School to host 24th National Health Equity Research Webcast on Sept. 28
September 4, 2018 The Gillings School will sponsor the 24th National Health Equity Research Webcast on Friday, Sept. 28, from 1:30 - 4 p.m. Participants may join in person or online to discuss “From Awareness to Action: Leveraging Resiliency in the Context of Toxic Stress and Adverse Childhood Experiences.”
Researchers offer most comprehensive review to date of breastfeeding’s impact on maternal health
September 1, 2018 Dr. Alison Stuebe helped conduct an expansive review of breastfeeding research to assess breastfeeding’s connection to positive maternal health outcomes and summarize the effectiveness of policies and programs that promote breastfeeding.
Stürmer offers principles and considerations for effective academia-industry collaboration in pharmacoepidemiology
September 1, 2018 Dr. Til Stürmer has co-authored a set of guiding principles and considerations that public-private partners can use in pharmacoepidemiological research to create scientifically sound research studies that also acknowledge the different interests of academics and industry.
Providing social support to tuberculosis patients can lower rate of treatment default
August 31, 2018 A new Gillings School study has found that combining social services with tuberculosis (TB) treatments in Ukraine lowers the rate of treatment default, which improves patient outcomes and could help stymie the rates of multidrug resistance to the disease. Photo by Rogiro.
Study finds menthol cigarette marketing targets African-Americans
August 31, 2018 It may seem surprising that more than 80 percent of African-American smokers use menthol cigarettes – compared to just 29 percent of white smokers – until you learn more about how cigarette companies market their products. A new study led by UNC researchers has reported that the leading menthol brand has a unique pattern of targeting their marketing to African-Americans.
Three nutrition faculty members honored by The Obesity Society
August 28, 2018 Drs. Barry Popkin, June Stevens and Deborah Tate received awards from The Obesity Society in recognition of their important leadership in the field. They will be honored at ObesityWeek 2018, the Society's international conference, in Nashville this November.
Gillings School notes the passing of alumnus and friend Chen-Yu Yen
August 28, 2018 Dr. Chen-Yu Yen,1983 alumnus of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and member of the School’s Public Health Foundation board, died on Aug. 21.
Jonsson-Funk named fellow of pharmacoepidemiology society; School well represented at Society’s conference
Dr. Michele Jonsson-Funk has been named a fellow of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE), in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field and the organization. Epidemiology faculty members and students joined her at the ISPE conference in Prague this week.
Gillings leader helps write ASPPH global health criteria
August 23, 2018 Dr. Peggy Bentley of the Gillings School co-chaired the ASPPH committee responsible for the newly released global health competencies for Master of Public Health degrees.
New study finds link between teenage drinking and high-grade prostate cancer later in life
August 23, 2018 A new study has found a link between early-life alcohol consumption and aggressive, high-grade prostate cancer. The study also found that heavy cumulative alcohol consumption over the course of a man’s life had a similar association with this type of prostate cancer.
