe County. The letters below represent key components of the Scorecard.

Use the icons to expand items and the  icons to read more. This scorecard is not intended to be a complete list of all the programs and partners who are working on these issues in Ashe County.  

*Housing was selected as a priority but due to lack of momentum we have not moved forward with activities on this topic. Conversations continue with community partners about how AppHealthCare can be involved.