10A NCAC 48D .0203      STANDARD C: COMMUNICATIONS

To satisfy the communications standard, a local health department shall complete the following activities:

(1)           develop a plan for communicating public health information to the population and demonstrate using the plan;

(2)           tailor communications to reach communities and distribute the communications to those communities;

(3)           share data about the health of the population with the public and community partners;

(4)           develop partnerships with the media and promote public health messages through those partnerships; and

(5)           develop and implement a plan to educate the population on public health topics.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A-34.1;

Eff. June 1, 2026.