Racism, Chronic Disease and the Social Determinants of Health

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the NCCU Department of Public Health Education on Tuesdays a 10:40 a.m. to receive empowering health information. March 2: Dr. Wanda Boone - "Racism, Chronic Disease and the Social Determinants of Health" Registration... Read more »

Pandemics Then, Now & Future: Implications for Public Health Education

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the NCCU Department of Public Health Education on Tuesdays a 10:40 a.m. to receive empowering health information. March 9: MiAnna Patterson and Cierra Campbell – “Pandemics Then, Now, & Future: Implications for Public... Read more »

Bringing a Racial Equity Focus to Health Informatics: Panel Discussion

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The Carolina Health Informatics Program along with the Health Sciences Library invites you to participate in a two-part event intended to help health informatics students and researchers at UNC incorporate a racial equity focus... Read more »

Brave Conversations Facilitator MasterClass: Overview of the 8 Step SCCCCALE Framework

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. In this free 90-minute session, Dr. Lewis will provide an overview of Brave Conversations MasterClass. You will experience the first session of the Masterclass, Overview of the 8 Step SCCCCALE Framework.  This virtual workshop... Read more »

Discrimination, Context and Health Panel

This lecture qualifies for 75 mins of credit toward the Gilling School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. FPG’s Carolina Consortium on Human Development is honored to host a panel discussion on Discrimination, Context and Health featuring Dr. Mayra Bámaca, Dr. Glorisa Canino, and Dr. Shawn Jones. Join us on Monday, March 22... Read more »

Have It Your Way: Contraceptives 101

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the NCCU Department of Public Health Education on Tuesdays a 10:40 a.m. to receive empowering health information. March 23: Tanya Bass, MS, MED., CHES, CSE and Leslie Massicotte, Practicum Student – “Have It... Read more »

Equity and Childhood Resilience

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. In this seminar, Dr. Lauren A. Smith will discuss... Read more »

GATHER Film Screening & Panel Discussion

This event qualifies for 2.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the Gillings Alumni Association on March 24 for a 5 p.m. screening of GATHER - an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political, and cultural identities... Read more »

Centering Race in Data Science

This lecture qualifies for 75 minutes of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Creating a race + equity task force in Data Science. Registration required. Desmond Upton Patton is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work at Columbia University. He is a Public Interest Technologist... Read more »

2021 Deil S. Wright Lecture: Preparing People of Color for 21st Century Jobs: Unfulfilled Promises and Lost Opportunities

This lecture qualifies for 2 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The MPA Alumni Association created this lecture series in 2002 to honor Professor Deil Wright for his 34 years of teaching MPA students. Each year, a distinguished professional from the field of public administration... Read more »

The Impact and Perceptions of COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination in Native American Communities in NC

This lecture qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Join the NCCU Department of Public Health Education on Tuesdays a 10:40 a.m. to receive empowering health information. April 20: Dr. Tracie Locklear “The Impact and Perceptions of COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination in Native... Read more »

Facilitating Productive Classroom Conversations on Racism, Race and Public Health

This one-hour event counts toward the Gillings School’s annual inclusive excellence training requirement. All are welcome to join the first-ever, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)-sponsored, electronic hallway conversation Facilitating Productive Classroom Conversations on Racism, Race, and Public Health with dynamic ASPPH faculty on Thursday, April 22 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET. Drawing on... Read more »

Racism and Health: A Developmental Health Perspective

This lecture qualifies for 75 mins of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. On Monday, April 26, Dr. Enrique Neblett joins FPG's Carolina Consortium on Human Development to present "Racism and Health: A Developmental Health Perspective" as part of their Spring 2021 series on Culture & Developmental... Read more »

Identity-Based Trauma: Understanding What’s Ailing, So It Can Be Healed

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with the Center for Faculty Excellence and Student Affairs, will host “Culture of Care: Racial Trauma, Healing and Community Resilience,” a three-event series that provides... Read more »

Caring for Myself is Not Self-Indulgence: Navigating Vicarious Trauma and Potential Burnout

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with the Center for Faculty Excellence and Student Affairs, will host “Culture of Care: Racial Trauma, Healing and Community Resilience,” a three-event series that provides... Read more »

The State of Black America

This event qualifies for two hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. African Americans make up 13.4 percent of the U.S. population but they represent approximately 23 percent of COVID-19 deaths. Black Americans are three times more likely to die from infection than whites. They are... Read more »

Care in the Midst of Chaos: Providing Reasonable Flexibility

This lecture qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit toward the annual Gillings School inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, in partnership with the Center for Faculty Excellence and Student Affairs, will host “Culture of Care: Racial Trauma, Healing and Community Resilience,” a three-event series that provides... Read more »

The Dr. William ‘Bill’ Jenkins Health Equity Lecture

This event qualifies for 2 hours of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The Dr. William (Bill) Jenkins Health Equity Lecture honors Bill Jenkins PhD, MPH, MS (1945 – 2019) and recognizes his outstanding legacy of innovative public health action, dedication to the elimination of health disparities,... Read more »

Juneteenth Celebration

Carrboro Town Commons 301 W. Main St., Carrboro

Save the date! The Carolina Black Caucus will be hosting a Juneteenth Celebration on June 19 from 3-6 p.m. at the Carrboro Town Commons. Registration required.

How Inequality Kills: Equity as a Health System Imperative

This event qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. How Inequality Kills: Equity as a Health System Imperative Health Equity Seminar Series with Dr. David Ansell (Rush University) Registration required. Speaker: Dr. David A. Ansell, MD, MPH Michael E. Kelly Presidential Professor of... Read more »

Gillings Inclusive Excellence Trainings and Debrief Discussions

Gillings Inclusive Excellence Recorded Sessions will be posted daily. Students will also register for one virtual synchronous discussion session to attend on Friday, Aug. 13. Recorded Sessions: Monday, August 9, 2021 – Thursday, August 12, 2021 *One session released each day on event page* Debrief Sessions for First-Year/New Students of Gillings: August 11: 5:00 -... Read more »

Microaggressions Training for Gillings TAs

This training, held on Zoom, will offer information, resources, and small-group discussions/activities to help TAs address microaggressions and co-create inclusive classroom environments with their students. All current and incoming Gillings TAs are welcome to attend! Attend online.