Community Health Assessment (CHA) is the foundation for improving and promoting the health of county residents. Community health assessment is a key step in the continuous community health improvement process. The role of CHA is to identify factors that affect the health of a population and determine the availability of resources within the county to adequately address these factors. 2015 Buncombe County Community Health Assessment Reports North Carolina’s Department of Health & Human Services requires that Buncombe County conduct a Community Health Assessment at least every four years. The most recent CHA was completed in December, 2015. Full Report Previous Community Health Assessment Reports 2012 Full Report 2010 Full Report 2005 Full Report 2000 Full Report State of the County Health Report State of the County Health (SOTCH) reports are created annually as an update to the Community Health Assessment findings in years that do not include a Community Health Assessment. 2014 2013 2011 2009 2008 Highlights 2007 2005 Additional Data Sources Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics WNC Healthy Impact WNC Healthy Impact is a partnership between hospitals and health departments in North Carolina to improve community health. As part of a larger and continuous community health improvement process, these partners are collaborating to conduct community health (needs) assessments across western North Carolina. See www.WNCHealthyImpact.com for more details about the purpose and participants of this region-wide effort.