CARTERET COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

What CARTERET COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT does

The Carteret County Health Department is a government public health agency operating as a department of Carteret County Government in North Carolina, headquartered at 3820 Bridges Street, Suite A, Morehead City. It delivers a consolidated portfolio of clinical, preventive, regulatory, and community health services to Carteret County residents, functioning as a safety-net provider for insured, underinsured, and uninsured populations.

Core programs include primary care, pregnancy care, women's health, family planning, children's health, dental care, immunizations, and WIC nutrition assistance. A Mobile Dental Unit extends pediatric and prenatal dental services into county schools, providing exams, x-rays, cleanings, fluoride, sealants, fillings, extractions, pulpotomies, and crowns. Regulatory functions include environmental health permitting and inspections (wastewater, wells, food and lodging, pools, tattoo artists) and animal control enforcement. The Post Overdose Response Team (PORT), launched in 2023, deploys Certified Peer Support Specialists for substance use recovery support, complemented by a 2024 partnership with ICGH Treatment Centers for behavioral health capacity.

Revenue is generated through county budget appropriations, insurance reimbursements (Medicaid, BCBS, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Aetna), and a sliding fee scale for uninsured residents. The department holds NC Local Health Department Accreditation with Honors (2024) and was named the 2025 Dr. Sarah Taylor Morrow Health Department of the Year by the North Carolina Public Health Association. Customer acquisition is community-based, supported by an official website, a Facebook presence, and participation in local expos and health fairs.

Name

CARTERET COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Legal name

Carteret County Health Department

Website

https://carteretcountyhealth.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Carteret County Health Department is a county government public health agency serving residents of Carteret County, North Carolina, providing primary care, dental, women's and children's health, WIC, immunizations, environmental health, animal control, and behavioral health services as a safety-net provider.

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Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (62111), Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (6219)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAAAB

County/District/Local Health Departments

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Agencies & Health Departments

SECONDARYBPAIACAK

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYHLAFAGAI

Public/County Primary Care Clinics

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Primary Care & Community Health Providers

SECONDARYBPAIAJAJ

Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Health Administration & Regulation

SECONDARYBPAIAJAI

Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Chronic Disease Programs

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Public Health Administration & Regulation

Keywords

• Public health services
• Community healthcare programs
• WIC nutrition assistance
• Environmental health inspections
• Immunization and preventive care

Headquarters

HQ city

Morehead City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance Reimbursements: The health department accepts payment from multiple insurance providers including Medicaid (all plans), Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Cigna, and Aetna for covered health services.
2. Government Funding: As a county government health department, services are funded through public funding mechanisms and county budget allocations to serve as a safety net provider for the community.
3. Sliding Fee Scale Program: For uninsured residents, a sliding fee scale based on income and household size ensures services remain affordable for everyone in the community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Carteret County Health Department is a county government health department that delivers comprehensive public health and clinical services to residents of Carteret County, North Carolina. Its offerings span primary care, pregnancy/maternal care, women's health, family planning, children's health, dental care (via a mobile unit visiting schools), WIC nutrition assistance, immunizations, health education, environmental health permitting and inspections, animal control, and the Post Overdose Response Team (PORT) substance use intervention program. The department accepts multiple insurance plans and applies a sliding fee scale for uninsured residents, functioning as a one-roof safety net provider.

Product overview

The Carteret County Health Department is a county government health agency providing comprehensive public health services through multiple distinct programs. The department offers a unified portfolio of healthcare services including Pregnancy Care, Primary Care, Women's Health, WIC nutrition assistance, Preventive Protection/Immunizations, Family Planning, Children's Health, and Dental Care via mobile unit. Additional services include Health Education, Environmental Health permitting and inspections, Animal Control Services, and the Post Overdose Response Team (PORT) for substance abuse intervention. The department accepts various insurance plans (Medicaid, BCBS, United Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna) and offers a sliding fee scale for uninsured residents.

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Products and services

• Pregnancy Care Complete prenatal care service for pregnant women, including routine appointments, lab services, and Care Management support throughout pregnancy to help achieve the healthiest possible outcome.
• Primary Care Adult primary care services including physicals, sick care, immunizations (including Hepatitis C treatment), cancer screenings, and chronic condition screenings and management.
• Women's Health Routine examinations, dedicated counseling, and prescriptions for various birth control methods, plus breast and cervical cancer screening.
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Federal-state nutrition assistance program providing nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health care referrals to eligible women, infants, and children.
• Preventive Protection / Immunization Services Preventive protection services including STI screening and treatment, childhood vaccines, and essential adult immunizations.
• Family Planning Family planning services including counseling, birth control, lab services, pregnancy testing, and the NC Regional Vasectomy program.
• Children's Health Pediatric services including children's vaccines, Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC), and WIC services for children.
• Dental Care (Mobile Dental Unit) School-based mobile dental care offering exams, x-rays, cleanings, fluoride, dental sealants, fillings, extractions, pulpotomies and crowns; serves children ages 0-20 and pregnant women of any age.
• Health Education Community health education programs covering tobacco-free living, diabetes prevention, active living, healthy eating, and substance abuse prevention and education.
• Environmental Health Environmental regulatory services including permitting and inspections of wastewater systems, private drinking water and irrigation wells, food and lodging establishments, public pools, and tattoo artists; investigation of foodborne illness outbreaks and well water sampling and analysis.
• Animal Control Services Animal welfare and public safety services including follow-up on animal bite reports, low-cost rabies vaccination clinics, enforcement of NC and county animal control laws, and prevention of vector-borne diseases through education and awareness.
• Post Overdose Response Team (PORT) Substance use intervention service in which Certified Peer Support Specialists offer resources and support to individuals and aid their path to recovery from substances.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ICGH Treatment CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2024Carteret County BOC partnered with ICGH Treatment Centers to open a new behavioral health facility in Carteret County to address substance use disorder and improve access to mental health care.
• Trillium Health ResourcesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 August 2023Referral partner for mental health resources, providing access to additional behavioral health services for community members.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• New Hanover County Health Department: Coastal North Carolina county health department providing primary care, dental, maternal/child health, and environmental health services to a similarly-sized coastal county population.
• Craven County Health Department: Adjacent eastern NC county health department offering comparable primary care, dental, WIC, family planning, and environmental health services, useful as a peer with similar coastal/rural demographics.
• Guilford County Public Health Department: Mid-size NC county health department with a similar service portfolio (primary care, dental, maternal/child health, environmental health), useful as a comparable operating model.
• Pender County Health Department: Smaller coastal NC county health department providing primary care, dental, WIC, and environmental health, useful as a peer benchmark for similar population-size jurisdictions.
• Wake County Health Department: North Carolina county-level public health agency delivering comparable primary care, dental, WIC, family planning, immunizations, and environmental health services to county residents under a similar local-government funding model.
• Mecklenburg County Public Health Department: NC county health department offering an analogous mix of clinical services, WIC, family planning, immunizations, and environmental health, providing a useful scale benchmark for Carteret's operations.
• Onslow County Health Department: NC county health department offering clinical, dental, WIC, and environmental health services — a comparable mid-size NC county public health agency in a similar geographic/rural context.

Others

• ICGH Treatment Centers: Behavioral health treatment partner that opened a facility in Carteret County with the Board of Commissioners. Functions as a strategic co-development partner for substance-use disorder services rather than a competing provider.
• Trillium Health Resources: Regional managed-care organization that handles behavioral health referrals for Carteret County under a partnership. Acts as an ecosystem participant rather than a direct clinical competitor.

Broad incumbents

• North Carolina Division of Public Health: State-level agency that oversees and funds local health departments across NC, including Carteret. Sets the regulatory and accreditation framework in which the subject company operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CarteretCountyHealthDepartment
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carteret-county-health-department

Compliance2 records

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