HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Health Department
improve the health, quality of life, and the environment of the residents.
community partners and communities of Stanly County.
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community’s priorities regarding health and community issues. Stanly
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primary care for uninsured and underinsured adults.
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address health disparities. The council aims to reduce disparities through
programs.
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operating room. The Dental Clinic received a grant from Duke
Endowment to expand the current school sealant project into the middle
• Stanly County Home Health Agency maintained an average monthly
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provides access to nutritious foods to the community and patients
with chronic conditions. In addition to cash, the market accepts SNAP
What is the Partners in Health Coalition?
address health issues within the county. The coalition’s focus areas are selected
Project Lazarus
Police Department). Additionally, the committee has worked to help educate the
Animal Control Environmental Health
Stray or unwanted pets addressed 1,285 On-site water protection program
applications
663
Reclaimed pets 131 Permits for on-site septic tanks 285
Adoptions 308 Permits for on-site water supply
walls
74
Rabies clinic vaccinations 220 Water samples collected 377
Cruelty complaints 184 Food, Lodging, Institutional
Inspections
718
Animal bite investigations 127 Food Protection Manager Training
participants
37
Social Services The mission of the Stanly County Department of Social Services is to promote
Assistance Programs, Eligibility Requirements and Service Data
Work First
Employment
Assists job seekers with training,
education, and support services to
prepare them to become self-sufficient
19 families served
Crisis Intervention
Assists individuals and families
with payment for heating or cooling
emergencies which are life or healththreatening
Provided $ 213,394 in
assistance to local
families
Low Income Energy
Assistance (LIEAP)
Assists low income households with
the cost of heating
Provided $238,200
to local families
Food and Nutrition
Improves quality o f nutrition for lowincome
households
Provided
$10,503,838 to local
families
Child Support
Enforcement
Promotes parental responsibility
and reduces welfare dependency by
locating absent parents, establishing
paternity and support obligations,
and enforcing support payments
Collected
$4,087,898 in Child
Support payments
Day Care
Purchased from private day
care centers to enable parents
to maintain employment, attend
educational and job training classes,
and to ensure the safety of children
Paid $1,837,100
to local daycare
providers
Foster care
Provides temporary placements for
children in licensed foster homes or
group homes
Worked with 24
licensed foster
families to provide
care for our foster
children; provided
placement
responsibility for 30
children
Medical Assistance
(Medicaid)
Provides payment for basic medical
care to elderly and disabled adults
and families based on need, income,
and resources
12,442 in dividuals
per month received
assistance
the level of services needed.