Every three years, the Virginia Department of Health’s Blue Ridge Health District, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital and the University of Virginia Health System come together to ask a simple but powerful question: What do people in our community need to live healthier lives?

This year, the MAPP2Health report answers that question with more than 1,100 insights from residents across the city of Charlottesville and Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson counties.

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But the 2025 MAPP2Health report doesn’t just name the region’s biggest health challenges; it offers community-driven recommendations to address root causes and improve everyday conditions. It also calls on local governments, organizations and agencies to colla

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