Seven of North Carolina’s local Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) agencies have been nationally recognized as 2025 WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence recipients by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), honoring their outstanding efforts to support breastfeeding families across the state.
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This week, NCDHHS hosted an event celebrating 35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The landmark legislation was passed on July 26, 1990, to expand access and opportunity for all Americans with disabilities.
How telecommunications has changed since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and how it continues to improve, to help people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind.
On June 20, NCDHHS Secretary Sangvai attended and spoke at the Pride Month celebration held at the Governor's Executive Mansion in Raleigh.
This week, NCDHHS leadership came together at the i2i conference to talk about the Olmstead Plan. This plan helps people with disabilities get the support they need to live the lives they want in their communities.
NCDHHS has a North Carolina Problem Gambling Program (NCPGP) to provide and support effective problem gambling prevention, education, outreach and treatment services. NCPGP is funded by the N.C. Education Lottery and supported by NCDHHS’ Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services.
With more than 6,000 disability claims from people impacted by Hurricane Helene and strained phone/postal service communications, NCDDS advocated for a federal policy exception to contact people applying for disability benefits by email. The team dubbed the project: “You’ve got mail.”
The DCFW Difference, a new digital campaign, includes website resources to highlight the powerful, statewide impact of NCDHHS’ Division of Child and Family Well-Being (DCFW). This webpage showcases the depth of DCFW’s work and serves as a go-to resource for learning about the programs within the DCFW portfolio.
As part of Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, NCDHHS' State Laboratory of Public Health hosted dozens of K-12 students for a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fair on April 22. This free, interactive event invited budding scientists of all ages to explore the lab as part of the annual NC Science Festival, known as SciFest, sponsored by RTI International.
North Carolina’s Assistive Technology Program (NCATP) presented at an Assistive Technology (AT) Resource Fair in Webster on April 11, hosted by Southwestern Community College (SCC).
NCDHHS, in partnership with the Positive Childhood Alliance of NC (PCANC), kicked off Child Abuse Prevention Month on Tuesday, April 1, with a pinwheel planting event at Pullen Park in Raleigh.
NCDHHS is excited to announce the Experiential Learning and Opportunity Internship Program. This program allows sophomore, junior, senior and graduate students enrolled in a four-year college or graduate program located in North Carolina to participate in a 10-week internship working with professionals in NCDHHS.
The application period is now open for the 2025 NCDHHS’ Historically Black College/University and Minority Serving Institutions (HBCUs/MSIs) internship program's Summer Cohort. The application period closes on Feb. 20. The HBCUs/MSIs Internship program, in coordination with the Division of Public Health, is a component of the department’s workforce development initiative that encourages college students to seek careers in public health and human services in government agencies.
NCDHHS is deeply committed to serving its aging population through evidence-based best practices, and this commitment is demonstrated through the state’s newly released data dashboard. The dashboard is an interactive tool that provides statistical data about statewide and county-level aging profiles. It presents detailed information about population growth, income levels and information breakdowns on key demographic populations.
NCDHHS hosted its Annual Assistive Technology Expo, “Breaking Boundaries, Empowering Lives,” on Oct. 3 at the McKimmon Conference and Training Center in Raleigh.