Join us in Raleigh to advocate for a healthier future!
On February 18, 2025, public health advocates, elected officials, and key health leaders from across North Carolina will join FHLI and our programs for a morning dedicated to envisioning and enacting forward-thinking public health legislation.
This event is co-hosted annually by FHLI programs the North Carolina Rural Health Association, the North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative, and the Center of Excellence for Integrated Care. All are welcome to join us for a policy-focused discussion and a delicious hot breakfast. We look forward to seeing you there!
When: February 18, 2025 | 7:30–9 a.m.
Where: The North Carolina Museum of Natural Science Nature Research Center
Registration for this event has closed.
We are incredibly thankful for the outpouring of interest in this year’s legislative breakfast! We have reached our registration capacity at this time. If you have any questions or need to ask about the status fo your registration, please reach out to Brady Blackburn at brady.blackburn@foundationhli.org.
Learn more about our 2025 policy priorities
Every year, FHLI programs advocate for a slate of public health policies to improve access to care in rural North Carolina and make it easier for everyone to receive the mental and oral health services they deserve.
Rural Health Priorities
Check out the North Carolina Rural Health Association’s 2025 state priorities, voted on by the Association’s membership spanning across our state. These policies include:
- Invest in natural disaster resilience
- Build a stronger safety net
- Expand and enhance access to rural broadband
- Build a more robust rural health care workforce
- Support maternal and child health
- Address youth mental health
Behavioral Health Priority: Introduce mental health well visits.
Check out this 1-pager to learn more about our Center of Excellence for Integrated Care priority to add a mental health preventive care option for North Carolina children.
Oral Health Priorities: Build and retain a robust dental workforce across every corner of North Carolina.
Download the North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative’s newest publication, the Portrait of Oral Health, to learn more about the team’s three policy priorities for 2025:
- Retain and strengthen the safety net by investing new funding in the North Carolina Medicaid Dental Program.
- Educate new providers across North Carolina by creating a rural areas forgivable loan pilot program.
- Broaden the safety net’s ability to provide quality care through legislation allowing all dental staff to practice at the full scope of their licensure.