COVID-19 Situation Update: June 8
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 2:32 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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Families participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) can now use their benefits for a much wider variety of infant formula brands and types
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 11:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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RALEIGH – A group of students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) stepped into offices across the Division of Public Health within the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 @ 7:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall on Wednesday, June 1, from 6-7 p.m. to discuss COVID-19 recovery
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 @ 2:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: June 1
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 @ 8:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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RALEIGH — Families participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) can now purchase more sizes and types of Gerber formula thanks to efforts by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to support families
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 @ 5:21 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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As North Carolinians start their summer voyages to beaches, lakes, rivers and pools this holiday weekend, officials at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services offer suggestions to maximize the health benefits of swimming and other water-based activities.
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2022 @ 3:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On May 20th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in addition to the FDA, recommended a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 to 11.
Published: Saturday, May 28th, 2022 @ 1:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: May 25
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2022 @ 5:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is advising people to not eat or serve certain Jif brand peanut butter products that are being recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination.
Published: Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 @ 2:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: May 18
Published: Monday, May 23rd, 2022 @ 7:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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RALEIGH — Children ages 5 to 11 years old can receive a COVID-19 booster five months after the date of their most recent Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Published: Monday, May 23rd, 2022 @ 12:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCDHHS taking action to help increase access
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2022 @ 11:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is estimated there are more than 227,000 people living with viral hepatitis in North Carolina, and approximately half of people with chronic hepatitis are unaware of their infection.
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2022 @ 12:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Effective Monday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will temporarily assume leadership of child welfare services at the Bertie County Department of Social Services, as authorized under state law.
Published: Monday, May 16th, 2022 @ 10:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Next week, North Carolina's youngest children who are eligible for food assistance benefits will begin to receive extra monthly benefits tied to the COVID-19 pandemic for the 2021-2022 school year.
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 8:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: May 11
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2022 @ 10:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today published Governmental Public Health: Workforce and Infrastructure Improvement in Action, a review of the public health workforce and infrastructure across North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 @ 1:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services team of Michael Dudkowski and John Stroup, III claimed top honors at the 30th Annual Paramedic Competition held this week in Greensboro, defending their title after winning the event in 2019.
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 @ 10:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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he North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it has been awarded $3.3 million to expand support for people in mental health crisis.
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 @ 9:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: May 4
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 5:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: April 27
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 7:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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 Tuesday, 6–7 p.m. to discuss COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.
Published: Sunday, May 8th, 2022 @ 10:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19-related deaths added to COVID-19 Dashboard beginning with January 2022
Published: Friday, May 6th, 2022 @ 11:37 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: Thursday, May 5th, 2022 @ 10:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: April 20
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2022 @ 10:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed April as Tick and Mosquito Awareness Month in North Carolina. According to preliminary data, in 2021 there were more than 1,000 cases of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases.
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 12:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: April 13
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 @ 8:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On March 30th, the FDA authorized and the CDC recommended certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 receive an additional mRNA booster, at least 4 months after their initial booster.
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 @ 10:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 Situation Update: April 6
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 @ 9:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services joins partners across the state and nation in celebrating the “Week of the Young Child” April 2-8, 2022.
Published: Monday, April 4th, 2022 @ 12:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recognizing the importance of caring connections, supportive environments and positive experiences for all children and families, Governor Roy Cooper declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 10:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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