Gillings School announces new Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice, new NCIPH director
December 7, 2023 The department will unite the Public Health Leadership Program and the North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH), with the goal of strengthening and elevating the scholarship of leadership and practice at the Gillings School.
NC Institute for Public Health backs the work of local health departments
With funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, NCIPH leads programs that build a stronger public health workforce.
Gillings experts advise on NCIOM's 30 strategies to support healthy aging in NC
October 31, 2023 Two Gillings School experts are among an interdisciplinary NCIOM task force that has released 12 actionable recommendations supported by 30 total strategies for improving social connections, falls prevention, food and nutrition security, and mobility among aging North Carolinians.
Gillings MPH graduates propose community building program for LGBTQ+ adults in Durham
October 27, 2023 Three recent Gillings School alumni sought to create a program for positive LGBTQ+ representation and connection in Durham County, North Carolina, in their master's paper project.
Gillings School to lead planning for future CDC emergency preparedness, response center
October 3, 2023 The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a five-year work plan for a future Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response coordinating center, to be established in 2024.
Gillings students, alumni and faculty contribute to NCMJ themed issue on violence prevention
September 25, 2023 Scientists from the Gillings School collaborated with N.C. public health experts on an issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal documenting common-sense community-based programs and people that are working to make firearm ownership safer in the state using evidence-based approaches to lower the probability of firearm-related injuries and deaths.
Lusajo Kajula, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, encourages Gillings students to ‘think globally’
September 14, 2023 This fall, Dr. Lusajo Kajula will be sharing her global health expertise with Gillings students and the Durham County Health Department as the Gillings School's first Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence.
Where Public Health and Academia Intersect: Dr. Carmen Samuel-Hodge
August 31, 2023 In this interview, Dr. Carmen Samuel-Hodge discusses how she translates her research at the Gillings School into actionable strategies for the Granville-Vance Health Department.
NC youth leaders champion vaping prevention at inaugural UNC-led summit
August 24, 2023 On July 24-26, the Gillings School hosted youth leaders and adult supporters for an inaugural summit to learn about evidence-based vaping prevention strategies, develop advocacy skills and build coalitions with other youth leaders in North Carolina. The summit was supported by the state's JUUL settlement funding.
McPheeters appointed to CDC Foundation board
August 23, 2023 The CDC Foundation recently announced the appointment of UNC Gillings alumna Dr. Melissa McPheeters to its board of directors.
