United States Government

The Surry County Department of Social Services provides training, technical assistance and consultation to the local staff who work in programs for families and children. It provides a variety of child welfare, family and child support, and food and nutrition services. The department offers public and medical assistance services, as well as placement and supervision of delinquent children. The Surry County Department of Social Services provides payment of state funds to private child-placing agencies and residential child care facilities. The department specializes in adoption, foster care, child placement, crisis intervention, emergency assistance and interpreting services. It is located in Dobson, N.C.

The Iredell County Health Department is administered by the Iredell County Government. Established in 1942, the department provides a variety of clinical health care services and informational programs. It offers communicable disease control, family planning, maternal care coordination and immunization solutions. The department operates dental and prenatal clinics. Its Sickle Cell Program features free testing and counseling services. The department also administers the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome program. It maintains a child health clinic that offers vision, hearing and developmental screening services. The Iredell County Health Department additionally provides the testing, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. It offers educational, referral and nutrition solutions.

Cabarrus Health Alliance was created in 1997 as a successor to the Cabarrus County Health Department. Organized as an independent governmental entity, Cabarrus Health Alliance is incorporated as the Public Health Authority of Cabarrus County...