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NC Center of Health & Aging NC Center of Health & Aging

Senator Joe Sam Queen Senator Joe Sam Queen

• A Strategy for Medical Leadership

A Strategy for Medical Leadership

• Three Regional Centers of

Three Regional Centers of Excellence Excellence

NC Comprehensive NC Comprehensive Healthcare Strategy Healthcare Strategy

A Comprehensive Strategy A Comprehensive Strategy for NC for NC

AdvantageWest Piedmont Triad Partnership Research Triangle Regional Partnership North Carolina’s Northeast North Carolina’s Eastern Region North Carolina’s Southeast Charlotte Regional Partnership

North Carolina Partnership for North Carolina Partnership for Economic Development Economic Development

NC Center of Health & Aging NC Cancer Center NC Heart & Stroke Center

Three Centers of Excellence

NC Center of Health & Aging NC Center of Health & Aging

MAHEC MAHEC

• Fellows

Fellows

• Clinical

Clinical

• Research

Research

WCU WCU

• Gerontology

Gerontology

• Allied

Allied Health Health

UNCA UNCA

• Wellness

Wellness

• Center for

Center for Creative Creative Retirement Retirement

Why Does This Strategy Work? Why Does This Strategy Work?

• More dollars will be

More dollars will be SAVED SAVED by Wellness by Wellness Initiatives than any other strategy Initiatives than any other strategy

• More dollars will be

More dollars will be SPENT SPENT in the Aging in the Aging Sector than in any other aspect of medicine Sector than in any other aspect of medicine

It is a Value Added Strategy It is a Value Added Strategy

A Leadership Center of A Leadership Center of Excellence is Key to Leveraging Excellence is Key to Leveraging A Full Spectrum of Sector A Full Spectrum of Sector Opportunities for WNC! Opportunities for WNC!

Economy Sector Opportunities Economy Sector Opportunities

NC Center

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Health & Aging

Recreation & Quality of Life - Spa & Renewal Life Sciences – Medical Services Retirement Related – Development & Construction Bio Tech & Pharma Financial & Non Profit Innovation & Leadership Alternative & Complementary Medicine Gerontology – Adaptive Technology

To Be Competitive and To Be Competitive and Successful We Must Have a Successful We Must Have a Leadership Center in WNC! Leadership Center in WNC!

Action Plan Needed Action Plan Needed

• Develop Regional Partnerships

Develop Regional Partnerships

• Develop Strategy with UNC System

Develop Strategy with UNC System

• Develop Programming and Collaboration

Develop Programming and Collaboration

• Develop Future Funding Strategy

Develop Future Funding Strategy

• Leadership Recruitment

Leadership Recruitment