Swain County strives to enhance the lives of its citizens through knowledge and better health. In the Swain County Health Department Community Health Assessment process the community has established two health priorities. In collaboration with WNC Healthy Impact and other community partners, Swain County will continue to work together to impact the health of its community with positive action and education.
The 2021 Community Health Assessment priority areas are continuations of the 2018 CHA long-term priorities:
- Chronic Disease
- Substance Use
The following Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Scorecard was created and submitted by September 12th, 2022, to meet the Swain County Long Term Community Health Plan requirements.
A key to navigating this scorecard:
The following resources were used/reviewed to complete this scorecard: