Resource Handout

Primary Care Faculties

A primary care physician is a physician who provides both the first contact for a person with an undiagnosed health concern as well as continuing care of varied medical conditions, not limited by cause, organ system, or diagnosis.

MOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER is a facility that provides health care to low income families. 121 Hendersonville Road Asheville, NC 28803-2868 (828) 257-4400

Minnie Jones Health Center/Western North Carolina Community Health is another health care faculty that provide care to low income families. 257 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 285-0622

Food Assistance

Food assistance benefits parents that need extra assistant with providing food for their families. Health and human services of Asheville, NC provides this service to qualitied families.

How to apply: https://www.buncombecounty.org/Governing/Depts/PublicAssistance/FoodAssist.aspx

Buncombe County Health and Human Services

Address: 40 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

Phone :  (828) 250-5500

Buncombe County WIC Office: assist pregnant women and children under 5 with basic protein and dairy products.

Website:http://www.buncombecounty.org/Governing/Depts/Health/Nutrition.aspx

119 Hendersonville Rd · (828) 771-5436

Manna Food Bank: Provides free food such as can goods, and bread to the community.

Address: 89, 59 College St, Asheville, NC 28801 https://www.mannafoodbank.org/

Transportation

Public and private transportation resources in the community that can help families travel the city.

Asheville Redefines Transit (City Bus)

Provides public transport for 1 dollar within city limits to insure the community get to work, school, and other locations that they need to travel.

Address: 49 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

Phone:(828) 253-5691 Website: http://www.ashevillenc.gov/departments/transit/default.htm

Mountain mobility: Provides transportation to disabled personals.

Address: 339 New Leicester Hwy, Asheville, NC 28806

Phone: (828) 250-6750 Website: http://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/Transportation/

Uber: is a private pay transportation resource that can transport your family where they need to go at the time you request with a small payment amount depending on where you go.

Website to sign up: https://www.uber.com/cities/asheville-nc/

Insurance

coverage that pays for medical and surgical expenses incurred by the insured.

Medicaid is a health care program that assists low-income families or individuals in paying for long-term medical and custodial care costs

*Refer to local social security office.

Health choice HealthCare.com is a privately-held website for healthcare consumers operating since 2007.

Medicare: Is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease https://www.medicare.gov