Online Resources
Eat Smart, Move More NC
Connects North Carolina residents with resources and education to promote healthy eating and active living.
Eat Smart, Move More, Weight Less
An interactive online program that uses real-time teaching and proven strategies to support weight management and loss.
Med Instead of Meds
Provides recipes and information about the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet may prevent or reduce chronic illnesses and may also help to decrease the amount of medication a person needs for conditions like blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes. (Check with your healthcare provider before changing any prescribed medications.)
American Heart Association
Provides resources and education for healthier living, including how to prevent or reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke.
North Carolina Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
Free nutrition classes for low-income families and youth in North Carolina. Classes cover everything from cooking healthy meals at home to saving money on food costs.
Healthy Weight, Nutrition, and Physical Activity
Resources and education for nutrition, healthy eating, and physical activity, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Community Nutrition Services Section (CNSS)
Provides reimbursements for nutritious meals served to children and adults at child care centers, day care homes, afterschool care programs, adult day care centers, and children residing in emergency shelters. CNSS also provides women and children with resources and education about nutrition and breastfeeding.
Cooking Matters
A program that works with communities across the United State to help parents and caregivers shop for food and cook healthy meals on a budget.
Trillium Health Resources
Provides specialty care management for people in eastern North Carolina who have serious substance use, mental illness, and intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Provides free and confidential 24/7 support for people who are in distress. 988 also provides prevention and crisis resources for you and your loved ones.
MorePowerfulNC
Helps people in North Carolina find treatment for opioid dependency, syringe exchange programs, support for recovery, and recovery success stories.
Naloxone Saves
A resource for people and their loved ones who are struggling with opioid dependency in North Carolina. Provides information about harm reduction, safer use, treatment options, and where to obtain Naloxone for the treatment of overdoses.
QuitlineNC
Free smoking cessation services for anyone who resides in North Carolina and needs help quitting commercial tobacco products.
SmokeFreeNC
Provides resources to help people who live in North Carolina quit smoking, as well as resources for keeping businesses, housing, and other facilities smoke free.
Rx Awareness
Provides treatment and recovery resources for people who are struggling with prescription opioids, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
March of Dimes
Provides information and resources to prevent and reduce maternal health risks and death, end preventable preterm birth and infant death, and reduce health inequality for families.
Proof Alliance NC
Provides information and resources to support alcohol-free pregnancy and prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in North Carolina.
Safe Kids North Carolina
A NC Department of Insurance – Office of the State Fire Marshall initiative to help North Carolina communities keep kids safe. Services include car-seat checkups, safety workshops, sports clinics, and more.
Nurse-Family Partnership – National Resources for Families
A directory of nationwide resources for families, including programs for pregnancy assistance, income assistance, housing assistance, food assistance, BIPOC mental health support, education and career assistance, insurance and prescription assistance, breastfeeding assistance, and parenting resources.
NC Perinatal Substance Use Specialist
1-800-FOR-BABY