Community-driven solutions for a healthier North Carolina
Our Approach
Our Programs
Our Team
Whole-state health grows from whole-person and whole-community health. We envision a future where every North Carolinian—regardless of who they are or where they live—has the opportunity to live a healthy life and access care.
For 40 years, we’ve contributed to meaningful change by connecting state and local leaders through advocacy, programs, research, and education.
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When people are healthy, our communities are healthy, and when our communities are healthy, our state is healthy. We see this in the data, and we see it on the ground in communities.
When people have the opportunity to live healthier lives, everyone benefits. We end up with more money in our pockets, better relationships, lower health care bills, and more resilient communities.
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Strategic Approach to Whole-State Health
Community
Engagement
Collaborating with communities across North Carolina to ensure those directly impacted by health challenges identify the priorities and drive the solutions
Policy
Advocacy
Partnering with communities, advocates, and elected officials to shape policies that build healthier structures for providers and the people they serve
Leadership &
Workforce
Development
Training the next generation of health workers with the necessary tools and knowledge to deliver compassionate, whole-person care
Our Work
As a community-driven nonprofit, we walk alongside the people we serve to build a North Carolina where everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy life and access care. Each of our programs specializes in a distinct yet interconnected area of health. Our unique organizational structure fosters collaboration across disciplines and cross-sector partnerships to advance whole-person, whole-community, and whole-state health.
Our Programs
Center of Excellence for Integrated Care
Jim Bernstein Community Health Leadership Fellows
Bernstein Fellows are the future of health leadership in North Carolina. The fellowship supports outstanding individuals who share our founding director Jim Bernstein’s passion for rural health. They work alongside rural and underserved communities to identify actionable solutions to pressing health challenges.
Jim Bernstein Community Health Leadership Fellows
Jim and Sue Bernstein Health Center Scholarships
Jim Bernstein established a network of 81 community-based clinics and centers across North Carolina. He and his wife Sue, a former Peace Corps volunteer, created the Jim and Sue Bernstein Health Center Scholarships. Awarded annually, the scholarship pays for the clinical education of employees working at eligible health centers and college for their dependents.
NCCARE360
NCCARE360, the first statewide coordinated care network, connects North Carolinians with vital social support, from housing and transportation assistance to food access and more. It links providers and organizations through a shared technology platform, creating a closed-loop referral system that provides a solution to a fragmented health and human services system.
NCCARE360
North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative
The North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative (NCOHC) seeks to resolve barriers to good oral health and accelerate policies that improve oral health for all North Carolinians. Through advocacy, programmatic work, and resource development, NCOHC aims to build a future where everyone has access to the oral health care they deserve.
North Carolina Rural Health Association
The North Carolina Rural Health Association (NCRHA) advocates for access to fair, affordable health care for everyone in North Carolina, regardless of who they are or where they live. The official state affiliate of the National Rural health Association, NCRHA is a network of associations, organizations, and individuals representing health care, education, economic development, local government, and more.
North Carolina Rural Health Association
Project ECHO Network in North Carolina
Project ECHO Network in North Carolina (PEN-NC) connects Project ECHOs across the state. By coordinating across regions and subject areas, PEN-NC helps increase efficiencies and expand access to Project ECHO content and expertise, supporting health providers to deliver better care.