Population: 229,047 |
Median Household Income: $43,805 |
(*) denotes data that should be used with caution. For example, the State Center for Health Statistics notes that infant mortality rates based on less than 10 deaths are unreliable and should be interpreted with caution. Teen pregnancy rates that are based on fewer than 20 cases are also viewed as unstable.
(†) Rate reports on legal induced abortions per 1,000 females, ages 15-44.
Free Clinics:
NC Association of Free Clinics
http://www.ncfreeclinics.org
Hospital(s):
N.C. Health Info - health and medical resources for North Carolinians
http://www.nchealthinfo.org/
Under Go Local, find hospital or other desired service in the drop-down list of services, and below that, find the county or city of choice. After choosing both of these options, click go.
RICHES Contacts:
Norma Brown
Latino Outreach Coordinator
Children First/Communities in Schools of Buncombe County
http://www.childrenfirstbc.org
37 Brickyard Road, Asheville, NC 28006
[email protected]
(828) 252-4810 (telephone)
(828) 281-3308 (fax)
Mariel Epstein
Community Health Educator
Teens Taking Action Coordinator
Planned Parenthood Health Systems
603 Biltmore Ave., Asheville , NC 28801
[email protected]
(828) 252-7928 ext. 6243 (telephone)
Sue Simpson
Director of Development
Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Inc.
603 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC 28003
[email protected]
(828) 252-7925 (telephone)
(828) 255-8187 (fax)
Cathy Hohenstein
Family and Consumer Sciences Agent
Cooperative Extension of Buncombe County
http://buncombe.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=home
94 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801
[email protected]
(828) 255-5522 (telephone)
(828) 255-5202 (fax)
Keisha Hightower
Women and Youth Education Coordinator
Western NC AIDS Partnership (WNCAP)
http://wncap.org/
PO Box 2411, Asheville, NC 28802
[email protected]
(828) 252-7489, ext 312 (telephone)
(828) 253-8602 (fax)
Aminah Harden
SISTA Project Coordinator
Western NC AIDS Partnership (WNCAP)
http://wncap.org/
PO Box 2411, Asheville, NC 28802
[email protected]
(828) 252-7489 (telephone)
(828) 253-8602 (fax)
Belinda Grant
Executive Director
Mt. Zion Community Development Corporation, Inc. – Project NAF – Nurturing Asheville and Area Families
http://www.mtzionasheville.org/mt__zion_cdc
47 Eagle Street, Asheville, NC 28801
828-350-9821 (telephone)
828-254-7150 (fax)
[email protected]
Shari Smith
Outreach Worker
Mt. Zion Community Development Corporation, Inc. – Project NAF – Nurturing Asheville and Area Families
http://www.mtzionasheville.org/mt__zion_cdc
47 Eagle Street, Asheville, NC 28801
828-225-6155
[email protected]
Lucy Gaskin
Outreach Worker
Mt. Zion Community Development Corporation, Inc.– Project NAF – Nurturing Asheville and Area Families
http://www.mtzionasheville.org/mt__zion_cdc
47 Eagle Street, Asheville, NC 28801
828-225-6157
[email protected]
Mary Ann Hensley
Clinical Manager
OB/GYN Residency Program
Mountain AHEC Women's Health Center
http://www.mahec.net/
93 Victoria Rd., Asheville, NC 28801
828-771-5420 (telephone)
828-251-0024 (fax)
[email protected]
Linda Daignault
Executive Director
T.H.E. (Treatment, Healing, Education) Center for Disordered Eating
http://www.thecenternc.org/
[email protected]
Dianna Goodman
Founder
T.H.E. (Treatment, Healing, Education) Center for Disordered Eating
http://www.thecenternc.org/
(828) 274-2228 (telephone)
(828) 277-1220 (fax)
[email protected]
Linda Hemstreet
Mission Hospitals – Women’s Resource Center
50 Doctors Drive, Asheville, NC (West Annex of Mission Hospital)
http://missionhospitals.org/body.cfm?id=931
828-213-8250
[email protected]
Sharon Carter
Nutrition Program Assistant, EFNEP
Cooperative Extension of Buncombe County
http://buncombe.ces.ncsu.edu/
94 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801
828-255-5522
[email protected]
Sonya Stone
Asheville Area Birth Network and NC Friends of Midwives
http://www.ashevillebirthnetwork.com/
828-335-0224
[email protected]
Darlene Fore
BCCCP Coordinator
Buncombe County Health Department
http://www.buncombecounty.org/GOVERNING/depts/Health/
828-250-6119
[email protected]
Wanda Anderson
BCCCP Coordinator
Buncombe County Health Department
http://www.buncombecounty.org/GOVERNING/depts/Health/
828-250-6006
Anna Lindall
Community Educator
Our Voice (Domestic Violence)
http://www.ourvoicenc.org/
50 S. French Broad Ave, Suite 252, Asheville, NC 28801
828-545-3468 (telephone)
828-252-8601 (fax)
[email protected]
Kim Gaither
Community Health Educator
Planned Parenthood of Charlotte and Asheville
Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Inc
http://www.pphsinc.org/home.html
4822 Albemarle Road, Suite 104, Charlotte, NC 28205
704-569-9870 (telephone)
704-995-7655 (fax)
[email protected]
Heidi Boone
Administrative Director
OB/GYN Residency Program
Mountain AHEC Women's Health Center
http://www.mahec.net/
93 Victoria Rd., Asheville, NC 28801
828-771-5506 (telephone)
828-251-0024 (fax)
[email protected]
Emmaleigh Argonauta
Women and Youth Education Coordinator
Western NC Aids Project
http://wncap.org/
PO Box 2411, Asheville, NC 28802
(828) 252-7489 (telephone)
(828) 253-8602 (fax)
[email protected]
Suzanne Boehm
Director
Women's Recovery Center
35 Orange Street, Asheville, NC 28801
828-350-8343 (telephone)
828-350-8346 (fax)
[email protected]