2025 NCIOM Annual Meeting

Join colleagues and partners from across the state to network, reflect, and work toward health policy solutions in North Carolina!

About this Event

Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025

Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location: McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC

View the draft agenda here

In 2020, NCIOM led the Healthy North Carolina 2030 project, which brought together experts and leaders from multiple fields to inform the development of a common set of public health indicators and targets for the state over the next decade. This year’s meeting will focus on a mid-decade update on the status of the work to achieve the goals of Healthy North Carolina 2030. Attendees will learn from and connect with health leaders, policymakers, and community partners from across the state as they:

• Reflect on progress,
• Share innovative strategies,
• Identify persistent challenges, and
• Chart a course toward improved health outcomes for all North Carolinians.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Umair A. Shah. Dr. Shah is the former WA state health director and former Harris County, TX health director. Under Dr. Shah’s leadership, Harris County Public Health Department was named Local Health Department of the Year by NACCHO in 2016.

Thanks to our sponsors, we are able to offer reduced registration to individuals whose financial circumstances do not allow them to pay full ticket price. Please reach out to Emily Hooks at for more information.

Agenda


🕑: 08:00 AM
Registration opens

🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Networking Breakfast

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
Welcome

🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:10 AM
Keynote Address

🕑: 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM
Plenary Panel - Crisis as Catalyst

🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Morning Breakout Session

Info: 3 concurrent sessions - From Capitol to Community: The Impact of Federal Decisions on State Public Health; Turning the Tide: Advancing Policy and Local Innovation to Reduce Overdose Deaths in NC; Housing as Health: Advancing Access through Policy, Medicaid, and Community Voice

🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Lunch & Networking

🕑: 01:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Break

🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Afternoon Breakout Session

Info: 3 concurrent sessions - Big Ideas and Local Action: Strategies to Meet the Food-Related Needs

of North Carolinians; Meeting People Where They Are: Innovative Approaches to Suicide Prevention; Let’s Talk About Sexual Health: Effects of Policy and Public Health

Emergencies

🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Break

🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
Legislative Round Table - Health in All Policies

🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing Remarks

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