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May 6, 2025

Partnering for Healthier Births: Spotlight on the PHEC Maternal Health Action Teams

By Khristian Curry, MPH, Project Director, NCIOM

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…

April 24, 2025

Child Care Crisis Creates Untapped Potential for North Carolina Families and Economy

By Guest Author Meredith Archie, President of the NC Chamber Foundation, Sr. VP of External Affairs for the NC Chamber, Co-Chair of the NCIOM Task Force on Essentials for Childhood

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…

April 17, 2025

The Power of Positive Childhoods: A New Path to Health and Hope

By Guest Author Sharon Hirsch, President & CEO, Positive Childhood Alliance North Carolina

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:…

April 16, 2025

The NCIOM and NC Child Release the 2025 Child Health Report Card

Press Release — Chapel Hill, NC (April 15, 2025) — NC Child and the NC Institute of Medicine released the 2025 Child Health Report Card. Since 1997, this biannual report…