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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching a Community Partner Engagement Plan to ensure the voices of North Carolina communities and families continue to be at the center of the department’s work.
Published: Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 @ 2:43 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Rural Health is proud to recognize the selfless, community-minded spirit of health professionals and volunteers in communities across the state during National Rural Health Day 2023.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 12:19 am
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Rural Health, in partnership with East Carolina University and North Carolina State University, has been awarded a highly competitive Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society award
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 10:53 pm
By: ENC NOW
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As part of its ongoing effort to facilitate community collaboration and stakeholder engagement, the Beaufort County Behavioral Health Task Force welcomed local officials and community members Tuesday for a group discussion about the county’s use of opioid settlement funds.
Published: Sunday, July 30th, 2023 @ 6:38 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live Cafecito and Spanish-language tele-town hall on Thursday, June 8, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss the importance of talking about health for men and the LGBTQ+ community
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2023 @ 9:50 am
By: ENC NOW
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Building on the success of a program in Mecklenburg County, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the development of pilot community-based programs to restore the capacity of people who the courts determine are Incapable to Proceed (ITP) to trial.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 8:27 am
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public comment on the revision of the proposed 2023–2025 North Carolina Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan, which outlines how the state will facilitate the CSBG Program over the next two years.
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 @ 11:49 am
By: ENC NOW
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School staff, mental health professionals and the community can learn how to expand support for K-12 students and families experiencing mental and behavioral health issues in a webinar from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, March 15.
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 1:59 am
By: ENC NOW
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Rural Health is proud to recognize the selfless, community-minded spirit of health professionals and volunteers in North Carolina communities during National Rural Health Day 2022.
Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2022 @ 12:08 am
By: ENC NOW
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Award Winners to Be Honored at Annual Bernstein Dinner in October
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2022 @ 5:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is doubling down on at-home testing — establishing Community Access Points in all counties to provide free and easy COVID-19 tests for home use.
Published: Monday, July 4th, 2022 @ 11:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released two funding opportunities to award a total of $6,755,000 to community-based mental health providers.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 11:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today launched Spring into Summer, a community campaign focused on increasing rates of COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for adults and children.
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 @ 11:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NC Department of Health and Human Services Partners with Community Organizations to Launch Mobile Health Clinics Across State
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 9:44 am
By: Governor's Office
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Healthier Together, a public-private partnership between the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and NC Counts Coalition, has awarded $500,000 in the second round of grants to support a new cohort of local community groups to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Published: Friday, December 10th, 2021 @ 8:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Rural Health is proud to recognize the selfless, community-minded spirit of health professionals and volunteers in North Carolina communities during National Rural Health Day 2021.
Published: Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 @ 11:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has partnered with community groups to create nine walk-in Family Vaccination Sites across the state to help families get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Published: Monday, November 15th, 2021 @ 1:05 pm
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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Today, Governor Roy Cooper held a roundtable discussion to hear from health care and community leaders about the impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Hispanic/Latinx communities and thank them for their dedication.
Published: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 @ 3:43 am
By: Governor's Office
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Healthier Together, a public-private partnership between the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and NC Counts Coalition, released the second round of funding of up to $500,000 for community-based organizations to apply for grants to help North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, November 4th, 2021 @ 4:38 pm
By: Announcements
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In response to actions taken by the Union County Board of Education, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued a letter to the Board’s Chair outlining required COVID-19 control measures all schools in the state must implement to protect student, staff and community health.
Published: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 @ 10:05 pm
By: Announcements
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is expanding the COVID-19 Community Health Worker program, bringing it statewide.
Published: Friday, August 27th, 2021 @ 8:19 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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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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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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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen visited the Piedmont Health SeniorCare center in Pittsboro to see patients in the Chatham County community receive the vaccine.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2021 @ 10:38 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released the COVID-19 Community Readiness toolkit to help individuals find mental and behavioral health supports and resources in their communities.
Published: Monday, January 25th, 2021 @ 7:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health and the Pitt County Health Department will open a large-scale vaccine site on Monday, Jan. 25 to eligible community members as defined by the state of North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, January 21st, 2021 @ 2:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released a request for applications to fund up to $10.6 million in community-based projects to prevent opioid overdoses for people who are involved in the justice system.
Published: Thursday, November 5th, 2020 @ 12:36 am
By: Governor's Office
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Vidant Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health, along with other major health systems in North Carolina, are joining together in a Community Research Partnership with patients to better understand the spread of COVID-19.
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching advertisements in community-based print and online publications to amplify the “Whatever Your Reason” statewide public campaign and urge North Carolinians to “Get Behind the Mask.”
Published: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 @ 2:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today released a Partner COVID-19 Testing Toolkit designed for organizations seeking to host community testing events.
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2020 @ 9:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has 55 upcoming community testing events scheduled in Cabarrus, Chatham, Clay, Gaston, Jackson, Montgomery, Robeson, Rowan, Scotland, Wake and Wayne counties as part of the initiative to increase access to no-cost COVID-19 testing
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 @ 7:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has 34 upcoming community testing events scheduled in Alexander, Bertie, Cabarrus, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Greene, Hertford, Jackson, Lenoir, Nash, Northampton, Pitt, Randolph, Robeson, Wake, Wayne and Wilson counties
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 @ 9:58 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today announced its selection of seven vendors to hire and manage over 250 Community Health Workers
Published: Saturday, August 8th, 2020 @ 5:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has 38 upcoming community testing events
Published: Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 @ 9:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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So far, nearly 130 testing events have been coordinated through this initiative.
Published: Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 @ 4:08 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper announced that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today has approved a third vendor, NC Community Health Center Association (NCCHCA), to expand free COVID-19 testing to historically marginalized communities that currently have limited testing site
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 @ 3:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has announced community testing events in Edgecombe, Halifax, Hertford, Johnston, Northampton, Sampson and Wake counties as part of the initiative to increase access to free COVID-19 testing
Published: Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 @ 3:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today issued a Request For Proposals for an initiative that will send up to 250 Community Health Workers to historically underserved areas with high COVID-19 caseloads.
Published: Saturday, July 11th, 2020 @ 2:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today launched the Community testing in High-priority And Marginalized Populations (CHAMP) Initiative to increase access to no-cost COVID-19 testing
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 @ 1:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has awarded grants to five local North Carolina organizations to help address the disparate impact COVID-19 is having among the state’s Hispanic and LatinX communities.
Published: Saturday, June 27th, 2020 @ 9:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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oday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced that the state’s Community Action Agencies (CAAs) have begun to receive flexible funds that can be used to help low-income individuals and families meet a variety of needs
Published: Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 @ 7:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Vidant Health values family and community presence when loved ones and friends are in the hospital.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 5:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy K. Cohen met with eastern North Carolina leaders today to discuss the need for Medicaid expansion to improve health outcomes and bolster economies in the region.
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 @ 6:15 am
By: Governor's Office
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