Public Health Division Disease

The Epidemiology Section at the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is the branch of public health that works to understand the causes and effects of disease in communities. The unit offers information for the prevention and control of diseases and injuries. It also provides consultation assistance with community health problems. The Epidemiology Section identifies environmental and occupational threats to health from asbestos, lead, chemicals, and harmful algal blooms and mold. The unit also offers education on disease outbreaks and prevention. It provides medical evaluation services for workers in hazardous trades. The unit provides outpatient care and support services related to sexually transmitted diseases. The Epidemiology Section maintains an office in Raleigh, N.C.

North Carolina Vital Records is a unit of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The unit is responsible for registering all births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and divorces that occur in North Carolina. Its registration process involves a statewide system of hospitals, funeral directors, registers of deeds, local health department staff and others who register vital events. Once vital events have been registered, North Carolina Vital Records preserves the individual vital records in a secure environment. When appropriate, its records are corrected, amended and even replaced. The unit also offers certified and uncertified copies when requested for legal actions, passports, law enforcement investigations, child support enforcement, health-related research and official identification. It charges standard fees authorized by law for services.

The Mental Health Division in Raleigh, NC is a state government agency dedicated to providing quality support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as promoting treatment and recovery for those with mental illness and substance use disorders. Under the leadership of Director Kelly Crosbie and Deputy Secretary for Health Mark Benton, the division offers crisis services, disaster preparedness, grants, and information for stakeholders in the behavioral health and intellectual and developmental disabilities system.Generated from the website