Program Spotlight: Heart of Nashville – Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center

NashvilleHealth and the Nashville Wellness Collaborative’s “Heart of Nashville” project, funded through the Metro Nashville Public Health Department, creates the city’s first Wellness Opportunity Zone in North Nashville. The passionate team behind this project is dedicated to reducing high blood pressure rates and addressing systemic health inequities in North Nashville. NashvilleHealth is proud to partner with Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center and our other partners to help make positive change together in our community.

We’re working together with Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center and the Nashville Food Project to tackle high blood pressure in North Nashville and drive real change for a healthier, more connected community. Through the Heart of Nashville project, we’re able to support hypertension patients in new, convenient, and innovative ways to break down barriers to health access and create a healthier community.

Watch how empathy and collaboration are transforming health access in North Nashville.

NashvilleHealth is proud to work alongside Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center and other dedicated partners in this effort. This work reflects the true heart of the initiative: a shared commitment to improving health equity, expanding access, and empowering individuals to take control of their well-being. Together, we’re building a healthier, stronger North Nashville.