North Carolina
Health Departments

The North Carolina Department of Health can provide you with valuable health information and with information about nutrition and other North Carolina programs that can help with raising a child.  Below we have provided the website link and contact information for the North Carolina Department of Health.

North Carolina Department of Health

CARE-LINE Information and Referral Service: 1-800-662-7030
In the Raleigh area or outside of North Carolina, call 919-855-4400.

Deaf and hard of hearing callers can dial 1-877-452-2514 (TTY). In the Raleigh area, deaf or hard of hearing people can call 919-733-4851 (TTY).

North Carolina Child Health Insurance Program can provide free health insurance to families and children who qualify.

North Carolina Child Nutrition Programs, through the cooperation of the U.S. federal and state governments, provide access to child nutrition information and they provide free and low-cost food.

North Carolina State Child Welfare Department can provide you with information about foster care, adoption and parenting.

North Carolina State Department of Education in each state can give you information about special early intervention programs and about school nutrition programs.

North Carolina State Adoption Contacts can put you in touch with the child adoption specialists and child adoption program in each state.

Please visit our home page to read about our commitment to assist you, pregnant women and birth parents.