Previous Task Forces & Projects

The recommendations of Previous Task Forces and Projects have led to improved health for North Carolinians and positive changes to health care delivery in North Carolina.

 

Carolinas Pandemic Preparedness Task Force

The challenges of illness, job loss, isolation, economic distress, and educational interruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the need to develop consensus-driven and actionable…

North Carolina COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee

The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) is convening the NC COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee to provide feedback to the North Carolina Department of Health…

Access to Health Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

The Task Force on Access to Health Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has been established to study the current state and limitations…

Perinatal System of Care

North Carolina ranks 42nd in infant mortality with 7.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, considerably higher than the national average. To improve maternal and…

Task Force on Serious Illness Care

The Task Force on Serious Illness Care has been established to develop a workable plan to meet the needs of individuals living with serious illness…

Healthy North Carolina 2030

The Healthy North Carolina 2030 project brings together experts and leaders from multiple fields to inform the development of a common set of public health…

Task Force on Accountable Care Communities

Accountable care communities (ACCs) are an emerging promising model for addressing the social, behavioral, and economic factors that impact health outcomes and health care cost….

Bridging Local Systems: Strategies for Behavioral Health and Social Services Collaboration

The Bridging Local Systems project is a collaborative effort between the NCIOM and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The primary…

Task Force on Health Care Analytics

The NCIOM Task Force on Health Care Analytics was convened at the request of the Division of Health Benefits (DHB) at the NC Department of…

Task Force on All-Payer Claims Database

The NCIOM All-Payer Claims Database Task Force was funded by the Duke Endowment with the overarching goal of creating a set of recommendations for improving…

Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Abuse

The work of this task force focused on the 548,000 North Carolinian’s with substance dependence or abuse and the 1.4 million North Carolinians reporting serious…

Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia

The Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia was held by the NCIOM in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human…