Healthy births depend on the alignment of many important factors, including access to high-quality clinical care, equitable policies, a prepared and supported workforce, community-centered practices, and collaboration across sectors. Through…
Child care is a critical support for our communities to enable a parent to work and provide for their family, and for a child to receive foundational life skills. Both…
We’ve known for some time that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can impact health and well-being across the lifespan. However, emerging research suggests something just as powerful, if not more so:…
by Ruby Brinkerhoff, MS, NCIOM Staff On December 4, 2024, El Futuro convened with the North Carolina Institute of Medicine at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh to connect with…
by Guest Authors Jennifer Runkle (North Carolina State University) and Maggie Sugg (Appalachian State University) Hurricane Helene, one of the most catastrophic storms to impact the US mainland since…
by Khristian Curry, MPH, NCIOM Staff Hurricane Helene, a well-documented storm that struck in September 2024, devastated Western North Carolina, leaving communities to grapple with the immediate destruction…