Projects

The work of the NC IOM takes place principally through a "task force" format. The NC IOM task forces have been successful in facilitating groups of diverse state and local health policy makers, health professionals, and business and community leaders as they tackle complex health issues facing the state.

These task forces, often including as many as 50 members, effectively convene relevant experts from diverse backgrounds, steering the effort to reach consensus about the major health issues facing the state, and exploring various public and private initiatives that will address these problems.

From these discussions emerges a blueprint that will guide future public and private initiatives by describing the positive and negative aspects of several known policy options pertinent to a given problem or issue. The resulting blueprint is disseminated to state legislators, county commissioners, health trade associations, social services, health professionals, and business and community-leaders, among others.

The NC IOM staff have ongoing responsibility for helping disseminate the results of a task force long after its report is published. Approximately one year after the publication of a task force report, the NC IOM organizes a full-day review of progress toward the specific task force recommendations, and will hold future meetings if needed.

Use either the links below or the top navigation to learn more about the work of our task forces.

Substance Abuse Services
Chronic Kidney Disease
Health Literacy
Ethics and Pandemic Influenza Planning
Primary Care and Specialty Supply
Covering the Uninsured Task Force
Child Abuse Prevention Task Force
State Health Plan: Worksite Wellness
Healthcare Safety Net Task Force
Latino Health Task Force
Long-Term Care Task Force
Access to Dental Care Task Force
Child Health Task Force
NC Health Choice Task Force
NC Nursing Workforce Task Force