Health Policy and Management News
Case study describes best practices in care coordination for children with disabilities
August 9, 2016 A case study published July 28 in NEJM Catalyst examines the efforts of Partners for Kids (PFK), the nation’s largest pediatric accountable care organization (ACO), in managing... Read more »
Rising food insecurity hits smokers harder, study finds
August 4, 2016 A study from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and RTI International has found that rates of food insecurity rose disproportionately among smokers between 1998... Read more »
Gillings School student worked to improve women’s health in Zambia
July 21, 2016 This article, compiled and written by Jamie Gnazzo, first appeared July 7 on the UNC Global website. Jane Chaffee didn’t realize her passion for public health until... Read more »
Christine Kim, Gillings School doctoral student, receives Boren Fellowship
July 21, 2016 Christine Kim, a doctoral student at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been awarded the National Security Education Program’s David L. Boren Fellowship. This... Read more »
Holmes appointed director of UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
July 8, 2016 The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health is pleased to announce that George “Mark” Holmes, PhD, has been appointed as the new director of the Cecil... Read more »
Cilenti to lead $1.74M HRSA grant to support maternal and child health workforce development
June 29, 2016 The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Department of Maternal and Child Health has been awarded a one-year, $1.74 million cooperative agreement from the Division of... Read more »
Risk of death for adults with blood cancer higher in three NC regions
June 28, 2016 Across North Carolina, the risk of death from the most common form of acute leukemia in adults was significantly higher in three regions of the state, according... Read more »
Dusetzina to present to President’s Cancer Panel on cancer drug pricing and access
June 10, 2016 Stacie B. Dusetzina, PhD, assistant professor of health policy and management at the Gillings School of Global Public Health and a researcher who investigates drug pricing and... Read more »
Advanced cancer patients receive high rates of aggressive care at end of life
June 6, 2016 In the last month of their lives, younger cancer patients continued to be hospitalized and receive other aggressive treatment at high rates, found a study led by... Read more »
Marie Callahan: Helping veterans access health care
May 27, 2016 Marie Callahan, MSPH, RT(R), exemplifies personal passion for public health. As administrative officer for care in the community at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Durham,... Read more »
