Governor Roy Cooper declared today Overdose Awareness Day in North Carolina. Overdose Awareness Day is about remembering those whose lives have been lost to overdose, honoring family and community grief, and renewing our commitment to ending the overdose crisis in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 @ 1:32 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Medicaid expansion will no longer launch Oct. 1 as the North Carolina General Assembly failed to take needed action to meet that date.
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2023 @ 7:43 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina is making it easier for aspiring and current early childhood teachers to get classroom experience and college credit to meet the state’s growing child care needs.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 5:49 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Launch depends on General Assembly acting by Sept. 1
Published: Monday, July 31st, 2023 @ 5:44 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On July 16, 2023, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services celebrated the one-year anniversary of 988, the three-digit suicide and crisis lifeline.
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 11:09 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching the Take Pride Now campaign to encourage sexual health.
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 6:03 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Kody Kinsley visited Little People Preschool in Raleigh and celebrated Child Care Provider Appreciation Day.
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 @ 12:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized its recommendations to expand eligibility for blood donation to include gender-inclusive, individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 7:25 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The U.S. public health emergency that was declared to respond to COVID-19 ends today. North Carolina will continue to distribute the federally funded COVID-19 vaccines and tests for free to individuals who are uninsured while supplies last.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 1:18 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recognizing the role everyone plays in helping North Carolina’s children reach their untapped potential, Governor Roy Cooper declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 2:36 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, today released the North Carolina School Behavioral Health Action Plan
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 @ 12:47 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina to become 40th state to expand Medicaid, expected to provide health coverage to more than 600,000 North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, April 4th, 2023 @ 6:23 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper toured Dawnsha’s Loving Childcare #2 in Greenville and highlighted his recommended budget investments in child care to support children, families and businesses.
Published: Friday, March 24th, 2023 @ 4:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley and NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary LtGen Walter Gaskin toured the Creative Academy Early Learning Center in Goldsboro to highlight the (MCCYN)-PLUS
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 11:21 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, the Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood-PLUS (MCCYN-PLUS) initiative launches in North Carolina to make it easier for military families to access and afford quality child care from community providers.
Published: Friday, March 17th, 2023 @ 11:54 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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NCDHHS Continues Fight Against Overdose Epidemic
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 3:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Hundreds of people in North Carolina each day are waiting inside hospital emergency departments for behavioral health care.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 5:20 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it is proposing a change to blood donor eligibility by using gender-inclusive, individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 9:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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People who test positive for COVID-19, particularly those who are uninsured or don’t have a primary care doctor, will have better access to treatments thanks to a time-limited telemedicine program launched by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 4:40 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Most children 6 months to 4 years are now eligible for their updated COVID-19 vaccine, which protects against COVID-19 variants.
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 @ 1:34 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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As part of a shared commitment to behavioral health and the well-being of children and families, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and UNC Health will partner to convert the R.J. Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Butner, N.C.
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 2:09 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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This winter and spring, 130 public schools across North Carolina will receive mental and behavioral health training and consultation through the North Carolina Psychiatry Access Line (NC-PAL).
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 1:24 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Plans lay out public health actions to reduce firearm injury and death
Published: Sunday, November 20th, 2022 @ 9:01 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Order will accelerate economic development and job creation in the quickly growing zero-emission vehicle sector, expand access to cleaner and more affordable vehicles and advance the state’s climate and environmental justice goals
Published: Sunday, October 30th, 2022 @ 9:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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Children and teens 5 and older can now receive the updated COVID-19 booster, specifically made to protect against the latest COVID-19 variants.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 @ 6:31 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina has been awarded a $13.8 million federal grant to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities access inclusive jobs with competitive wages and benefits.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 12:08 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Suicide is among the top five leading causes of death for people ages 10 to 65 in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:09 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In response to rising mental health needs, another resource is available to behavioral health patients at emergency departments across the state.
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2022 @ 8:35 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Updated boosters are becoming available in North Carolina, following the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) announcement this week that people 12 and older can receive an updated booster
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 8:40 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Thanks to a pilot program from the White House and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to offer additional vaccines to states hosting large LGBTQI+ events, Mecklenburg County Public Health will be distributing monkeypox vaccines at Charlotte Pride events this weekend.
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2022 @ 5:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper ended the state’s COVID-19 State of Emergency. With vaccines, treatments, and other tools to combat COVID-19 widely available, and with new legislation now providing the requested flexibility to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 8:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services kicks off the Know Before You Go campaign today, a statewide initiative reminding North Carolinians to stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccines and boosters
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 12:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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