Press Releases
DHHS Approved for Traumatic Brain Injury Pilot Project
Friday, April 20, 2018The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has been approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to begin a pilot project in Cumberland, Durham, Johnston and Wake counties to offer rehabilitation services for adults who have suffered traumatic brain injury on or after their 22nd birthday.
DHHS Releases Interactive Map Showing Social Determinants of Health Indicators Across North Carolina
Tuesday, April 17, 2018The 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.
Public Health: A Year-Round Effort to Keep North Carolina Healthy
Friday, April 13, 2018The important contributions of North Carolina’s strong public health system are highlighted this month by a proclamation from Governor Roy Cooper designating April as Public Health Month. Public health departments provide flu vaccines, screen for health issues, take precautions to keep disease from spreading and promote tobacco cessation efforts.
North Carolina Observes Month of the Young Child
Thursday, April 12, 2018North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services employees and partners are recognizing the Month of the Young Child with events across the state to support the 250,000 young children enrolled in child care centers and family child care homes across the state.
DHHS Releases Health Equity Report
Friday, April 6, 2018Today the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released its Health Equity Report for 2018, which shows progress and areas for continued improvement for a healthier North Carolina.
DHHS Releases Funding Opportunity for Communities on Front Lines of Opioid Crisis
Thursday, April 5, 2018The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released a request for applications for community projects to combat the opioid crisis by advancing the goals of the NC Opioid Action Plan.
DHHS Sees Rise in Opioid Overdose Emergency Department Visits
Tuesday, March 20, 2018Emergency department visits for opioid overdose in North Carolina have risen sharply, with preliminary data for 2017 indicating more than 5,700 visits, a nearly 40 percent increase in opioid overdose ED visits compared to 2016. The 2017 increase represents a doubling of the number recorded in 2009.
Statement on Cherokee County Department of Social Services
Friday, March 16, 2018Effective Monday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will temporarily assume leadership of child welfare services at the Cherokee County Department of Social Services, as authorized under state law.
DHHS, Carolinas Poison Center Investigating Increase in Emergency Department Visits Linked to Use of Potentially Contaminated Cannabidiol (CBD) Oil
Tuesday, March 6, 2018North Carolina health officials are alerting the public to a recent increase in emergency department visits by people who reported using cannabidiol (CBD) oil or a similar product in electronic cigarettes and/or vaporizing pens.
Kroger and Harris Teeter Pharmacies Join DHHS in Fight Against Prescription Drug Misuse
Monday, March 5, 2018Kroger Pharmacies and Harris Teeter Pharmacies across North Carolina have joined the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in the fight against prescription drug misuse by integrating pharmacy data sharing information into their workflow.
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