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Since the state expanded who is eligible for Medicaid on Dec. 1, 2023, 314,101 North Carolinians have enrolled in the program and now have access to comprehensive health care, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid Expansion Enrollment Dashboard.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 2:47 am
By: ENC NOW
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper and NC Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley announced today that DHHS will launch Medicaid Expansion on Dec. 1, 2023, giving more than 600,000 North Carolinians access to health care.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 6:02 am
By: Governor's Office
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Rep. Richard Hudson, R-NC8, accused U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra of misleading him and other North Carolinians about plans to house unaccompanied migrant children at a Greensboro facility at a hearing Wednesday.
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 @ 8:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Syphilis cases in North Carolina are on the rise, increasing 23% from 2021 to 2022, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported today as part of Sexually Transmitted Infection Awareness Week.
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 1:34 am
By: ENC NOW
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Babies born in North Carolina will now be screened for two additional disorders, along with the other disorders screened for by the NC Department of Health and Human Services’ Newborn Screening Program.
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 @ 7:59 am
By: ENC NOW
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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: ENC NOW
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In observance of Family Engagement Month this November, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is proud to announce new early learning resources for families with young children.
Published: Friday, November 18th, 2022 @ 4:43 pm
By: ENC NOW
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As North Carolinians begin to feel the impacts, including power outages and flooding, from the remnants of Hurricane Ian, officials from the NC Department of Health and Human Services are urging residents to properly prepare for impacts from the storm.
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2022 @ 3:59 am
By: ENC NOW
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The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) kicked off its 27th annual conference in Montreal on Saturday night with a keynote address from Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who identifies as a transgender woman.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 12:34 pm
By: Daily Wire
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With evolving case trends and increasing supply, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is expanding eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine.
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2022 @ 9:22 am
By: ENC NOW
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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: ENC NOW
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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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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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On Jan. 19, 2022, the North Carolina Court of Appeals granted a request from two insurance providers to voluntarily dismiss appeals of their suit over contracts awarded for NC Medicaid Managed Care by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 @ 11:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In order to better reach those with substance use disorders, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $4.4 million in funding for 15 mobile units to provide screening, assessment, treatment, primary care and recovery support services.
Published: Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 @ 9:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. will be stepping down from the agency after 5 years of service to the state.
Published: Sunday, December 5th, 2021 @ 3:58 am
By: Governor's Office
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COVID-19 Situation Update: November 10
Published: Monday, November 15th, 2021 @ 9:05 pm
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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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) today announced the hiring of Victor Armstrong as the Department's first ever Chief Health Equity Officer.
Published: Friday, November 5th, 2021 @ 2:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are urging North Carolinians to protect themselves, their families and those around them by getting vaccinated again.
Published: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 @ 9:50 am
By: Announcements
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North Carolinians who have home repair needs due to damage from Hurricane Florence in September 2018 may be eligible for financial assistance from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Economic Opportunity.
Published: Friday, October 29th, 2021 @ 3:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Mandy Cohen visited the Lumbee Homecoming vaccine site at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Published: Friday, July 16th, 2021 @ 9:52 am
By: Governor's Office
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A new tool created by the NC Department of Health and Human Services that maps social vulnerability and vaccination rates by census tract has helped North Carolina vaccine providers increase vaccinations by 50 percent in 89 underserved communities.
Published: Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 @ 2:34 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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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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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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Vidant Health continues to follow guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 @ 6:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Melanie Egorin to serve as Assistant Secretary for Legislation at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 2:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking records of communications between the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Big Tech about COVID-19.
Published: Thursday, March 11th, 2021 @ 3:57 pm
By: Judicial Watch
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K-12 schools are expected to open for in-person instruction for K-12 students following the StongSchoolsNC health guidance released today by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Thursday, March 4th, 2021 @ 11:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the NC Department of Transportation and the NC Department of Health and Human Services announced that approximately $2.5 million in Coronavirus Relief Funding is being distributed to local transit agencies across the state
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2021 @ 4:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Editors at National Review Online raise concerns about the prospect of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra becoming the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Sunday, December 13th, 2020 @ 3:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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At today’s State Board of Education meeting, Deputy Secretary of the NC Department of Health and Human Services Susan Gale-Perry, Dr. Betsey Tilson, and Dr. Aditi Mallick will describe the prioritization of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Published: Monday, December 7th, 2020 @ 10:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since September, new COVID-19 cases have been increasing faster in rural counties, according to a new report by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Friday, November 13th, 2020 @ 3:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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More than 100,000 people have downloaded SlowCOVIDNC, the official exposure notification app of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2020 @ 2:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is providing $35 million in operational grants from federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to help child care programs providing in-person child care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Thursday, October 8th, 2020 @ 3:41 am
By: Governor's Office
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Since Friday, Sept. 4, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has experienced continued technical and submission issues with hospital systems' data
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 @ 5:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The “Whatever Your Reason” campaign, a new statewide public campaign to encourage every North Carolinian to wear a mask in our collective fight against COVID-19, is being launched today by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS).
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 12:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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