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Carteret County launches post-overdose response team to combat substance use crisis

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (August 21, 2023) – In an effort to address the ongoing substance use crisis, the Carteret County Health Department is proud to launch a new initiative. Made possible through funding from NCDOJ resources and the endorsement of the Carte...

Carteret County Health Department encourages back-to-school immunizations

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (July 13, 2023) – While it seems that the school year just ended, the Carteret County Health Department reminds parents and guardians of school age and college-bound students not to wait until the last minute for back-to-schoo...

Hurricane preparedness starts now as season approaches

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (April 27, 2023) – The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared April 30-May 6, 2023, as Hurricane Preparedness Week. Carteret County Emergency Services urges all Carteret County residents to take time to prepare for the upcoming hu...

Pinwheel Garden to raise child abuse awareness in Carteret County

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (March 30, 2023) – As part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Carteret County Department of Social Services (DSS), Carteret Children’s Advocacy Center, and Carteret County Guardian ad Litem Program will plant a pinwheel ...

Carteret County Health Department celebrates National Public Health Week 2023

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (March 29, 2023) – The Carteret County Health Department (CCHD) is joining other public health agencies in observing National Public Health Week from April 3 - 9, 2023 as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highli...

Rape Crisis Program to hold multiple events for sexual assault awareness month

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (March 29, 2023) – April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and the Rape Crisis Program (RCP) of Carteret County will host a myriad of events observing SAAM throughout the month.

SAAM is an annual campaign coordinated by the Natio...

Carteret County hosting medication disposal on April 22

Carteret County, NC (April 14, 2023) – The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office joins law enforcement agencies and partners across the county for the semi-annual Operation Medicine Drop prescription drug take-back event on April 22.

Residents are encouraged to...

Carteret County to offer free drop-off for hazardous household items

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (April 14, 2023) – The Carteret County Solid Waste Division is encouraging Carteret County residents to dispose of unwanted household hazardous materials in a safe and environmentally conscious way at an upcoming household haza...

Free SCAM JAM event aims to help older adults recognize fraud, deceptions

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (March 22, 2023) – Carteret County Aging Services, in partnership with Carteret County Friends of Aging, is hosting a Scam Jam on March 31 at the Leon Mann, Jr. Enrichment Center, 3820 Galantis Drive, Morehead City. 

The sessio...

Carteret County hosts rabies vaccination clinic in Morehead City

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (March 23, 2023) – Carteret County Animal Control will hold its next rabies vaccination clinic from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, April, 15. The clinic will take place in the parking lot of the Carteret County Health Department, 3820 B...

Carteret County celebrates March as National Nutrition Month

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (March 7, 2023) – March is National Nutrition Month, and the theme for this year is “Fuel for the Future.” National Nutrition Month is an annual education campaign sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The goal o...

DDF: Delta Dental Foundation Awards Nearly $150K in Community Oral Health Grants

RALEIGH, NC: The Delta Dental Foundation (DDF), the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of North Carolina (DDNC), recently awarded $148,728 to 39 North Carolina nonprofits under the Smiles for Kids program.

Carteret County to host Narcan trainings and community forums on opioid abuse

CARTERET COUNTY, NC – Carteret County Health and Human Services (CCHHS), in partnership with Carteret County Emergency Services (CCES) and the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), will host three Opioid Overdose and Narcan Education trainings in Septe...

Carteret County hosting medication disposal on Oct. 29

Carteret County, NC (October 21, 2022) – The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office joins law enforcement agencies and partners across the county for the semi-annual Operation Medicine Drop drug take-back event on October 29.

Residents are encouraged to drop off...

Carteret County Health Department reminds residents to get their flu shot

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (December 1, 2022) – The Carteret County Health Department (CCHD) is reminding the public to get a flu shot as soon as possible to protect themselves and their communities from flu.

While it is ideal to get a flu shot before flu starts s...

Carteret County to begin accepting low-income energy assistance program (LIEAP) applications Dec. 1

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (December 1, 2022) – Carteret County will begin accepting applications for LIEAP, the annual energy assistance program, for adults who are at least 60 years old or disabled on Dec. 1, 2022.

The LIEAP, or Low-Income Energy Assistance Prog...

Carteret County Health Department Accredited with Honors

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (November 21, 2022) – The Carteret County Health Department (CCHD) has successfully completed a review process to maintain state accreditation and has achieved honors designation through the North Carolina Local Health Department Accred...

Flu shots available at Health Department

CARTERET COUNTY, NC – The Carteret County Health Department is now offering the seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine to the general public at the health department clinic, 3820-A Bridges Street in Morehead City. Flu shots will be given at the immunization cli...

Individuals now eligible for new Bivalent COVID-19 vaccination

CARTERET COUNTY, NC – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) recommendation for use of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Bivalent, for use as a single bo...

COVID-19 vaccines now available for children ages 6 months and older

CARTERET COUNTY, NC – Children as young as six months can receive pediatric doses of the COVID-19 vaccine immediately following approval by the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and the North Carolina Department of Health...

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