HNC 2030 Scorecard: Wake County

Wake County is home to a large and diverse community of more than one million residents within its twelve municipalities. One of the fastest-growing counties in the state, Wake is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live, work, play, and learn. In fact, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s County Health Rankings has named Wake County the healthiest county in North Carolina for the past four years. However, all residents do not experience the opportunity to live well.

Built on the premise that everyone has a right to live well, Live Well Wake is a community-led initiative bringing people together across sectors to find innovative solutions for our county’s biggest challenges. Formed out of the Community Health Needs Assessment and Population Health Task Force initiatives, Live Well Wake is a collaborative working to improve health and quality of life for all Wake County residents through coordination and alignment of resources to achieve collective impact.

The Live Well Wake Community Health Improvement Plan highlights the collaborative work of nearly 200 partners committed to improving health and overall quality of life for all Wake County residents representing a diverse convening of public and private partners paired with community members from all walks of life. Live Well Wake seeks to create equitable opportunities for all Wake County residents to achieve optimal health and well-being. Based on the results of the 2019 Community Health Needs Assesment (CHNA), Live Well Wake seeks to address the following priority issues: The Community Health Improvement Plan provides strategic direction to address the five priority areas identified in the CHNA along with two recommended areas from the Population Health Task Force workgroup.

Live Well Wake is committed to ensuring all residents have the opportunity to live healthy, productive lives by improving conditions and environments to support health and well-being.This scorecard  highlights and serves as reference document on the current data related to the priority’s areas identified by residents, stakeholders, and partners. 

Please click here to visit the Live Well Wake website.