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Efforts support employment for people with disabilities

The Julian F. Keith Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Black Mountain, N.C. recently unveiled a new patient care unit and announced an innovative partnership to redefine recovery journeys.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reminds people to take precautions against mosquito bites following recent reports of West Nile virus infection in the state.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has released new guidance about consuming certain types of fish from parts of the lower Cape Fear River.

Two cases of mpox have been reported in the state over the past six weeks, according to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

North Carolina health officials encourage at-risk residents to receive a mpox vaccine after two new cases were confirmed in the past six weeks.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching the Inclusion Works initiative to promote competitive integrated employment for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are recognizing SepticSmart Week Sept. 18-22, 2023.

Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia will also be part of the vaccination campaign in the Southeast.

Starting on Oct. 4 baits with the oral rabies vaccine inside will be aerially distributed in WNC counties.