Current Task Forces & Projects

NCIOM task forces and projects bring together stakeholders to  identify evidence-based solutions to address health issues in North Carolina.
Task Force on the Future of the Nursing Workforce

The nursing workforce in North Carolina, already vulnerable prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, is facing unprecedented pressure and a need for coordinated, statewide solutions. Factors…

NC Center on the Workforce for Health

Overview In early 2021, NC AHEC, NCIOM, and the Sheps Center Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy began developing a concept for a statewide…

Oral Health Transformation Task Force

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) is convening a task force to identify and develop consensus-driven, actionable recommendations to strengthen the delivery of oral…

Task Force on Healthy Aging

The population aged 65 and over in North Carolina is expected to grow more than 60% by 2037. With this growing population, and spotlights that…

Supporting Local Planning for Substance Use Disorder and Overdose Prevention Strategies

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) is supporting county and regional multi-sector planning around substance use disorder and overdose prevention strategies in anticipation of…

Legislative Health Policy Fellows Program

The Legislative Health Policy Fellows Program will provide participants with the data and resources needed to make effective decisions about the health of our state….

Future of Local Public Health in North Carolina

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine’s (NCIOM) Task Force on the Future of Local Public Health in North Carolina will develop a vision for the…

Task Force on Maternal Health

North Carolina maternal mortality and morbidity data shows that efforts are needed to address the growing number of women of childbearing age across our state…

Essentials for Childhood Backbone Organization

The Division of Public Health, under the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, has been funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…