Falsified and substandard medicines are a threat to public health

June 11, 2019
The production and sale of falsified and substandard medicines is a public health pandemic that requires greater national and international oversight, according to a recent review article from a team of public health researchers and industry leaders.

New study explores how to implement patient-reported outcomes in routine cancer care

May 31, 2019
Dr. Angela Stover is first author of a new study that details how to better engage clinicians and patients in the implementation of patient-reported outcomes (PROs).

Many opioid treatment programs for women face barriers to providing reproductive health services

May 31, 2019
New research from the Gillings School found that only half of opioid treatment programs provide contraception or other reproductive and sexual health services to reproductive-age women enrolled in their programs.

Mayer-Davis receives American Diabetes Association’s Kelly West Award

May 30, 2019
The award recognizes significant contributions to the field of diabetes epidemiology. Mayer-Davis has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters focused on the epidemiology of diabetes in youth and young adults.

Gillings School graduate student awarded Boren Fellowship

May 30, 2019
Nikki Behnke, a graduate students with a passion to help solve water, sanitation and hygiene issues, is one of 106 students nationwide to receive a David L. Boren Fellowship for 2019.

UNC’s NAPSACC program receives national recognition as “best evidence for impact” on childhood obesity

May 30, 2019
Go NAPSACC, an online version of the program that guides child care providers through a five-step process to help them foster healthy eating and physical activity, currently is in use by 20 states and continues to expand.

Gillings alumnus makes “40 under 40 in Public Health” list by de Beaumont Foundation

May 29, 2019
Corey Davis has been selected as one of this year’s “40 Under 40 in Public Health” for his work to advance equity-focused public health law, policy and practice.

Three from Gillings School receive Society for Epidemiologic Research awards

May 22, 2019
Alumni and current and former faculty from the Gillings School will receive three of the five Society for Epidemiologic Research Awards at the society's annual meeting in June.

New study asks why people in the rural South suffer poorer health and die sooner

May 22, 2019
Fifty researchers from 15 institutions will examine factors influencing disease risk and resilience in Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta.

From awareness to action: The Gillings School takes on stroke

May 22, 2019
Each May — National Stroke Awareness Month — people become acutely aware of the enormous challenge that strokes pose for individual well-being and public health. At the Gillings School, researchers and students confront the challenge year-round.

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