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2024 Annual Impact Report

December 16, 2024

In 2024, the work of the NCIOM informed more than 30 recommendations across two task force reports; key findings to inform decision-making by state agencies, local elected officials, and the…

Hurricane Helene: Lessons Learned from a Medical Clinic Inside the Storm

December 16, 2024

by Ernest Blake Fagan, MD; Katherine Kiley, MD; Julia Ceglenski, MD; Melinda Ramage, FNP-BC, CARN-AP, LCAS; Nathan Mullins, MD; and Olivia Caron, PharmD, BCACP, CPP   Hurricane Helene will likely…

NCIOM Welcomes Ayana Simon as Associate Director

December 16, 2024

Ayana Simon, MSW, MHA December 16, 2024 (Chapel Hill, NC) — The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) today announced that Ayana Simon, MSW, MHA, has joined the organization as…

Rebuilding Maternal Health Access in Western North Carolina: Addressing Critical Gaps Amplified by Hurricane Helene

December 12, 2024

by 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 Hurricane Katrina…

The Ripple Effect of Disaster: Hurricane Helene and Oral Health in North Carolina

December 9, 2024

  by Khristian Curry, MPH   Hurricane Helene, a well-documented storm that struck in September 2024, devastated Western North Carolina, leaving communities to grapple with the immediate destruction and long-term…