Our Work

Approach

Our work starts from the premise that everyone in North Carolina deserves the opportunity to be healthy..

As such, we prioritize investing in solutions that address the policies, practices, and conditions that if changed will lead to healthier communities and better health for the people living within them.

For us this requires several things, key among them:

• Focusing upstream to address the root causes of poor health.
• Engaging directly with community members to develop, advocate for, and implement strategies to identify and address those root causes.
• Investing in policy, practice, and systems-level solutions, both locally and at the statewide level.
• Developing and/or supporting coalitions of stakeholders working together with shared understanding and purpose.

Areas of Focus

While there are a number of avenues to becoming a state where everyone has an opportunity to be healthy, our focus in this pursuit is centered on the following:

• Access to Care: Everyone in North Carolina is connected to, and receives, quality care that allows them to live healthy lives. .
• Health through Food: Everyone in North Carolina’s health is supported through access to nutritious food.
• Youth Mental Health, Connectedness, and Resilience: Every young child and youth in North Carolina grows up in strong and supportive environments that provide them with the best opportunity to be mentally healthy and thrive.