The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging North Carolinians in the triangle area who are not yet vaccinated to attend the family-friendly, COVID-19 vaccination event
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 2:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In observance of National Dental Care Awareness Month this month and in its continuing commitment to improving health, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released the NC Oral Health Improvement Plan
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 6:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Based on a review of safety and effectiveness data from clinical trials in the United States and the expanded emergency authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Published: Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 @ 4:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Support Services Program will narrow its focus; North Carolinians will still receive needed support to address food insecurity
Published: Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 @ 5:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging young adults (Ages 18-21) eligible for the state’s extended foster care program who left the program during the COVID-19 Pandemic due to their age to apply for re-entry to receive available services and support.
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 4:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is in its final week of open enrollment for NC Medicaid Managed Care.
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 11:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: May 8
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 10:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will kick off the Bringing Summer Back campaign on May 9.
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 10:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Radiation Protection Section of the NC Department of Health and Human Services has received a report of a measuring tool with a radioactive component that was stolen in Durham, N.C.
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 2:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and its partners with the State Nutrition Action Coalition (SNAC) have released a new NC Food and Nutrition Resource Programs quick reference guide
Published: Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 @ 5:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced more than 50% of adults 18 and older in the state have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 2:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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More than 175,000 people currently living in North Carolina have been diagnosed with chronic viral hepatitis, and many more may have hepatitis but do not realize they are infected.
Published: Friday, May 7th, 2021 @ 1:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As the weather continues to warm up, state health officials urge North Carolinians to “Fight the Bite” by taking measures to reduce their risk of tick- and mosquito-borne infections.
Published: Friday, May 7th, 2021 @ 12:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina Continues to Support Communities Addressing the Overdose Epidemic
Published: Thursday, May 6th, 2021 @ 5:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Aging and Adult Services is partnering with the N.C. Area Agencies on Aging and local service providers to distribute fans to eligible recipients through Operation Fan Heat Relief May 1–Oct. 31.
Published: Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 @ 3:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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No appointment required to receive either Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer vaccine
Published: Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 @ 3:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As of April 27, 2021, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the NC Department of Public Instruction has provided more than $1 billion of groceries to more than a million children
Published: Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 @ 1:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Health Service Regulation today announced it has made a new temporary pathway available for individuals who worked in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic as temporary nurse aides to be listed on the Nurse Aide I Registry.
Published: Monday, May 3rd, 2021 @ 6:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it is expanding eligibility for food assistance benefits to help college students who are struggling to purchase food and stay in school during the pandemic.
Published: Monday, May 3rd, 2021 @ 10:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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NC Vaccine Providers to Resume Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Published: Friday, April 30th, 2021 @ 7:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Initiative Aims to Vaccinate Majority of North Carolina's Adults by Summer
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 1:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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New public-private partnership takes a grassroots approach to vaccine equity
Published: Saturday, April 24th, 2021 @ 6:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Walk-in and drive-up vaccinations now provided without appointment
Published: Friday, April 23rd, 2021 @ 12:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The notices are being sent to encourage beneficiaries to choose a primary care provider and a health plan for their families’ care in preparation for the launch of NC Medicaid Managed Care on July 1.
Published: Friday, April 23rd, 2021 @ 1:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today updated the COVID-19 County Alert System, which shows one red county — an increase from zero on the previous April 1 County Alert System.
Published: Saturday, April 17th, 2021 @ 12:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is updating its vaccine data dashboard to align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Published: Friday, April 16th, 2021 @ 9:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Regarding the CDC and FDA's joint statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, NCDHHS has released the following statement
Published: Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 @ 1:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina Food and Nutrition Services participants can now purchase groceries online using their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards at an additional authorized online EBT retailer, Publix Super Markets Inc.
Published: Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 @ 9:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Analysis by the CDC did not find any safety issues or reason for concern; and the CDC recommends continuing to administer the vaccine.
Published: Sunday, April 11th, 2021 @ 3:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released findings from recent public opinion research on COVID-19 vaccine risks, rewards and vaccination motivations across the state.
Published: Saturday, April 10th, 2021 @ 12:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina’s work to reach underserved and historically marginalized populations and deliver equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines is a model approach for the country
Published: Friday, April 9th, 2021 @ 12:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: April 6
Published: Thursday, April 8th, 2021 @ 2:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: March 31
Published: Sunday, April 4th, 2021 @ 7:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Highlighting the importance of healthy, caring connections and the presence of protective factors in families and communities, Governor Roy Cooper declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 11:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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