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October 14, 2026

NCIOM’s Ayana Simon Selected for Leadership NC Class 34

By Brady Blackburn, Communications Director, NCIOM

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) is pleased to announce that Associate Director Ayana Simon, MSW, MHA, has been selected to participate in Leadership North Carolina Class 34.  …

September 14, 2026

HIV Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention in North Carolina

By Casen Whitehead, Graduate Research Assistant, NCIOM

Healthy North Carolina 2030 (HNC 2030) identifies key public health indicators for our state. The State Health Improvement Plan has engaged statewide leaders in ongoing efforts to improve the health…

September 9, 2026

NC Nursing Workforce Coordinating Council Sets Sights on Improving Nurse Retention

By Patrick Y. Tang, MPH, Project Director, NCIOM

For decades, North Carolina’s nursing workforce has struggled to meet the demands of our growing state. Today, it’s no longer a crisis mounting in the future; the constraints are already…

September 3, 2026

Parental Incarceration and Its Impact on North Carolina Children

By Haley Weis, Graduate Research Assistant, NCIOM

Parental incarceration is a growing public health concern, currently affecting at least 2.6 million children in the United States, with estimates suggesting that 5 million youth have been impacted by…