Health Policy and Management News

Rural patients who receive medical care far from home less likely to go to nursing facilities near where they live

April 26, 2019
Many patients who live in rural areas travel to urban hospitals for acute care. A recent study found that many of these patients subsequently obtain post-acute care from skilled nursing facilities that are not near their homes – and the further away the hospital, the less likely patients are to return to their home community for care.

‘Financial toxicity’ is a harmful side effect of advanced and metastatic cancer

April 25, 2019
Financial toxicity — the state when financial burden is a source of harm to individual patients — is burdensome for advanced- and metastatic-cancer patients in ways that may differ from earlier-stage patients, according to new research from the Gillings School.

Nine faculty members win Teaching Innovation Awards

March 26, 2019
Each year, the Gillings School's Office of Academic Affairs reviews dozens of student nominations and selects faculty from each department who bring innovation and excitement to the classroom.

18 BSPH students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

March 21, 2019
Students from all four Bachelor of Science in Public Health programs at the Gillings School were honored recently with induction into the nation’s oldest and most prestigious college honorary society.

Minimum wage increases are associated with reduced numbers of suicide deaths

March 21, 2019
Researchers at the Gillings School may have discovered a strategy to slow the increase of deaths by suicide – addressing the financial anxiety caused by low wages. Their new study shows that increases in state minimum wages have been associated with decreases in suicide rates in recent years. Photo by Ethan Sykes.

BSPH students take leadership roles in poverty summit

March 16, 2019
Undergraduates at the UNC Gillings School planned and led the 2019 Summit on Homelessness and Poverty. More than100 students from 25 universities across the U.S. participated. Photo by Ziola Kowzan.

Birken selected for University Award for the Advancement of Women

March 15, 2019
Dr. Sarah Birken's award is given to those who elevate the status of women, help improve campus policies, promote recruitment, retention and upward mobility of women, and participate in women's professional development or mentorship. Photo by UNC-Chapel Hill/Jon Gardiner.

US News ranks Gillings School top public health school in a public university; tied for #2 among all schools

March 12, 2019
Once again, the Gillings School has been ranked by peer leaders as the No. 1 public school of public health – and No. 2 overall – in the nation. The 2020 rankings were published March 12 by U.S. News and World Report.

MHA program ranked #3 by US News and World Report

March 12, 2019
Health Policy and Management's Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program has been ranked the No. 3 health care management program in the U.S. by peer programs around the country. The 2020 rankings were published March 12 by U.S. News and World Report.

Silberman honored with Lifetime Champion of Justice Award, NC’s Order of the Long Leaf Pine

March 10, 2019
In a surprise presentation, Dr. Pam Silberman not only received the Champion of Justice award she came for but also was awarded North Carolina's highest honor, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.