News & Information 10 Helpful Links to Prepare for a Winter Storm Update: Chickenpox Outbreak Grows- Spreads in Community Good News: START Team Wins Quality Commitment Award Numbers You Need to Know in Bad Weather Buncombe County and YMCA Partner to Address Prediabetes Update: Chickenpox Outbreak Grows to 36 Students at Asheville Waldorf School Sponsor a Foster Child's Christmas Sponsor a Senior Wish Tree Eblen Heating Assistance Program Now Taking Applications Buncombe WIC Team Earns National Award BCHHS and A-B Tech Partner to Bring Continuing Education to Clients Addiction is CLOSER THAN YOU THINK Ask a Health Inspector: Hair Restraints Facts About Addiction People Usually Get Wrong Opioid Addiction Uncovered: Answers from the Medical Community County Health Rankings Released: Buncombe On Track to Become Healthiest in State Child Welfare Workforce: A Different Kind of First Responder Ask A Health Inspector: Let's Talk Mold Since 1992, Buncombe County has been developing a plan for an integrated Health & Human Services system. This system brings together the Departments of Health, Social Work Services, to create a streamlined group of services that address the health, safety, and well-being of residents in our community. We know that health and safety cannot be achieved in isolation or through the work of a single agency. It occurs though the choices that individuals make and their ability to choose good options. An integrated Health & Human Services gives individuals and families the tools and supports they need so they are better able to make those good choices. At the community level, Health & Human Services plays a vital role in keeping our community strong and working to align our community resources in ways that are efficient and lead to better outcomes for our citizens. Programs Public Assistance Buncombe County Public Assistance provides low income individuals and families with assistance to support their self-sufficiency through job training and employment services, food assistance, quality health care and health care coverage, energy and utility assistance and other economic supports for families. Public Health It is the mission of the Department of Health to promote and protect the public's health and to assure through community partnerships that all people in Buncombe County have the opportunity to make healthy choices within a healthy environment. Social Work Services The Mission of Buncombe County Social Work Services is to partner with individuals, families and communities to strengthen their efforts toward independence, permanence and safety. Veterans Services Buncombe County Veterans Services Office offers assistance to our nation’s veterans, service members and their families in obtaining a wide range of services.