North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Logo of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Agency overview
Formed1971
JurisdictionState of North Carolina
HeadquartersDorothea Dix Campus
Adams Building
101 Blair Drive
Raleigh, NC 27603[1][2]
Employees18,000
Annual budget$38 billion
Agency executives
  • Kody H. Kinsley, Secretary
  • Mark Benton, Chief Deputy Secretary for Health
  • Jonathan Kappler, Deputy Secretary for External Affairs & Chief of Staff
  • Susan Osborne, Deputy Secretary for Opportunity & Wellbeing
  • Dr. ClarLynda Williams-Devane, Deputy Secretary for Operational Excellence
  • Debra Farrington, Deputy Secretary for Health Equity & Chief Health Equity Officer
  • Jay Ludlam, Deputy Secretary for NC Medicaid
  • Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson, State Health Director & Chief Medical Officer
Websitewww.ncdhhs.gov

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS or DHHS) is a large state government agency in the U.S. state of North Carolina, analogous to the United States Department of Health and Human Services.[3] The NCDHHS has more than 18,000 employees. The NCDHHS has its origins in the former North Carolina Department of Human Resources (DHR). The head of NCDHHS (Secretary) is appointed by the governor of North Carolina, confirmed by the North Carolina Senate, and is a member of the North Carolina Cabinet in the executive branch of the North Carolina government. The NCDHHS was created in 1971.

  1. ^ North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services, Contact Information, Retrieved Jun. 27, 2022.
  2. ^ City of Raleigh, Dorothea Dix Campus Map, Retrieved Jul. 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Official State DHHS Website". www.ncdhhs.gov. Retrieved March 10, 2020.