On April 15th, NC Child and the NC Institute of Medicine released the 2025 Child Health Report Card. Since 1997, this biannual report has presented 15 key indicators of child…
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…
Health systems are among the top 10 employers of North Carolinians, yet we face shortages of nurses, direct care workers, and behavioral health professionals. The rebound in health care workers…
The Task Force on the Future of the Nursing Workforce was convened from February 2023 to January 2024 with funding from The Duke Endowment, the North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office,…
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) convened a task force to identify and develop consensus-driven, actionable recommendations to strengthen the delivery of oral health services and promote whole-person health across the state.
The Oral Health Transformation Task Force was guided by a focus on the needs of vulnerable populations and historically marginalized communities, and included diverse perspectives, expertise, and lived experience in the collaborative design, development, and messaging of oral health transformation opportunities.
In 2023, the North Carolina Institute of Medicine celebrated 40 years of serving our state. Through convening a broad range of state stakeholders, identifying actionable strategies to improve health, and providing research and data to inform policymaking,
The Task Force on Healthy Aging was convened from May 2022 to April 2023 with funding from The Duke Endowment, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC…
Between December 2021 and October 2022, North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) staff spoke with 62 North Carolinians about their perspectives on the current strengths, challenges, and opportunities of substance…
By 2028, 1 in 5 North Carolinians will be over the age of 65. Among these older adults, fifteen percent will not have reliable access to enough nutritious food on a regular basis. Nutritional deficiencies result in more than $140 million in annual costs related to disease-associated malnutrition among people over 65 in North Carolina. This brief describes the current state of malnutrition among older adults in North Carolina, what is currently being done to address it, and additional potential action to address this growing problem.
In 2023, North Carolina earned failing grades in several key areas, including Mental Health, School Health, Housing & Economic Security, and Birth Outcomes.
In 2023, the North Carolina Institute of Medicine celebrates four decades of serving the people of our state. We kicked off our celebration of this milestone with a commissioned 40th…
The Task Force on the Future of Local Public Health in North Carolina was convened from August 2021 to May 2022 with funding from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust…