New website will help NC college students learn about food assistance benefits
January 22, 2025 A new online resource, NCCollegeFoodBenefits.org, is aiming to reduce food insecurity among college students in North Carolina by raising awareness of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The website offers a user-friendly quiz that helps students determine their potential eligibility.
Nutritionist connects research from Galapagos to Helene relief
January 15, 2025 Dr. Heather Wasser focuses her work on safe infant feeding, a concern after the storm hit western North Carolina.
UNC Rural announces Research and Engagement Award recipients for Fall 2024
December 18, 2024 These awards recognize community-campus partnerships based in rural North Carolina led by faculty members supporting a wide range of community endeavors.
UNC researchers awarded up to $10M to leverage data science to accelerate cancer diagnosis and optimize delivery of precision oncology
December 5, 2024 The project is designed to improve cancer diagnosis and support personalized treatments by quickly aggregating and analyzing a wide range of health data, including electronic health records, histopathological and radiological images, insurance claims and geographic information.
Building community for veterans through art
November 26, 2024 North Carolina’s Alamance County is building a healthier community for veterans through art.
Medicaid expansion may reduce deaths among formerly incarcerated, but racial inequities persist
November 21, 2024 Results from a new study led by Gillings School researchers show that expanding access to Medicaid for people who were formerly incarcerated was associated with lower mortality due to drug overdoses, homicides and deaths from all causes. But there are significant racialized inequities in this reduction.
New white paper on private wells offers policy recommendations to protect clean drinking water in North Carolina
November 6, 2024 A new white paper by researchers at the UNC Institute for the Environment, in partnership with the UNC Superfund Research Program in the Gillings School and the Well Water Pro Bono Project at the UNC School of Law, offers three policy recommendations to protect community members who rely on private wells for drinking water and addresses policy gaps contributing to health inequalities across the state.
Veteran-friendly community project wins funding for next stage
November 5, 2024
A wide-ranging project at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Building Veteran Healthy Communities, is working with communities to better support the mental health of veterans and contribute to their overall sense of well-being. The project just entered its second phase after receiving a $6.8M grant from the Veterans Health Administration.
Gillings School to lead regional CDC center for public health preparedness and response
October 25, 2024 This center is one of ten centers serving the entire country to support the uptake of evidence-based strategies that strengthen public health emergency preparedness and response nationwide.
CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System gives prestigious designation to North Carolina DHHS and UNC-Chapel Hill
October 2, 2024 Wastewater surveillance involves analyzing wastewater coming into a centralized sewage treatment plant to look for viruses and bacteria that serve as metrics of disease prevalence in communities. This approach allows public health officials to better estimate disease trends.