DHHS Building Gets a Facelift
Construction has begun on an addition to the building housing the County’s Department of Health and Human Services at 40 Coxe Avenue downtown.
The department remains open and will continue to provide services during construction, though the parking lot and front entrance, along with some services, have been relocated.
Relocation of parking and main entry at BCHHS
Parking that was in the Coxe Avenue lot is now available from 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. across the street, in the lot next to the downtown bus station. Handicapped parking spaces and a bike rack are available on Aston Street (adjacent to the building).
The new parking entrance can be accessed at the intersection of Aston Street and Coxe Avenue. The new front entrance is located in the lower level of the DHHS building, directly across from the bus station.
Most services stay
Services that continue at 40 Coxe Ave. include:
- Food Assistance
- Medicaid
- Work First
- Youth Employment Permits
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and Child Care Subsidy programs (until a new location is confirmed this summer)
Some services moved to United Way building
Some county health services have been temporarily relocated to 53 S. French Broad Avenue (United Way building), where parking is available on the ground level at the back of the building.
Services located on the lower (basement) level are:
- Immunizations and Clinical Health Services
- Foreign Travel
- TB Skin Tests
Services located on the second floor are:
- Family Planning/Birth Control
- STD (sexually transmitted diseases) Clinic
- TB Services
- Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program
Construction at the DHHS building is expected to be completed within two years, after which all health services will return to 40 Coxe Ave.
For more information, call (828) 250-5000 or visit www.buncombecounty.org.
