The NC Rural Health Transformation Program is guided in Region 1 by an NC ROOTS Hub Governance Body representing the diverse communities of North Carolina’s 19 westernmost counties and the Qualla Boundary. Our Governance Body brings together community leaders who are advancing rural health through a wide range of strategies, from grassroots, community driven initiatives to regional healthcare system efforts.
This broad, inclusive approach ensures that rural health investments strengthen, expand, and sustain care across the region for generations to come.
Our Governance Body is committed to collaborative, transparent decision making grounded in community validated needs and informed by the region’s existing health assets.
The first Hub Governance Body meeting was held at Lake Junaluska to share perspectives, identify priorities, and envision what sustainable rural health looks like across Western North Carolina.
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