Semblie: Introduction and New Feature Demo

Join the NC TraCS Institute for a live training session for Semblie, a free platform for developing digital health interventions. Semblie was designed with the needs of public health researchers and practitioners in mind. This web-based platform makes it easy to create interactive decision aids and tailored health education tools. This session will introduce the... Read more »

2022 Lambeth Lecture with Dr. Mandy Cohen

Moeser Auditorium, Hill Hall 135 E. Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Mandy Cohen will present "Emerging from the Covid Crisis: Where Do We Go from Here?" for the 2022 Thomas Willis Lambeth Lecture in Public Policy. Please join UNC Public... Read more »

Planning Implementation Strategies using Implementation Mapping

Please join NC TraCS and Maria Fernandez, PhD, for a seminar – Planning implementation strategies using Implementation Mapping – on April 12 at 8 a.m. EDT. Implementation Mapping (IM) provides a systematic process for developing strategies to improve the adoption, implementation, and maintenance of evidence-based interventions in real-world settings. In this seminar, learn how IM... Read more »

Health Policy and Management “Visiting Scholar Day:” Rachel Hardeman, PhD

133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Rachel R. Hardeman, PhD, tenured Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health and Blue Cross Endowed Professor in Health and Racial Equity, will give a lecture titled, “Examining Racism in Health Services Research: Experiences, Challenges, and Opportunities.” Dr. Hardeman is a reproductive health equity researcher and... Read more »

Advancing Implementation Science in Precision Public Health: Ensuring Health Equity and Balancing Evolution and Sustainment

Join Dr. David Chambers on April 27 at 2 p.m. EDT for a virtual seminar on implementation science in precision public health. This talk will discuss challenges and opportunities, assumptions and ongoing activities toward advancing implementation science in the context of dynamic systems, an evolving evidence base and a desire to sustain effective health interventions... Read more »

NACCHO Student Chapter Panel on Health in All Policies

Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a collaborative approach that integrates and articulates health considerations into policymaking across sectors to improve the health of all communities and people. Join the NACCHO Student Chapter at UNC for a virtual panel discussion about the future of advancing the HiAP framework to improve health outcomes and achieve health... Read more »

Dissertation Defense: Kathleen Knocke

Doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Policy and Management Kathleen Knocke will defend her dissertation research, titled "The impact of rural hospital-based maternity unit closures in North Carolina," on May 10 at 8 a.m. Watch online.

Dissertation Defense: Hadi Beyhaghi

1101F McGavran-Greenberg Hall 401 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill

Doctoral candidate within the Department of Health Policy and Management Hadi Beyhaghi will defend his dissertation on June 30 from 10 a.m. - noon. The title of his dissertation is "Advanced analytics for predicting survival and facilitating precision medicine in checkpoint immunotherapy." Dissertation committee chair is Kristen Hassmiller Lich. Watch online.

Canvas Challenge Summer 2022

The Canvas Challenge is a multi-module, guided-paced course available fully online on Canvas for Gillings’ teaching faculty. The Challenge affords instructors a collaborative space to refine their pedagogical practices with discussion among faculty, facilitation of an instructional designer, and support in course development in Canvas. Register for the summer cohort by COB on Friday, July... Read more »

New NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy Info Session

This session will cover the scope and requirements of NIH’s new Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy that goes into effect on January 25, 2023. Supplementary NIH guidance on the DMS plans required in proposals, data repository selection and allowable costs in proposal budgets will also be reviewed. Some resources and tools to help researchers... Read more »

Dissertation Defense: Wendi Rotunda

Health policy and management doctoral candidate Wendi (Elkins) Rotunda will present her dissertation research, "The impact of high costs of oral anticancer drugs: Access, death and net worth." Watch online.... Read more »

FHI 360-UNC Gillings Graduate Research Fellowship Info Session

Please join the Gillings global health team to learn more about a yearlong funded global health fellowship opportunity with FHI 360. A rep from FHI 360 will discuss the fellowship and current fellows will be available to talk about their experience and answer any questions. Attend via Zoom. You can see previous fellows and explore... Read more »