In 2025, North Carolina earned failing grades in several key areas, including birth outcomes, school health, housing & economic security, and child abuse & neglect. However, the state is making progress in other areas, including insurance coverage, preconception health & maternal health support, and breastfeeding.
Issued bi-annually by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine and NC Child, the North Carolina Child Health Report Card tracks key indicators of child health and well-being in four areas: Healthy Births, Access to Care, Secure Homes and Neighborhoods, and Health Risk Factors. The report provides data on health concerns and risk factors such as asthma, teen births, infant mortality, poverty, and child deaths.
Learn more and download a copy of the 2025 Child Health Report Card here: https://nciom.org/2025-child-health-report-card/
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The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) is forward-looking and focused on solutions. The organization was founded in 1983 by the North Carolina General Assembly to serve as a source of non-partisan information and analysis to promote effective health policies focused on improving the health and well-being of all North Carolinians. Learn more at nciom.org.