HNC 2030 Scorecard: Union County (2022-2025)

In October 2020, Union County launched the Healthy Union Advisory Coalition (HUAC). It was created to utilize the cooperative strength of many community partners to identify and address health and quality of life issues in Union County, ensure the community regularly reviews and works on identified priority areas in the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), and identify additional priority areas as they arise. This collaborative alliance includes representatives and leaders from healthcare, government, business and industry, human services, community service agencies, medical service providers, educational institutions, the general population, and the faith community. The mission of the Healthy Union Advisory Coalition is to commit time, talents, and resources to co-create a healthy community and hopeful future for all residents in Union County.

The Healthy Union Advisory Coalition (HUAC) was utilized as the steering committee for the 2022 Community Health Assessment. The following priority areas were identified by the HUAC as areas of focus:

1. Affordable Housing and Homelessness

2. Mental Health

3. Substance Use Disorder

The HUAC also assisted with the development of the 2022-2025 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for each priority area.

This Scorecard serves as Union County’s CHIP, fulfilling the requirements outlined in the NC Local Health Department Accreditation and NC Department of Health and Human Services – Department of Public Health Consolidated Agreement. The CHIP is not intended to be a complete list of all programs or partners working on these issues in Union County.

This Scorecard highlights the following icons:

The Scorecard also contains the annual Union County State of the County Health reports or SOTCH.

Instructions: Click anywhere on the scorecard to learn more about programs and partners that are working together to improve the health of Union County residents.