Public Health Leadership Program News
Fixsen and Peterson elected to board of Global Implementation Initiative
July 13, 2015 Two UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health faculty members were elected recently as officers on the international board of directors of the Global Implementation Initiative. Dean L. Fixsen, PhD, and Herbert B. Peterson, MD, were chosen to serve as the board’s president and treasurer, respectively, during the third Global Implementation Conference… Read more »
Fulbright Fellow from India to conduct research at Gillings School
June 3, 2015 Anant Kumar, PhD, assistant professor of rural management at Xavier Institute of Social Service, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, has been awarded a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship to lecture and conduct research at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health beginning this fall. Kumar’s research focuses upon the use of technology… Read more »
Moulton establishes scholarship fund to honor mother, aunt
May 25, 2015 Memorial Day is always an appropriate time to remember the patriotism and service of U.S. veterans. Susanne (Sandy) Moulton, JD, MPH, adjunct associate professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Public Health Leadership Program, recently ensured that two veterans whose lives and service she greatly admires will be remembered for… Read more »
Gillings students put ‘public’ in public health at NC Science Expo
April 15, 2015 What do paper bags, craft glitter and old soda bottles have to do with public health? Ask Lori Evarts, MPH, clinical assistant professor of public health leadership at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health. On Saturday, April 11, Evarts and her PUBH 784 project management class put on four… Read more »
Anna Schenck interviewed on “The Measure of Everyday Life” for National Public Health Week
April 23, 2015 Anna Schenck, Director of the Public Health Leadership Program and the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, was a featured guest on The Measure of Everyday Life, a weekly broadcast service of WNCU radio, featuring social science researchers who endeavor to improve the human condition. Host Brian Southwell spoke with Dr. Schenck,… Read more »
Gillings’ MCH Public Health Leadership Institute named a top-15 educational program
April 10, 2015 The Maternal and Child Health Public Health Leadership Institute (MCH PHLI) at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health was named a top-15 educational program by the 2015 Leadership 500 Excellence Award committee. Award winners were announced March 31 at the LEAD500 Conference in Dallas, Tex. The MCH PHLI received… Read more »
Nine from public health receive Graduate School’s Impact Award; other awards also presented to Gillings scholars
March 19, 2015 Students from the Gillings School of Global Public Health earned more than one-third of the 2015 Impact Awards presented by the UNC Graduate School. The awards, made possible by the Graduate Education Advancement Board, recognize graduate students for outstanding contributions to the state of North Carolina. The nine public health 2015 Impact… Read more »
US News ranks UNC Gillings #2 overall, #1 public
March 10, 2015 The University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health has been ranked the number two school of public health overall – and the number one public school of public health – by U.S. News and World Report. The rankings were released March 10. This marks the second consecutive rankings period… Read more »
Winstanly selected as one of five ‘women who make it happen’ for global health
March 9, 2015 IntraHealth International has named Louise Winstanly, MS, LLB, as one of five “Women who make it happen for global health.” The announcement was made in the context of International Women’s Day on March 8, the theme for which was “Make it happen [for women].” IntraHealth International is a nongovernmental organization (NGO) dedicated… Read more »
Local health department staffing, services contribute to reduction in infant mortality rate, study finds
March 5, 2015 A clear relationship exists between full-time equivalent staffing, the provision of services for women and children, and a reduction of between 1 to 2 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in North Carolina, according to a paper published online Feb. 17 in the American Journal of Public Health. Anna Schenck, PhD, director… Read more »