About Elevate828:
Elevate828 is a six-month Jackson County wellness program, running from October 2025 to April 2025. Elevate828 works to improve the health of Jackson County residents through nutrition education, stress management, and physical activity challenges. Participants will earn points through monthly challenges and other activities that will then be redeemed for prizes such as gift cards!
Participants will earn points through:
● Completion of a pre and post surveys
● Participation in monthly challenges (2 available each month)
● Participation in physical activity
● Completion of preventative health screenings
Upcoming Health Screenings:
Elevate828 will be hosting health screenings in September! The screening events will include a height/weight/BMI, total cholesterol, total glucose, body fat percentage, blood pressure and heart rate, and goal setting. All attendees will be entered to win prizes!
Public Screenings
Date Time Location Sign- Up
Wednesday September 10th 4:00pm- 6:30pm Jackson County Department of Public Health sign-up
Thursday September 11th 10:00am- 12:00pm WestBridge Vocational Sign-up
Thursday September 25th 4:00pm- 6:00pm Great Smokies Thrift Store Sign-up
Tuesday September 30th 4:30pm- 6:30pm Cashiers Recreation Center Sign-up
Jackson County Public School Staff Only
Date Time Location Sign- Up
Wednesday September 3rd 10:00am- 12:00pm Scotts Creek School Sign-up
Wednesday September 3rd 1:00pm- 2:00pm Jackson Community School Sign-up
Thursday September 4th 10:00am- 12:00pm Blue Ridge Sign-up
Tuesday September 9th 1:00pm- 4:00pm Fairview Sign-up
Tuesday September 16th 10:00am- 12:00pm Smoky Mountain Elementary Sign-up
Wednesday September 17th 10:00am- 12:00pm Jackson County Early College Sign-up
Wednesday September 17th 1:00pm- 2:30pm Cullowhee Valley Sign-up
Tuesday September 23rd 10:00am- 12:00pm Smokey Mountain High School Sign-up
Wednesday September 24th 2:30pm- 4:30pm Board of Education Sign-up
For more information on enrolling in Elevate828, contact Chelsea Weddle at cweddle@email.wcu.edu or Meagan Cagle at meagancagle@jacksonnc.org