The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services wants all North Carolinians to be as healthy as possible, and having health insurance is a big part of that. If you don’t have health coverage, the Department encourages you to enroll for 2018 through the Health Insurance Marketplace at HealthCare.gov by next week’s deadline of Friday, Dec. 15.
Cherry Hospital Volunteer Services recently celebrated its participants at an Appreciation Reception. The hospital engages with both ongoing, registered volunteers and special event volunteers, which make a difference in the mental health treatment experience.
Lori Herrick, an investigations consultant with DHHS’ Division of Child Development and Early Education, appeared on a recent episode of “Returning the Favor,” a Facebook show hosted by Mike Rowe of "Dirty Jobs" fame. Herrick co-founded the Women Roofers Group, a group that fixes roofs for Rutherford County residents in need.
Division of Public Health employees participated in the N.C. Crunch event at the division’s Six Forks campus on Oct. 10. At the stroke of noon, a group of participants gathered outside and crunched into a North Carolina grown apple to celebrate National Farm to School Month and to promote local agriculture.
Two new features have been enabled on www.ncdhhs.gov that help DHHS improve communication with the people we serve.
Legislation that allows deaf and hard of hearing citizens to request a designation for their driver’s license from the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles was signed into law last week by Governor Roy Cooper.