The Healthy North Carolina 2020 project was a collaborative effort of the NCIOM, Governor’s Task Force for Healthy Carolinians; the Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and…
This report highlights nine task force recommendations, including recommendations for improving and strengthening the current system, as well as recommendations for expanding affordable housing options and increasing options for how…
In 2007, the NCIOM released a report entitled “Just What Did the Doctor Order? Addressing Low Health Literacy in North Carolina,” which presented the findings and recommendations of the Task…
The purpose of this annual publication is to heighten awareness of the health of North Carolina children by summarizing data on important child health indicators. The NCIOM and Action for…
The Prevention Action Steps provide a list of actions or “steps” individuals or different groups can take to make improvements in health. Each document contains recommendations , modified for particular…
During adolescence, new health behaviors emerge and many health habits that affect life outcomes are established. Unfortunately, data show that many North Carolina youths engage in behaviors that compromise their…
The burden of chronic disease in North Carolina signifies a need to make dramatic improvements in population health. Investing in prevention can reduce this heavy burden by saving lives, reducing…
The purpose of this annual publication is to heighten awareness of the health of North Carolina children by summarizing data on important child health indicators. The NCIOM and Action for…
There are approximately 150,000 people living with developmental disabilities in North Carolina. Many of these individuals will need assistance as they transition from one setting to another, for example when…
Lack of health insurance coverage is the foremost barrier to accessing health care services. Nearly one-fifth of the non-elderly population in North Carolina, more than 1.5 million people, lacked health…
Substance abuse has huge direct and indirect costs to society. In North Carolina, between 2005-2006, more than 700,000 people ages 12 and older (8.5%) reported being addicted to alcohol, drugs,…
The purpose of this annual publication is to heighten awareness of the health of our children by summarizing data on important child health indicators. The NCIOM, in collaboration with NC…