The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is committed to developing a more skilled and satisfied caregiver workforce to improve the quality of care and support available to people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 9:59 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina leaders today released a new report on the state’s caregiving workforce, announcing the next steps in strengthening this critical group of workers.
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2024 @ 2:39 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina leaders are projecting shortages in direct care workers, nurses and other caregiving positions in the coming decade. At the same time, demand for these services is rising.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 2:59 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Health equity, education and economic stability for all North Carolinians are key strategies in the 2022 North Carolina State Health Improvement Plan (NC SHIP), which the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released today.
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2022 @ 1:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 11:21 am
By: Governor's Office
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People struggling with Opioid Use Disorder will have better access to more treatment options because of funding awarded by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 @ 8:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Online course guides physicians on treating toxic exposures farmworkers might encounter
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 3:40 pm
By: ECU News Services
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RALEIGH — More people in North Carolina will have better access to both the behavioral health and physical health care services they need through several behavioral health clinics across the state, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced.
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 1:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced nominations and appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, April 8th, 2022 @ 8:15 am
By: Governor's Office
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A temporary mobile vaccination unit that operated across Western North Carolina since July has ended its operations this week after providing more than 9,300 vaccinations, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced.
Published: Friday, December 17th, 2021 @ 7:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's Community Health Worker Initiative will expand as part of the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) initiative.
Published: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 @ 7:27 am
By: Announcements
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The new program, funded by The Duke Endowment, will be led by FHLI’s Center for Excellence for Integrated Care team
Published: Friday, August 27th, 2021 @ 8:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A car crash changed the future for East Carolina University’s Dr. Pamela Reis — and the future of thousands of students, mothers and their babies.
Published: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 @ 5:28 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments and nominations to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 @ 2:46 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is partnering with health systems, local health departments and community health centers across the state to host large community vaccine events for people currently eligible to be vaccinated.
Published: Saturday, January 16th, 2021 @ 11:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order 156 extending, but not waiving, proof-of-immunization and health assessment documentation deadlines for school and child-care facilities.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2020 @ 9:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Group will work to identify and address inequities highlighted by COVID-19
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2020 @ 2:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that $85.4 million in federal funds provided for COVID-19 relief to counties will be disbursed this week.
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 @ 8:51 am
By: Governor's Office
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Due to COVID-19, many health care facilities in North Carolina, particularly long-term care facilities, are seeking to urgently hire staff for temporary, part-time or full-time roles.
Published: Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 @ 11:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper and NC DHHS Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen today shared an update on where North Carolina stands in the fight against COVID-19 and urged North Carolinians not to let their guard down.
Published: Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 @ 11:18 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announces today the Carolina Community Tracing Collaborative, a new partnership with Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) and the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 @ 12:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review:
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 @ 4:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Jim Carroll announced $4.5 million in grants to help local programs counter the effects of the opioid crisis in their communities.
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2019 @ 2:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation is pleased to announce that Sarah Thach has received the 2019 Jim Bernstein Health Leadership Award for her exceptional representation as an alumnus of the ideals of the fellows program.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @ 7:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Brody School of Medicine’s innovative Teachers of Quality Academy (TQA) – which trains healthcare professionals to improve quality in health care delivery – recently welcomed its fourth cohort.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 @ 10:56 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Cooper today announced the completion of the 2019 Status of Women in North Carolina: Health and Wellness Report, released by the NC Department of Administration’s Council for Women and Youth Involvement.
Published: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 @ 4:16 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Twenty years ago, Amazon and Netflix were just starting out; now these mainstays of everyday life can offer valuable lessons for the health care industry.
Published: Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 @ 12:03 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Rural Health is hosting six meetings across the state to gather stakeholder input regarding the J-1 Visa Waiver program and NC's Loan Repayment and Incentive Programs under N.C. General Assembly Session Law HB 998.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2019 @ 6:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is partnering with the Mountain Area Health Education Center to increase the number of doctors who graduate from North Carolina residency programs with the training necessary to provide medication-assisted treatment for patients
Published: Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 @ 5:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper today announced $1.5 million in grant awards to 12 community partners to implement projects that combat the opioid crisis by advancing the goals of the NC Opioid Action Plan
Published: Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 @ 9:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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That's what Dr. Erin Fraher, health workforce expert at University of North Carolina, had to say to lawmakers at a recent subcommittee meeting that examined how government funds are distributed to help teaching hospitals pay for physician residency programs
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 10:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced 40 additional appointments to the State Board of Community Colleges and the North Carolina Community College Board of Trustees
Published: Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017 @ 5:11 pm
By: Governor's Office
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