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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
