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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is working collectively with more than 100 statewide partners to improve the health of all people of reproductive age, with a focus on infant mortality, maternal health and maternal mortality.
Published: Sunday, October 9th, 2022 @ 1:43 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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It will now be easier for parents to pay child support payments. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced payments can now be accepted through Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo and PayPal, by credit card or debit card via phone at 1-855-702-2268
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 9:38 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Eight organizations across the state will now be able to increase their recovery services, supports and accessibility for individuals with substance use disorders.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 9:47 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Largest number of ECU Health honorees in system’s history
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 9:15 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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Health officials from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the state’s first death this year associated with West Nile virus. To protect the family's privacy, no other information regarding the deceased will be provided.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2022 @ 7:26 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Child and Adult Care Food Program helps eligible children and adults access healthy, nutritious food by reimbursing qualified child care programs, adult day programs and other non-residential care programs for meals and snacks served to participants.
Published: Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 @ 11:43 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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To ensure beneficiaries can seamlessly receive care on day one, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will delay the implementation of the NC Medicaid Managed Care Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Tailored Plans until April 1, 2023.
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2022 @ 5:44 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help prevent the spread of rabies. Starting next week, Wildlife Services will be distributing oral rabies vaccine for wild raccoons in Western North Carolina.
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2022 @ 12:50 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 6-7 p.m., to discuss updated COVID-19 boosters, testing and treatments, as well as the flu and monkeypox vaccines.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 9:20 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Public health officials from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are encouraging residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent mosquito-borne illness following recent cases of West Nile virus in several parts of the state.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:41 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina honored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & the National Academy for State Health Policy with 2022 Medicaid Innovation Award
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 10:10 pm
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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Grant support to boost compensation for North Carolina’s early care and learning teachers and staff will continue through December 2023, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today.
Published: Monday, September 19th, 2022 @ 1:36 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Remember when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quietly changed its definitions of “vaccine” and “vaccination” to conform with outcomes from the Covid-19 mRNA vaccines under Emergency Use Authorization?
Published: Friday, September 16th, 2022 @ 2:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is warning families and caregivers not to purchase Mother’s Touch Formula or give it to infants under their care.
Published: Saturday, September 10th, 2022 @ 8:33 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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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: 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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Wednesday, the FDA authorized both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 booster dose, which protects against the original as well as the Omicron strain.
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2022 @ 8:49 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Beaufort County Public Health Department plans to begin spraying for mosquitoes this week as conditions warrant
Published: Sunday, September 4th, 2022 @ 2:27 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, new interactive online dashboards show how North Carolina’s children from birth to age 5 receive services like child care, food benefits and protective services, providing insight into program successes and elevating continued needs.
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2022 @ 3:49 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Beaufort County 1st Monkeypox Case Press Release
Published: Monday, August 29th, 2022 @ 12:50 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Albemarle Eye Center is preparing for Operation Sight, which will take place during National Sight Week, from October 9th through October 15th.
Published: Sunday, August 28th, 2022 @ 10:08 am
By: Leslie Forehand
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 6–7 p.m., to discuss COVID-19 vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and older, boosters, testing and treatment.
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 11:21 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Providers can continue treating uninsured patients with the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab after the product went on the commercial market last week because of a plan implemented by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 10:47 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Public comment is being sought on North Carolina’s proposed Low-Income Energy Assistance Program waiver, which will allow an increase in allotted funds available for the Weatherization Assistance Program and Heating and Air Repair and Replacement Program from 15% up to 25%
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 11:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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ECU Health hospitals have received several American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for their work in treating stroke, diabetes, cardiac arrest, heart attack, and heart failure.
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2022 @ 12:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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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 Community Oral Health Transformation Initiative in North Carolina will test a value-based model of care and set the stage for long-term policy reform
Published: Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 @ 12:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public comment on the proposed Social Services Block Grant Plan, which outlines how $77.1 million in federal Social Services Block Grant funds will be spent in North Carolina for the 2022-2023 state fiscal year.
Published: Monday, August 15th, 2022 @ 4:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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