Health Education & Healthy Haywood

Health Education & Healthy Haywood

Health Education

Our Health Education team promotes wellness and improves community health through education, outreach, and prevention programs offered both at Haywood County Health & Human Services and throughout the community.

We offer programs and services including:

  • Diabetes Prevention (see information about classes in the column at right)
  • Tobacco Cessation Support
  • Health Classes & Events: Community workshops, health fairs, educational booths, and presentations
  • Access to up-to-date health statistics, data and information

📞 For more info, contact the Health Education team at 828-452-6675.

🌿 Healthy Haywood

Healthy Haywood is a community-driven coalition dedicated to improving the health of Haywood County residents. The coalition brings together local voices to prioritize health issues and create action plans that lead to real change.

What Healthy Haywood does:

  • Develops community health improvement plans

  • Supports evidence-based programs and policies

  • Tracks progress through assessments and reports

📬 Want to get involved?
Contact Public Health Education Supervisor, Megan Hauser, at
📧 megan.hauser@haywoodcountync.gov

📊 Community Health Reports & Data

We use real data and community input to understand and address public health concerns.

Health Data

Resources for current federal, state and local public health data.

Additional Community Resources

United Way 2-1-1 provides information on:
✔ Rent & utility assistance
✔ Food and emergency shelter
✔ Employment help
✔ Childcare and elder care
✔ Mental health services
✔ Disaster recovery and transportation

📞 2-1-1 is available 24/7, year-round, in over 90 languages.

When you dial 2-1-1, you will talk to a trained resource specialist who has access to comprehensive database listings of nearly all health and human services that exist in North Carolina. This includes but is not limited to: rent and utility assistance, food, emergency shelters, where to get employment help, medical and mental health assistance, and help with transportation.

You can also get information on affordable child care, information about caring for an aging relative, or help recovering from a disaster.

Information and referral is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the year. Information can be provided in over 90 different languages.

You can also look through this list to find resources available in Haywood County. Full data is available upon request. Call 828-452-6620.

Haywood County Health and Human Services is an equal opportunity provider and employer.