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Highlights: Assistive Technology helps DHHS clients achieve independence; Governor Morehead student wins international art contest award; New NC-CATCH data system helps health departments assess community needs; Paramedics make headlines; Medicaid’s “Medical Home” concept works; “Maintain, Don’t Gain” holiday challenge is back!
Highlights: Deaf-blind students benefit from Governor Morehead School short-term summer program; Domestic Violence: “The Common Denominator”; Disability Employment Awareness; Serving diverse audiences; How to eat smart at work
Highlights: Politics: Out of place in the workplace; helping N.C. students be healthy and successful; mosquitoes can spread illness; protect yourself from bites; staying prepared through hurricane season and beyond
Highlights: New DHHS main website is now on-line; see the new DHHS Spanish language site, too; Retired Governor Morehead School employees dedicated over 60 years to helping students; Residents’ art now visible on Caswell campus
Highlights: Young parents complete high school with help from DHHS program. Reaching out to minority populations in North Carolina
Highlights: A new DHHS website design is on the way, DMA gets $2.26 million to get patients out of emergency rooms and into doctors’ offices for better care, new detox unit to open in Black Mountain, and BEACON news
Highlights: Health Service Regulation has new director; Asthma Awareness and Older Adults month, and introducing the Cultural Competency Corner
Highlights: Eastern NC School for the Deaf opens Independent Living Center; How to use BEACON; Dix court volunteer retires after 39 years of service; 2008 Leadership DHHS class graduates; Vocational Rehab seeks planning input
Highlights: Secretary Benton announces new leadership team for MH/DD/SAS; Public Health forms new Communicable Disease Branch; DHHS employees honored with awards; Important payroll system information; new Latino HIV/AIDS initiative; web-based project management tools
Highlights: Secretary Benton announces plan to fix mental health system; Aging and Disability Resource Centers to be discussed in community forums; Providing help to homeless saves money; $1.6 million grant will speed and strengthen emergency medical services; Three recognized for contributions to public health in N.C.; Teacher for the blind has eye-opening experience in Saudi Arabia; Get free tax help from the State Employees’ Credit Union
Highlights: Gov. Morehead School student artworks displayed at N.C. Museum of Art; ENERGIZE! Program will help prevent childhood diabetes; Enjoy holiday parties without putting on pounds; New Year means new smoking rules for DHHS
Highlights: ACCESS North Carolina is a handy guide to travel attractions for people with disabilities; North Carolina’s childhood immunization rates are among the best in the nation; Instant messaging is popular, but can pose a computer system security problem; New Web Standards and a Website Style Guide are now available to DHHS…on the web, of course! 11 DDHS employees complete the N.C. Certified Manager Program; Stokes County paramedics are tops in the state.
Highlights: Dr. Lawrence named acting DMA director; Community Care Networks get national recognition
Highlights: Dempsey Benton named DHHS Secretary; NCcareLINK: service info on demand; Financial assistance for first-time homeowners; DHHS website changes: making it easier to get the information you need
Highlights: N.C. Food Stamp Program is a national star, A life saved, Helping refugees begin a new life, Direct deposit to be required for employee paychecks, Farewell party for Secretary Carmen Hooker Odom
Highlights: The state’s medical response capabilities are tested; Eugenics exhibit opens at the Museum of N.C. History; Disability Determination wins national award; DSS races for the cure and for one of their own, plus news on workplace wellness, preparing yourself for the new BEACON payroll system, a helpful customer service tool, and more.
Highlights: Hooker Odom leaving DHHS; Governor chooses Dempsey Benton as next DHHS Secretary; Mark Benton is new DMA director; N.C. to celebrate World Refugee Day; Safe Surrender public awareness campaign begins; Protect yourself against mosquito and tick bite
Highlights: May is Asthma Awareness Month; Early Intervention serves tots with special needs; DSS’ Jane Schwartz featured in national film; Making “PDF” documents accessible on the web
Highlights: N.C. Public Health Pilot Accreditation a Success! New business directions for DHHS; Better health: Fruits and Veggies; more
Highlights: Health in Motion; DMA welcomes new medical director; Health insurance open enrollment; New DHHS Family Disaster Plan; more