Ready for Life NC Multivitamin Program

In 2010, The North Carolina (NC) General Assembly provided funding for the distribution of multivitamins with folic acid to non-pregnant women with low income of childbearing potential to help prevent birth defects.

The NC Division of Public Health and the NC Chapter of the March of Dimes Foundation partnered to provide multivitamins through health departments and other safety net providers.

The multivitamin distribution program includes the purchase (at no cost to the requestor) and distribution of multivitamins, training for the local health department and community health center staff, and technical assistance for participating agencies as they set up this program.

How to Participate:

1. Complete the online training module.

2. Submit a request for multivitamins.

3. Distribute to those you serve!

The Ready for Life NC Multivitamin Program can only fulfill multivitamin requests to those in Perinatal Care Regions 2, 5, and 6.

Map of North Carolina's Perinatal Care Regions Served

Region 2 Counties:
Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, & Yadkin

Region 5 Counties:
Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, New Hanover, Pender, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, & Scotland

Region 6 Counties:
Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, & Wilson

Perinatal Care Regions Served