UNC Asheville Hosts Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt and Regional Leaders for 2026 WNC Health Policy Initiative Legislative Summit

The University of North Carolina Asheville hosted the fourth annual WNC Health Policy Initiative Legislative Summit on Friday, March 13, 2026. The theme of this year’s summit was “The Changing Landscape of Health in Western North Carolina,” and featured welcoming remarks from WNC HPI founding partners and NC Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt, a keynote address from Laurie Stradley, CEO of Impact Health, and a policy maker panel comprised of state legislators and other state-level health leadership discussing the current health policy landscape, challenges, and opportunities facing the region and the state.