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
normab@childrenfirstbc.org
(828) 252-4810 (telephone)
(828) 281-3308 (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
cathy_hohenstein@ncsu.edu
(828) 255-5522 (telephone)
(828) 255-5202 (fax)
Aminah Harden
SISTA Project Coordinator
Western NC AIDS Partnership (WNCAP)
http://wncap.org/
PO Box 2411, Asheville, NC 28802
aharden@wncap.org
(828) 252-7489 (telephone)
(828) 253-8602 (fax)
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
projectnaf01@cs.com
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)
maryann.hensley@mahec.net
Linda Daignault
Executive Director
T.H.E. (Treatment, Healing, Education) Center for Disordered Eating
http://www.thecenternc.org/
thecenter@gmail.com
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
ccillh@msj.org
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
sharon_carter@ncsu.edu