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North Carolina Public Health. Working for a safer and healthier North Carolina - Everywhere. Everyday. Everybody.

Welcome Message from the North Carolina State Health Director

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North Carolina Public Health works to promote and contribute to the highest possible level of health for the people of North Carolina. Public Health is community health. Disease prevention, health services and health promotion programs protect entire communities – not just individuals – from untoward outcomes like communicable diseases, epidemics, and contaminated food and water.

Dedicated public health professionals are working daily to reduce the impact of chronic and oral diseases. As a result, all North Carolina citizens benefit from protections like safe food, water and housing; emergency preparedness; adequate waste treatment and sanitation; control of infectious diseases; immunizations for children and adults; and education about managing chronic illness and living healthy lifestyles.

As part of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Public Health plays a vital role in these efforts, collaborating with local health departments, hospitals, community health centers, practitioners, community agencies and organizations throughout the state and nation.

Jeffrey P. Engel, MD
North Carolina State Health Director

DHHS Mission
The mission of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is, in collaboration with our partners, to protect the health and safety of all North Carolinians and provide essential human services.

A wide range of North Carolina Public Health programs and services on both the state and local levels work together to protect and improve the health of the people who live and work in North Carolina. State agencies include:

 
Division of Public Health

Note: For information about other health-related services or programs not listed here, such as Medicaid or Mental Health, see the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services home page.

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Office of the North Carolina State Health Director

Administrative, Local, and Community Support (ALCS)

Chronic Disease and Injury

Epidemiology

Human Resources

  • Human Resources Home Page: This is the public site for the Division of Public Health (DPH) Human Resources, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the primary source of HR information for more than 2,000 DPH employees throughout North Carolina.

Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities

  • Works throughout Public Health to bridge the health status gap between racial/ethnic minorities and the general population, and advocates for policies and programs that improve access to public health services for underserved populations.

Oral Health

  • The Oral Health Section (OHS) is the only statewide dental program, either public or private, that provides prevention and education services on dental health specifically for children. The majority of the OHS programs are tailored to the general public and health care providers.

State Center for Health Statistics

State Laboratory of Public Health

Vital Records

  • Birth certificates and other vital records, including marriage, death and divorce certificates.

Women's and Children's Health


Other Related State Agencies

Division of Environmental Health (DEH)

  • An agency within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources that works to protect the public health in the following areas: Environmental Health Services (food and dairy sanitation, child care and institutional sanitation, childhood lead poisoning prevention, etc.);Public Water Supply (protecting drinking water); On-site Wastewater; Public Health Pest Management (mosquito and other vector control); Radiation Protection; Shellfish Sanitation; and Recreational Water Quality.

    To view restaurant inspection scores, please contact your local health department, visit the North Carolina Division of Environmental Health website, or see the restaurant inspection listings on WRAL.com.

Office of Rural Health and Community Care

  • Provides technical assistance to small hospitals and community health centers in rural and medically underserved communities and recruits health care providers to work in those areas. It also provides grants for community health center.

 

 

 

 

 

DHHS Excels: Services, Solutions, Success

N.C. Public Health Highlights
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