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Meta information
83% 
Page quality
83% 
Page structure
64% 
Link structure
70% 
Server
38% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.55 s
File size
91.10 kB
Words
760
Media files
9
Number of links
112 internal / 31 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
NC DHHS: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 623 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible for ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all North Carolinians.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (958 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
descriptionThe North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible for ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all North Carolinians.
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MobileOptimizedwidth
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langen
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 760 words. That's ok.
24.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
9 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 16.84 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 15 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
8 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 32 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Utility Menu
H2 Popular Topics
H2 What We Do
H2 Local Social Services Office
H2 Assistance
H2 Contact Information
H2 Follow Us
H2 Network Menu
H3 Find Free Vaccines for Kids with New Interactive Map
H3 More People Can Now Get Health Coverage Through NC Medicaid
H3 Find Out More
H3 Community and Partner Engagement
H3 Inclusion Connects
H3 Data Dashboards, Action Plans/White Papers
H3 Child Care Provider Search
H3 Food and Nutrition Services
H3 Independent Living for People with Disabilities
H3 Children's Services
H3 Deaf-Blind Services
H3 Disability Services
H3 Hearing Loss
H3 Low-Income Services
H3 Medicaid
H3 Mental Health and Substance Use
H3 Reproductive Health Services
H3 Refugee Services
H3 Division of Aging
H3 Guardianship
H3 Veteran's Services
H3 Vision Loss
H3 Vital Records
H3 Stay Updated
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are too many external links (31) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.ncdot.gov/news/pre...External Subdomain Learn More
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/Anchor How you know
https://www.nc.gov/privacyExternal Subdomain view our full privacy policy
https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain NCDHHS COVID-19
https://www.nc.gov/External Subdomain NC.GOV
https://www.nc.gov/agenciesExternal Subdomain AGENCIES
https://www.nc.gov/jobsExternal Subdomain JOBS
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/assistanceAssistance
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/assistanceText duplicate Assistance
/assistance/ada-and-civil-righ...ADA and Civil Rights Grievance Procedure
/assistance/division-agingDivision of Aging
/divisions/vocational-rehabili...Subdomain Assistive Technology
/assistance/childrens-servicesChildren's Services
/divisions/mental-health-devel...Subdomain Crisis Services
/divisions/dsb/deaf-blind-serv...Subdomain Deaf-Blind Services
/assistance/disability-servicesDisability Services
/assistance/disaster-recovery-...Disaster Recovery Health and Safety
/assistance/guardianshipGuardianship
/assistance/hearing-lossHearing Loss
/assistance/low-income-servicesLow-Income Services
/assistance/medicaidMedicaid
/assistance/mental-health-and-...Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders
/divisions/mental-health-devel...Subdomain Mental Health Crisis Services
/assistance/notice-informing-i...Nondiscrimination and Accessibility Requirements
/assistance/north-carolina-rep...North Carolina Reproductive Health Services
/assistance/unemployment-servicesUnemployment Services
/assistance/veterans-servicesVeteran's Services
/divisions/services-blind/visi...Subdomain Vision Loss
/assistance/vital-recordsVital Records
/assistance/disaster-preparati...Disaster Preparation
/assistance/disaster-preparati...Hurricane Dorian Recovery
/assistance/disaster-preparati...Hurricane Florence Recovery
/assistance/hurricane-helene-r...Hurricane Helene Recovery Resources
/assistance/disaster-preparati...Disaster Preparation and Recovery
/divisions-and-programmatic-of...Divisions
/divisions-and-programmatic-of...Text duplicate Divisions
/divisions/division-agingAging
/divisions/division-child-and-...Child and Family Well-Being
https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain Child Development And Early Education
/divisions/disability-determin...Disability Determination Services
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/eipdEmployment and Independence for People with Disabilities
https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain Health Benefits (NC Medicaid)
/divisions/health-service-regu...Health Service Regulation
/divisions/mhddsusMental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services
/divisions/office-economic-opp...Office of Economic Opportunity
/divisions/office-minority-hea...Office of Health Equity
/divisions/orhOffice of Rural Health
/divisions/public-healthPublic Health
/divisions/services-blindServices for the Blind
/divisions/services-deaf-and-h...Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DSDHH)
/divisions/social-servicesSocial Services
/divisions/state-operated-heal...State Operated Healthcare Facilities
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/providersProviders
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/providersText duplicate Providers
/providers/licensureLicensure
/providers/provider-informationProvider Information
/providers/lme-mco-directoryLME-MCO Directory
/providers/dhhs-policies-manua...Policies, Manuals and Forms
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/newsNews
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/newsText duplicate News
/press-releasesPress Releases
/news/office-communicationsMedia Contacts
/upcoming-eventsEvents
/news/newsletter-articlesNewsletter Articles
/news/follow-ncdhhs-social-mediaFollow NCDHHS on Social Media
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/about-dhhsAbout
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/about-dhhsText duplicate About
/about/administrative-division...Administrative Offices
/about/data-dashboards-action-...Data Dashboards, Action Plans/White Papers
/about/department-initiativesDepartment Initiatives
/about/dhhs-mission-vision-val...DHHS Mission, Vision, Values and Goals
/about/administrative-offices/...Subdomain Directives
/about/grant-opportunitiesGrant Opportunities
/about/leadershipLeadership
/about/overviewOverview
/about/priority-goalsPriority Goals
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/contactContact
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/contactText duplicate Contact
/contact/division-contactsDivision Contacts
/contact/hotlinesHotlines
/contact/report-fraudReport Fraud
/contact/vendor-resourcesVendor Resources
https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate NCDHHS COVID-19
https://www.nc.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate NC.GOV
https://www.nc.gov/agenciesExternal Subdomain Text duplicate AGENCIES
https://www.nc.gov/jobsExternal Subdomain Text duplicate JOBS
/divisions/child-and-family-we...Food Stamps (FNS)
https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Medicaid
https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/or...External Subdomain Birth Certificates
/divisions/child-and-family-we...Apply for WIC
/divisions/social-services/chi...Child Support
/divisions/social-services/chi...Adoption
https://www.dph.ncdhhs.gov/pro...External Subdomain Find Free Vaccines for Kids with New Interactive Map A new interactive map from the Vaccines for Children program makes it easy to find free, recommended vac...
https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/no...External Subdomain More People Can Now Get Health Coverage Through NC Medicaid North Carolina has expanded health care coverage to more people. Medicaid pays for doctor visits,...
/about/department-initiativesText duplicate Department Initiatives
https://ncconnect.sharepoint.c...External Subdomain DHHS Intranet (NCID required)
https://openwindow.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain DHHS Open Window
https://policies.ncdhhs.gov/External Subdomain DHHS Policies, Manuals and Forms
/contact/hotlinesText duplicate Hotlines
/providers/lme-mco-directoryText duplicate LME-MCO Directory
/about/priority-goalsSubdomain NCDHHS Strategic Priorities
/divisions/social-services/cou...Social Services County Information
/about/administrative-offices/...Work for DHHS
/about/department-initiatives/...Subdomain Community and Partner Engagement NCDHHS has launched a Community and Engagement Plan and website to ensure the voices of North Carolina communities and famil...
/about/department-initiatives/...Inclusion Connects Inclusion Connects is an NCDHHS initiative to connect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with more choices and access...
/about/data-dashboards-action-...Data Dashboards, Action Plans/White Papers A central hub where you can view the current NCDHHS Data Dashboards and Action Plans/White Papers.
/about/overviewLearn more about the department
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/localDSSlocal social services agency
A-TITLE Local DSS Directory
/assistance/childrens-services...Child Care Provider Search
/divisions/child-and-family-we...Food and Nutrition Services
/assistance/disability-service...Independent Living for People with Disabilities
/assistance/childrens-servicesSVG Children's Services
/divisions/dsb/deaf-blind-serv...Text duplicate Deaf-Blind Services
/assistance/disability-servicesText duplicate Disability Services
/assistance/hearing-lossText duplicate Hearing Loss
/assistance/low-income-servicesText duplicate Low-Income Services
/assistance/medicaidText duplicate Medicaid
/assistance/mental-health-subs...Mental Health and Substance Use
/assistance/pregnancy-servicesReproductive Health Services
/assistance/refugee-servicesRefugee Services
/assistance/adult-servicesText duplicate Division of Aging
/assistance/state-guardianshipText duplicate Guardianship
/assistance/veterans-servicesText duplicate Veteran's Services
/assistance/vision-lossText duplicate Vision Loss
/assistance/vital-recordsText duplicate Vital Records
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/newsSVG Stay Updated Sign up to receive our latest press releases and newsletters on our News webpage
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/Anchor A-TITLE Back to top
https://relaync.com/tty/External RelayNC
https://www.facebook.com/ncdhhs/External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/ncdhhsExternal No Text
https://www.instagram.com/ncdhhs/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/n...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain No Text
/employee-directoryEmployee Directory
https://nc.gov/External nc.gov
A-TITLE The State of North Carolina
/webform/user_feedback?source_...Website Feedback
A-TITLE Website User Feedback Form
https://www.nc.gov/accessibilityExternal Subdomain Accessibility
A-TITLE Accessibility of State of North Carolina Websites
https://www.nc.gov/disclaimer-...External Subdomain Disclaimer & Terms of Use
A-TITLE Terms of Use
https://www.nc.gov/privacyExternal Subdomain Privacy Policy
A-TITLE State of North Carolina Privacy Policy
https://www.nc.gov/government/...External Subdomain Open Budget
A-TITLE State of North Carolina Open Budget
https://it.nc.gov/services/dig...External Subdomain Hosted on Digital Commons

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ncdhhs.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.55 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (91 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 902 referring domains.
This page has 7,709 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 707 different ip addresses.

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# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register/
Disallow: /user/password/
Disallow: /user/login/
Disallow: /user/logout/
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password/
Disallow: /index.php/user/register/
Disallow: /index.php/user/login/
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout/
# DS Additions
Disallow: /user
Disallow: /user/login
Sitemap: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/sitemap.xml

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NC DHHS: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is responsible for ensuring the health, safety and well-being of all North Carolinians.

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DHHS71%Check
Services69%Check
Health69%Check
Human Services68%Check
Health Services68%Check
Department62%Check
Carolina Department60%Check
North Carolina Department59%Check
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