Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Open Statewide Oct. 14 - Dec. 13

Most Medicaid beneficiaries can now choose a health plan and primary care provider for their Medicaid Managed Care services. Open enrollment ends for everyone on Dec. 13, 2019, and coverage is scheduled to begin Feb. 1, 2020.

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North Carolina’s Infant Death Rate Reaches Record Low

Governor Roy Cooper noted that North Carolina’s infant deaths in 2018 reached their lowest rate in the 31 years they have been tracked.

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NC First Lady and NCDHHS Secretary receiving the flu vaccination. Left to right: Katherine Robinson, NC First Lady Kristin Cooper, NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D., Calandra Bobbett.

Officials Advise North Carolinians to Get Vaccinated as Flu Season Begins

Health officials with NCDHHS are encouraging North Carolina residents to protect themselves, their families and other people around them by getting vaccinated against Influenza as the state enters flu season.

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Secretary Mandy Cohen highlighted the state’s progress in addressing the opioid epidemic

Opioid Action Plan 2.0 Released

While North Carolina has made progress in addressing the opioid epidemic, Governor Roy Cooper and DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen launched the updated Opioid Action Plan 2.0 to continue to continue to combat the epidemic.

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NC Early Childhood Action Plan

The plan provides a framework to galvanize coordinated public-private action to achieve 10 measurable goals for young children that address health, safety, family resilience and learning outcomes.

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DHHS Collaborates with OSHR to Recognize Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month. To recognize this, leaders from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of State Human Resources gathered Oct. 15 to highlight the importance of improving accessibility in the workplace and stepping up recruitment of people with disabilities for state government jobs.

The staff of the Office of Rural Health’s North Carolina Farmworker Health Program, from left to right: Allison Lipscomb, Zoë Cummings, Dr. Gayle Thomas, Ann Watson, Elizabeth Freeman Lambar and Sara Gomez.

NC Farmworker Health Program Celebrates 25 Years of Partnerships

The Office of Rural Health’s North Carolina Farmworker Health Program recently celebrated over 25 years of collaboration. NCFHP is a federally-funded migrant health center that takes a unique approach to provide access to quality healthcare for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their family members.

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The Department of Health and Human Services manages the delivery of health- and human-related services for all North Carolinians, especially our most vulnerable citizens – children, elderly, disabled and low-income families. The Department works closely with health care professionals, community leaders and advocacy groups; local, state and federal entities; and many other stakeholders to make this happen.

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Every county in North Carolina has its own local social services agency. If you have questions, they have answers. We're here to help you find contact information for your local county office.

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Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment Open Statewide Oct. 14 - Dec. 13

North Carolina’s Infant Death Rate Reaches Record Low