Explore public health in action! Join the virtual PHield trip with RTI International on Feb. 18 from 1-3:00 p.m. The event will feature a keynote on mobilizing global public health research during a pandemic, a discussion regarding the intersection of public health, mental health, and racial equity, and breakout rooms where you can learn about... Read more »
In this info session, participants will learn about the Mary Rose Tully Training Initiative through the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI). This program is a Pathway 2 Lactation Consultant training program that offers the educational hours and practical training to become an internationally recognized, board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). The director of training for the program... Read more »
This workshop qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. The goal of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)... Read more »
What are the structural and systemic barriers experienced by entrepreneurs of color? Join a panel of Gillings School alumni and faculty entrepreneurs on April 1 to learn more about their experience starting public health consultancies, empowering girls, building resilience in rural communities and more! Registration required. Featuring: Jean G. Orelien, DrPH, BIOS ’07, founder of... Read more »
During the first full week of April each year, APHA brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. APHA creates new NPHW materials each year that can be used during... Read more »
Let’s have a conversation about what addiction looks like in people socialized as women. What typically co-occurs with substance use? When does substance use become disordered, and what does recovery look like? What policies determine who is allowed to be pregnant or parent while using substances or pursuing recovery? How does discrimination inform institutional and... Read more »
Join Carolina Health Informatics Program’s (CHIP) virtual Analytics and Machine-Learning in Maternal-Health Intervention (AMMI) conference on April 15-16, 2021. The AMMI conference will provide a unique and much-needed platform for multi-disciplinary researchers from maternal health, machine learning, informatics and medical imaging on topics related to prenatal health. Through this event, CHIP aims to promote health... Read more »
With an introduction by Dr. Joia Crear-Perry of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, this event will feature two engaging panel discussions about maternal telehealth: Maternal Telehealth Today and Tomorrow Latching... Read more »
Announcing a unique opportunity for North and South Carolina birthing facilities to receive free technical assistance, coaching and resources to achieve recognition via the prestigious Baby-Friendly designation or a similar state health department recognition... Read more »
This half-day APHA roundtable webinar on Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs will convene experts, including the Gillings School's Dr. Dana Rice, to share knowledge and best practices on preventing and... Read more »
Maternal and child health doctoral student Mallory Turner will defend the dissertation titled "Association between North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten and School Exclusionary Discipline." Contact Julie Theriault for Zoom access information.
Come learn about the centers in the Department of Maternal and Child Health and all that they are doing to help parents, children and families. View the Open House online. Contact Myka Elliott for Zoom password or questions. • Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute • Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program • Maternal Health Learning Innovation... Read more »
Join the Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center (MHLIC) for the September Leadership Series. These virtual conversations will feature practical tips and inspiration from public health leaders about the leadership... Read more »
Join the Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center (MHLIC) for the September Leadership Series. These virtual conversations will feature practical tips and inspiration from public health leaders about the leadership... Read more »
Join the Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center (MHLIC) for the September Leadership Series. These virtual conversations will feature practical tips and inspiration from public health leaders about the leadership... Read more »
This event qualifies for 1.25 hours of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Save the date! The UNC Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science and Practice Leadership Panel will be hosting a virtual Leadership Panel on October 5, 2021 via Zoom Webinar (3pm-4:15pm... Read more »
This event qualifies for 1 hour of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. Save the date for Nov. 3 at noon. The Gillings Humanitarian Health Initiative Seminar Series will focus on the safety and security of health care workers and facilities in humanitarian settings. Panelists include Dr.... Read more »
This event qualifies for one hour of credit toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. This session features the work of leading campus health equity researchers. All are working towards developing solutions to reduce critical social and racial inequities. At this event, we will also present the Gillings Health... Read more »
Visiting from Indiana University SPH, Dr. Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson's research focuses on using economic-strengthening interventions, mobile health technologies, and applied behavioral economics to improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including HIV, in economically disadvantaged populations in the US and abroad. Her research centers on youth and young adults, people living with HIV, racial and ethnic... Read more »
Women’s Healthcare Professionals Panel hosted by Carolina BEBEs Nov. 17, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Join the Carolina Bebes—Birth & Breastfeeding Evidence-Based Education and Support group for a panel discussion on women's healthcare careers! They will have a range of speakers including a certified nurse-midwife, lactation consultant, nutritionist and maternal health education training coordinator. Come ready for a... Read more »
This Critical Conversation is designed to be an interactive discussion to help you understand the meaning and history of reproductive justice, the legacy of reproductive oppression, and the ways in which our society is organized and designed to make reproductive choices for people who have historically been marginalized, particularly BIPOC people. Learn more. This event... Read more »
Gillings students, as part of schoolwide strategic planning, the Gillings School has convened a Practice Task Force, and we need to hear from you! We are seeking your thoughts and ideas on what practice at Gillings should look like in 2028. How can we achieve the greatest impact? What opportunities are we missing? How can... Read more »
All are invited to register for this free symposium on the topic of marijuana legalization on Feb. 22. Representatives from basic science and community-based prevention will discuss strategies to respond appropriately to spreading changes in state policies. Participants will learn from Colorado's experience with legalization and also discuss North Carolina's current strategy. Learn more and... Read more »
Please join NC TraCS for a CTSA Grand Rounds seminar, "The impact of sleeping and waking behaviors on maternal health during pregnancy," with Marquis Hawkins, PhD. He will discuss his work on sleep health characteristics and gestational weight gain. Hawkins is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh and... Read more »
"Critical Conversations: Operationalizing Reproductive Justice" with Caitlin Williams, MSPH, and Marissa Velarde, MPH, on Thursday, March 24 from 12:30-1 p.m. on Zoom. Reproductive justice (RJ) has received increasing attention from... Read more »
Join the Gillings Student Government Association (SGA) to learn more about Racism and Maternal and Child Health Outcomes. This recorded lecture will be provided by Mobilizing African American Mothers through Empowerment (MAAME). The event will be held Monday, April 4 at 1 p.m. in Michael Hooker 0003/0004. Learn more about MAAME at their website: https://maameinc.org/our-story/
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... Read more »
Join the UNC Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health as they explore topics presented in three journal articles featured in the upcoming MCH Journal Special Issue “Developing and Strengthening the Current and Future MCH Public Health Workforce: Building Capacity, Aligning Systems and Addressing Emerging Challenges”. Lauren Raskin Ramos, Isabella Guynn and James (Jimmy)... Read more »
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 »
Save the date for the 28th National Health Equity Research Webcast, “Environmental Justice: The Science, the People, the Politics.” September 16, 2022, 3-4:30 p.m. Free registration opening soon. Subscribe to their... Read more »
The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) welcomes Andre Sourander, MD, as the first distinguished speaker of their 2022-2023 series on September 28 at 3:00 p.m. Dr. Sourander will... Read more »
Dr. Aunchalee Palmquist of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health will present “Cultural Humility and Decolonizing Methodologies” as a Lunch and Learn, sponsored by the UNC Center for Health Equity Research. No registration is required. Meeting link: go.unc.edu/PalmquistLandL Information on zoom access.
In this Critical Conversation, we will explore the complexities that arise when pregnant people become entangled in the carceral system. Recent North Carolina legislation requires basic protections for incarcerated pregnant and postpartum people, but these changes are being asked of a structure ill-equipped to handle the complexities of this population. Join us to learn about... Read more »
In this Critical Conversation with doctoral student Alice Cartwright, MPH, we’ll review the public health evidence on abortion in the U.S. and discuss topics that are likely to become increasingly... Read more »
In July, the US Supreme Court overturned 50 years of precedent set in Roe v. Wade to decide that there was no constitutional right to legal abortion, dramatically changing access to abortion. Today, more than 1 in 3 Americans lives in a state where abortion is nearly prohibited. Despite abortion being a defining characteristic of... Read more »
Wednesday, November 2, 3 - 5:30 p.m. SisterSong Workshop: “What is Reproductive Justice: An interactive workshop presented by SisterSong about the history, practice, and advocacy of reproductive justice for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.” This is a didactic course with Q&A included. The educational event will be in-person and led by SisterSong. - Simran... Read more »
Thursday, November 3, noon -1 P.M. Seminar on Reproductive Justice Work at UNC This is part of the monthly Women's Health Research Seminar Hot Topic Series presented by the Women's Health Multidisciplinary Consortium. All are welcome to attend! Speakers and Talk Titles: Dr. Kavita Arora: "Equitable Postpartum Permanent Contraception." Dr. Abigail English: “Reproductive Health, Rights,... Read more »
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... Read more »
Please join the Department of Health Behavior for Dr. Anna Austin's job talk, entitled “Policy and systems change to advance injury and violence prevention.” Dr. Austin is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Maternal and Child Health and Core Faculty at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center. Watch live in Rosenau Hall... Read more »
The Women’s Health Multidisciplinary Consortium (WHMC) invites you to join them for this month’s Hot Topic Seminar, titled “Reproductive Injustice: Incarceration and Reproductive Health Across the Life Course" to be held on Tuesday, January 24, between 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm. Join them in Bondurant G100 or virtually on Zoom! The speakers are Ms. Essence... Read more »
On Tuesday, April 11, from 11:00 am-1:00 pm, the Department of Maternal and Child Health will be holding open student listening sessions under the tents in the McGavran-Greenberg Courtyard. Presenters... Read more »
The United States has one of the most advanced health care systems in the world, yet it has a higher maternal mortality rate than comparable countries. Maternal mortality affects women... Read more »
Join the Women's Health Multidisciplinary Consortium for a panel discussing the impact of policy and advocacy on women's health. The event will take place in person at Bondurant G-100 on... Read more »
Gillings Research Unit Presents a two-part, virtual, education session on International Research Compliance. They will have speakers from the Export Controls Office, as well as the Office for the Vice... Read more »
Gillings Research Unit Presents a two-part, virtual, education session on International Research Compliance. They will have speakers from the Export Controls Office, as well as the Office for the Vice... Read more »
The Public Health Leadership Student Association will host a screening and expert panel discussion of the documentary "Below the Belt," a film about the realities of living with endometriosis. Through... Read more »
