NCDHHS: DPH: NC Vital Records: About Us

NC Vital Records is part of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, NC State Center for Health Statistics, and is located in Raleigh. In partnership with county registers of deeds offices, local health departments, and birthing facilities throughout the state, we are responsible for recording North Carolina vital events. This includes responsibility for:

legally registering all births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and divorces which occur in North Carolina
coding these events for statistical purposes
maintaining these records
and providing certified or uncertified copies to individuals, researchers, and public health programs.

Individual vital records are legal documents that are preserved in a secure environment and may be corrected, amended or replaced over time. Vital event information is computerized for health research, and the statistical data produced is used by government and public health officials to address health problems in North Carolina.

North Carolina has an active Vital Records Fraud Prevention Program. We cooperate with local, state, and federal officials to reduce fraudulent use of vital records and to identify criminal use of vital records. All original records are maintained in a secure, fire-resistant environment.

Management

Terra Ankrah, MBA: State Registrar
Chandrika Rao, PhD: Acting Section Chief, State Center for Health Statistics
Vacant: Director, NC Office of Vital Records
Tina Rodgers: Deputy State Registrar
Ashleigh Rodgers, MBA: Acting Vital Event Process Manager
- Charles Emanuele: Amendments Supervisor
- Noelle Serafano: Vital Event Registrations Supervisor
Ashleigh Rodgers, MBA: Business Operations Manager
- Sheena Copeland: Business Operations Supervisor
- Cametrius Bell: Customer Service Unit Supervisor
- Vacant: Fraud/Security Manager
Quiana Tilghman: Partner Services Manager
- Aja Smith: Field Services Supervisor
- Teresa Applewhite: NCDAVE Help Desk Supervisor