Many opioid treatment programs for women face barriers to providing reproductive health services
May 31, 2019 New research from the Gillings School found that only half of opioid treatment programs provide contraception or other reproductive and sexual health services to reproductive-age women enrolled in their programs.
Mayer-Davis receives American Diabetes Association’s Kelly West Award
May 30, 2019 The award recognizes significant contributions to the field of diabetes epidemiology. Mayer-Davis has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters focused on the epidemiology of diabetes in youth and young adults.
Gillings School graduate student awarded Boren Fellowship
May 30, 2019 Nikki Behnke, a graduate students with a passion to help solve water, sanitation and hygiene issues, is one of 106 students nationwide to receive a David L. Boren Fellowship for 2019.
UNC’s NAPSACC program receives national recognition as “best evidence for impact” on childhood obesity
May 30, 2019 Go NAPSACC, an online version of the program that guides child care providers through a five-step process to help them foster healthy eating and physical activity, currently is in use by 20 states and continues to expand.
Gillings alumnus makes “40 under 40 in Public Health” list by de Beaumont Foundation
May 29, 2019 Corey Davis has been selected as one of this year’s “40 Under 40 in Public Health” for his work to advance equity-focused public health law, policy and practice.
Three from Gillings School receive Society for Epidemiologic Research awards
May 22, 2019 Alumni and current and former faculty from the Gillings School will receive three of the five Society for Epidemiologic Research Awards at the society's annual meeting in June.
New study asks why people in the rural South suffer poorer health and die sooner
May 22, 2019 Fifty researchers from 15 institutions will examine factors influencing disease risk and resilience in Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta.
From awareness to action: The Gillings School takes on stroke
May 22, 2019 Each May — National Stroke Awareness Month — people become acutely aware of the enormous challenge that strokes pose for individual well-being and public health. At the Gillings School, researchers and students confront the challenge year-round.
Two Gillings students receive Class of 1938 Summer Project Abroad Fellowships
May 21, 2019 Areej Hussein and Hailey Jenkins, both students in the nutrition department, will receive funding toward international research in the Philippines, Russia and Greece.
Alumna Anna Maria Siega-Riz selected as dean of UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences
May 17, 2019 Siega-Riz, who has a long history as a leader and top contributor in the field, started her public health journey at UNC-Chapel Hill.