COVID-19 vaccines still in limbo at Cumberland County health department
COVID-19 vaccines won’t be available at the Cumberland County Department of Public Health until the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations for the shot are officially approved.
Back-to-school immunizations are due at the end of the month. Does your student still need to get vaccinated?
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health is hosting five evening back-to-school vaccine clinics to help students get vaccinated by the Sept. 24 deadline.
Cumberland County health agencies are providing free HIV tests
In honor of National HIV Testing Day, the Cumberland County Department of Public Health’s STI Clinic and the Walgreens on 110 Grove St. will offer free HIV tests on June 27.
Cumberland Department of Public Health wants to expand treatment eligibility at Maternity and Child Health clinics
Director Jennifer Green said the main reason for the policy change is so the department can continue serving residents who move across the Cumberland County border, primarily to Hoke and Moore counties.
Cumberland County, Fayetteville could receive millions from Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson signed on to a settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family that could bring $3.26 million to Cumberland County and $383,000 to Fayetteville to address the opioid crisis.
Cumberland County Department of Public Health director stepping down at the end of the year
Jennifer Green is stepping down as director of the Cumberland County Department of Public Health at the end of 2025 after almost six years in the position.
Partner up: County seeks proposals from organizations for latest round of opioid settlement money
The Cumberland County Department of Public Health will use up to $4 million in the county’s shares of national opioid settlement funds on five to-be-selected projects to address the opioid crisis.
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Self-help kiosks coming to Cumberland County agencies
Indoor and outdoor kiosks are being developed to improve information and service delivery at the Cumberland County Department of Social Services, Department of Public Health and the Judge E. Maurice Braswell Courthouse.
Fayetteville State University, Cape Fear Valley Health hit by federal cuts to health funding
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is revoking $230 million in federal grants from North Carolina, and Cumberland County organizations could be impacted. Cape Fear Valley Health and Fayetteville State University would be among the local agencies and institutions taking the biggest hit, according to state health officials and the office of North…
Tobacco 21 and more: These are the bills county health officials are watching
Cumberland County Department of Public Health officials are monitoring HB197, HB89, HB380, HB376 and HB430. The bills would raise the age of legal tobacco product sales, expand vaccine exemptions, provide communicable disease funding and more.
Breaking down Cumberland County’s 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment
Using feedback from an online survey and four focus groups, the stakeholders of the 2024 assessment selected behavioral, maternal and infant, and physical health as the county’s top health priorities for the next three years.
Vague ICE policies from county organizations don’t protect residents, activists say
After reviewing the ICE policies given to CityView by three county departments and Cape Fear Valley Health, the ACLU of North Carolina and Siembra NC said the policies contain vague language and don’t offer enough protections to residents.
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