Accountable care organizations struggle to integrate social services despite commitment and effort
April 20, 2020 Many health care organizations that adopt an accountable care organization (ACO) model seek to offer services that improve patient outcomes by addressing social determinants of health, but new research shows many of these ACOs face challenges in incorporating these social services despite commitment and effort.
The Gillings Community Responds to COVID-19: Outreach to Vulnerable Communities
April 17, 2020 In Arizona, online MPH student Jeannie Hong is serving dual roles as a U.S. Public Health Service officer and a pharmacist for patients in a Native American and Alaska Native community. Nutrition graduate student Kayla Ferro and her peers are serving vulnerable homeless populations in the heart of Orange County. In Nevada, health behavior alumnus Peter Reed has collaborated on a statewide response plan to help older adults get the services they need while in isolation.
Four Gillings community members honored for achievements in teaching, mentoring, research and service
April 16, 2020 The Gillings School has announced the 2020 winners of four of the School's most prestigious awards – the Bernard G. Greenberg Alumni Endowment Award, the John E. Larsh Jr. Award for Mentorship, the Edward G. McGavran Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Harriet Hylton Barr Distinguished Alumni Award.
'A ray of sunshine': UNC student Madison DeVries passes away at 20
April 16, 2020 Madison DeVries, a UNC junior who studied at the Gillings School and was an undergraduate research assistant in the Department of Epidemiology, passed away on Friday, April 10.
Four Gillings students recognized with E(I) Lab entrepreneurship and innovation awards
April 15, 2020 Four Master of Public Health students won awards for product innovations developed in response to current health care challenges as part of the fifth cohort of the Eshelman School of Pharmacy's E(I) Lab program.
Fry elected to Society for Pediatric Research
April 14, 2020 The Council of the Society for Pediatric Research — which aims to create a network of multidisciplinary researchers to improve child health — has elected Dr. Rebecca Fry as a member.
Open science drug discovery partnership, READDI, aims to invest $125 million to prevent future pandemics
April 14, 2020 The Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative (READDI) is a global organization aimed at discovering and developing drugs to put “on the shelf” for clinical trial testing in anticipation of future viral pandemics.
New York only state to reduce income-based disparities in smoking, study finds
April 10, 2020 Lower-income Americans are more likely to smoke cigarettes than those who are more affluent. While the federal government and most states have set goals to reduce income-based disparities in tobacco use, only one state has lessened the gap.
Should mothers with COVID-19 be separated from their newborns?
April 9, 2020 In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, questions have arisen about how to prevent the transmission of the virus to newborns from mothers who are suspected or confirmed to be infected. Dr. Alison Stuebe has written a commentary in Breastfeeding Medicine addressing the risks and benefits of temporary separation.
The Gillings Community Responds to COVID-19: Mental Health, Environmental Guidance and Health Education
April 9, 2020 Health behavior alumnae participated in a hackathon to design a web platform to help people cope with the stress of managing COVID-19 information streams. Environmental scientists Dr. Mark Sobsey and Dr. Lisa Casanova have contributed to WHO guidelines on water and sanitation. Alumna Dr. Jennifer Platt is leading a health education initiative for people with alpha-gal syndrome who have COVID-19 questions.
