Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE — Approximately 14,000 North Carolina veterans and their families are likely eligible for the state’s newly expanded Medicaid benefits. To ensure North Carolina veterans receive the support they are eligible for, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will help veterans who are newly eligible for Medicaid apply to Food and Nutrition Services (also known as food stamps or SNAP), a benefit program that helps pay for groceries.

Media Advisory — North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley will tour the Veterans Life Center in Butner, North Carolina on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Media is invited to attend as Secretary Kinsely and center leadership highlight the important work underway to improve the mental and physical health of veterans in our state.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ State Center for Health Statistics has created an interactive map with a series of overlays showing social determinants of health indicators in North Carolina, including the economic, social and neighborhood, and housing and transportation status of residents across the state.