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Families & IndividualsDHHS Info & Services for Individuals & Families
Women & Children's Health Section
For Individuals & Families
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has joined the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC) One and Only Campaign to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection practices.Find info alphabetically by disease name or method of transmission (i.e., food, water, mosquitoes, etc.) in the Communicable Diseases & Topics A-Z Index.
Additional info especially for Individuals & Families:
- Patient-friendly CDC quick reference about appropriate antibiotics use. - A one-page CDC patient reference showing which common upper respiratory infections do not need antibiotic treatment. - Questions and answers about antibiotic resistance from the American Academy of Family Physicians. - Patient brochures from the American College of Physicians.General prevention:
– Contact your local health department for public health information and services in your area. - The Food and Drug Administration regulates all food products not monitored by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. FSIS regulates meat, poultry and egg products. - The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulates meat and poultry products and processed eggs; FDA regulates all other food products.
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