Press Releases

NC DHHS Secretary Encourages Flu Vaccine During National Influenza Vaccination Week

N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Rick Brajer encourages all North Carolina residents to protect themselves against the flu during National Influenza Vaccination Week, Dec. 6-12.

N.C. DHHS Recognizes World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Day, which renews opportunities for health service agencies to work actively and collaboratively with partners to raise awareness about HIV and move closer to an AIDS-free generation. 

N.C. DHHS Focuses Attention on Adoption Awareness

In recognition of November as Adoption Awareness Month, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services thanked families and professionals in the adoption community during an event held Nov. 20 on the eve of Adoption Awareness Day.

N.C. DHHS to Accept Applications for Low Income Energy Assistance Program Dec. 1

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is accepting applications for the state's Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) beginning Dec. 1, 2015.

Governor McCrory Announces Grant to Expand Mental Health Supervision Program for Probationers

Governor Pat McCrory announced today the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has received a $679,000 grant award to expand a specialty mental health probation pilot program to Brunswick, McDowell, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Orange and Durham counties.

New Law Requires Child-Proof Packaging, Nicotine Labeling for Electronic Cigarette Fluids

North Carolina is requiring new packaging and label requirements on electronic cigarette products sold in the state, effective Dec. 1.

NC DHHS Reports First Flu Death of the Season

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the state's first death from flu for the 2015-2016 influenza season.

NC DHHS Encourages All North Carolinians to Protect Themselves from Flu

As flu season approaches, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging all North Carolina residents to protect themselves by getting vaccinated against the flu.

NC DHHS Reports First Death of 2015 from West Nile Virus in North Carolina

Health officials from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health encourage residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent mosquito-borne illness following a death from West Nile virus infection. 

North Carolina Receives CDC Funding to Combat Prescription Drug Overdose

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health's Injury and Violence Prevention Branch has received $939,000 in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent overdose deaths related to prescription opioids.