WNC Health Network is a regional nonprofit dedicated to improving community health and well-being across western North Carolina. We partner with local and regional organizations, coalitions, and health systems to strengthen their ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate meaningful community health improvement efforts.
Through our contract-based consulting program, we help nonprofits and community partners learn, design, implement, and evaluate strategies together to address pressing community health issues. Our experience includes:
Because we are rooted in western North Carolina and guided by strong relationships, we bring both regional perspective and local understanding to every project. Across all of our work, we use approaches that are person-centered, emphasize co-design and building (rather than simply being) capacity, and intentionally engage people with diverse perspectives and experiences with respect and dignity. When you partner with WNC Health Network, the funds you invest in our services not only support your organization’s goals, but also fuel our nonprofit mission to improve community health across western North Carolina.
To learn more, visit www.wnchn.org.
Meron Abebe is the Operations Manager & Improvement Specialist at WNC Health Network, where she supports hospitals, public health agencies, and nonprofit organizations in designing, implementing, and evaluating programs that improve community health. She specializes in evidence-based evaluation frameworks, qualitative data gathering and analysis, and translating findings into actionable strategies.
Meron provides consultation, training, and coaching to strengthen organizational capacity for continuous learning and improvement. Her career spans diverse healthcare settings, including a major metropolitan hospital, a federally qualified health center, a hospice facility, and nonprofit organizations, giving her a broad perspective on program delivery and evaluation.
She holds dual master’s degrees in Healthcare Management and Business Administration from Marymount University and is completing her Master of Public Health in Health Policy at the University of California, Berkeley.
Program Planning and Evaluation
Partners Aligned Toward Health (PATH)
Program Evaluation
Schell McCall
Executive Director
(828) 678-5016
[email protected]
A team from WNC Health Network, including Jo Bradley and Meron Abebe, reviewed and refined survey tools, identified program performance measures, and aligned and prioritized these measures with population-level indicators. The team also delivered tailored Results-Based Accountability™ (RBA) training, co-designed and facilitated internal program planning and evaluation meetings, and provided technical assistance for developing qualitative data collection tools and data visualization support.
Program Planning and Evaluation
Vecinos
Data and Evaluation Support
Marianne Martinez
Chief Executive Officer
828-399-0898
[email protected]
A team from WNC Health Network, including Jo Bradley and Meron Abebe, worked with Vecinos leadership to compile an inventory of existing performance measures, facilitate meetings to review and brainstorm new measures, and identify and prioritize metrics for future development. The team provided technical assistance and project support to ensure Vecinos had both a clear inventory of current measures and a focused list of additional measures to strengthen evaluation capacity over time.
Program Planning and Evaluation
Blue Ridge Partnership for Children
Program Evaluation
Jennifer W. Simpson
Executive Director
828-682-0047
[email protected]
A team from WNC Health Network, including Jo Bradley and Meron Abebe, partnered with the Blue Ridge Partnership for Children to review current strategy activities and measures and facilitate evaluation workgroup meetings using the Results-Based Accountability® (RBA) framework. The team guided members through the initial steps of the “turn-the-curve” decision-making process to create an evaluation plan, provided coaching on developing and prioritizing performance measures and a data development agenda, and supported the program manager in applying the RBA framework through ongoing improvement cycles. The work concluded with the creation of an evaluation plan, tailored to the organization’s needs and tools.
Advocacy/Public policy
Western North Carolina Nonprofit Pathways
P.O. Box 7667
Asheville, NC 28802
Phone: 828-242-9028
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