NC Division of Public Health
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- North Carolina COVID-19 Information Hub
- CDC: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Governor's Office: COVID-19 News
- Moving Forward: Staying Ahead of the Curve
- NCDHHS: COVID-19 Response
- 06/26/20: NCDHHS Expands County Data; Reports COVID-19 Clusters at Schools, Child Care Settings
- 06/26/20: NCDHHS Selects Organizations to Address Impact of COVID-19 on LatinX Community
- 06/24/20: North Carolina Pauses in Safer At Home Phase 2, Adds Statewide Requirement for Face Coverings
- 06/23/20: NCDHHS Releases Improved Online Applications for Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Services
- 06/22/20: North Carolina Creates Nation’s First Statewide Infrastructure Connecting Healthcare and Human Services; NCCARE360 Resources
- 06/19/20: NCDHHS Selects First Vendors to Expand Testing and Contact Tracing for COVID-19
- 06/19/20: NCDHHS Awarded $1.5 Million to Expand Mental Health Supports through Statewide Crisis Counseling Program, Adding Focus on Historically Marginalized Communities
- 06/16/20: NCDHHS Allocates $35 Million to Local Health Departments for COVID-19 Response
- 06/15/20: NCDHHS Announces $26 Million to Help Mitigate the Economic Disruption of COVID-19, Including Assistance for Families Facing Eviction
- 06/09/20: NCDHHS Updates Guidance on Who Should Be Tested
- 06/09/20: NCDHHS Issues Abatement Order to ACE Speedway
- 06/08/20: DHHS Shares Health Guidance to Re-Open Public Schools
- 06/08/20: North Carolina Designates Child Protective Services and Adult Protective Services Workers as Emergency First Responders
- 06/06/20: North Carolina Reports Highest COVID-19 Numbers
- 06/05/20: NCDHHS Reports First COVID-19 Pediatric Death in North Carolina
- 06/04/20: NCDHHS Launches Testing and Contact Tracing Resources to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 in North Carolina
- 06/02/20: NCDHHS Extends Deadline for Questions for Request for Qualifications to Expand Testing and Contact Tracing for COVID-19
- 06/01/20: NCDHHS Issues Request for Qualifications to Expand Testing and Contact Tracing for COVID-19
- 06/01/20: Hurricane Preparedness: Simple Tips to Avoid Carbon Monoxide Poisoning During and After a Hurricane
- 05/29/20: NCDHHS Urges Congress to Extend P-EBT
- 05/27/20: NCDHHS Launches Campaign to Reach Historically Marginalized Populations about COVID-19
- 05/23/20: NCDHHS Reports Highest One-Day Increase of COVID-19 Positive Tests
- 05/22/20: NCDHHS Provides One-Time Payment to Families with Children in Work First Cash Assistance Program
- 05/21/20: NCDHHS Announces First Reported Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) in North Carolina
- 05/20/20: As Key Indicators Remain Stable, North Carolina Moves to Safer At Home Phase 2
- 05/20/20: NCDHHS Launches Interactive COVID-19 Dashboard
- 05/18/20: NCDHHS Expands Measures to Prevent and Respond to COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities
- 05/15/20: NCDHHS Updates Guidance on Who Should be Tested for COVID-19
- 05/14/20: North Carolina’s Key COVID-19 Indicators Remain Stable
- 05/13/20: NCDHHS Reports Data on COVID-19 Patients Presumed to be Recovered
- 05/13/20: More than 800,000 Children Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic to Receive Additional Help Buying Food
- 05/11/20: Families to Receive Enhanced Benefits in May to Ensure Food Access
- 05/07/20: Wear, Wait, Wash to Continue Slowing the Spread of COVID-19
- 05/07/20: New Portal Opens to File Claims for COVID-19 Testing and Treatment of Uninsured Patients
- 05/06/20: School Buses to Serve as Wi-Fi Hot Spots for Remote Learning
- 05/06/20: Food and Nutrition Services Participants Can Now Use Benefits at Authorized Online EBT Retailers
- 05/06/20: Health Care Workers Being Matched to Facilities Seeking Staff
- 05/05/20: Governor Cooper Announces Modified Stay At Home Order and Transition to Phase 1 of Easing Restrictions
- 05/05/20: NCDHHS Identifies Percent of North Carolinians at Higher Risk for Severe Illness from COVID-19
- 05/04/20: NCDHHS Working Quickly to Secure Federal Resources, Broadening Mental Health and Resilience Support for All North Carolinians
- 05/04/20: Governor Cooper Signs COVID-19 Relief Bills Into Law
Highlights
NC State Health Director Standing Orders for Pharmacists
Timeline to Recovery: A Heart to Heart Conversation with Cornell Wright
2020 Summer Heat Emergency Data Reports
Important Facts on Smoking and
COVID-19: What You Need To Know
- 2020 Public Health Leaders’ Conference Recap, January 23-24
- Firearm Safety Awareness and Education: Safe Storage of Firearms
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program: Hearing Loss Resources
2019 NC Public Health Annual Report
- Executive Summary of the 2019 NC Public Health Annual Report (PDF, 129 KB)
- 2019 NC Public Health Annual Report (PDF, 574 KB)
- Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak and Case Counts
- Severe Lung Disease among People Who Reported Vaping (Case Counts)
- Opioid Action Plan 2.0
- Resources to Help Stop Smoking - Cigarette smoking is the #1 cause of lung cancer.
- Data Dashboard Illustrates State, County Impacts of Excessive Alcohol Use in North Carolina
- A-Z Public Health Topics
- DHHS Assistance A-Z
What We Do
North Carolina Public Health (NCPH) works to promote and contribute to the highest possible level of health for the people of North Carolina.
Our entire statewide system of public health has dedicated professionals who carry out our mission every day through a wide range of essential programs and activities touching the lives of everyone in our state.
North Carolina Public Health is community health. Disease prevention, health services and health promotion
programs protect entire communities – not just individuals – from untoward outcomes such as communicable
diseases, epidemics, and contaminated food and water. We work daily to reduce the impact of chronic and oral
diseases.
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Last Modified: 01-29-2021