Acknowledgements

Prepared By

Alex Mitchell, MPH, Culture of Results Senior Project Manager

Emma Olson, MPH, MSW, Interim Executive Director NCCHW

Andrew Rainey, MPH Candidate, Research Associate

Maya Newlin, MPH Candidate, Equity Results Specialist

This program evaluation was a collaborative effort led by the North Carolina Center for Health and Wellness (NCCHW) at UNC Asheville with the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) and a community-based research team trained by UNC Asheville and ABIPA. It was funded by the Dogwood Health Trust (DHT).

The creators would like to thank the following individuals for their meaningful participation, thoughts, insight, and guidance:

Community Researcher Team:

Jacque Ballard, CHW and Community Researcher

Hermelinda Miller, Community Researcher

Kelly White, MHE, MPH, Community Researcher

Demetra Harris, Community Researcher

Community Health Workers and Clients:

Laura Zapater, Centro Unido Latino Americano

Richard Montgomery, YMCA of Asheville

Amber Dillinger, Mountain Community Health Partnership

Lotta Ingram, Mountain Community Health Partnership

Rachel Hoilman, Mountain Area Health Partnership

Michaela Baynard, Blueridge Health

Jennifer M Poore, Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement

Amy Cantrell & Ponkho Bermejo, BeLoved 

Alexandria Noriega, High Country Health

Yolanda Pinzon Uribe, Vecinos

Anita Bacon, Jordan Peer Recovery

Eleazar, Client

Selene, Client

Connie, Client

Larry, Client

Advisory Group Members:

Ameena Batada, Dr. PH, Professor of Health and Wellness UNCA

Nelle Gregory, RN, MPH, Program Director of Community Health Transformation, MAHEC

JéWana Grier-McEachin , Executive Director Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement

 Jess Rothenhoefer, MSW, Implementation Specialist, MAHEC

Thank you to Dogwood Health Trust for funding this program and evaluation