Clear Health Communication

This workshop will provide an introduction to health literacy and plain language for written communication. We will cover tips and tools for clear communication and practice writing with plain language. The workshop is intended for anyone creating patient education materials or communicating with the public about health topics. You can register for the event at... Read more »

Influenza (flu) Vaccination Clinic

An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Friday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Frank Porter Graham Student Union (Employee Appreciation Day) There are several other opportunities for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus: Student Stores Pharmacy - Offers no-appointment flu... Read more »

Utilizing Probability Panels: Best Practices in Planning, Fielding, and Analysis

This 2-day course (10/23 2-4pm & 10/25 3-5pm) is designed to provide a guide for consumers of probability-based panels to understand what they are working with: What questions to ask and what features to understand about probability panels in evaluating their use for data collections, and how to best use probability-based panel data. It will... Read more »

AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Lecture with Maryn McKenna

305 Carroll Hall

A prominent science author and journalist will talk about the challenges COVID-19 posed to health communicators who had to confront mis- and disinformation that undermined the nation's efforts to control the pandemic. Maryn McKenna, senior writer at WIRED, will headline the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Lecture on Tuesday, October 24, at 2 p.m. in... Read more »

Sheps IT Core Open House

The Sheps Center 725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

As a part of University Research Week, The Sheps Center is participating in the Research Core Tour. Stop by the Sheps Center to listen to researchers and data scientists highlight projects that use Sheps IT services to learn about the latest research, technologies, and overall what Sheps has to offer. Sheps IT staff will be... Read more »

Wellness Festival

Carolina Union 3103 FPG Student Union, CB# 5210, Corner of South and Raleigh Rd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Hosted by the Graduate School and the Graduate and Professional Student Government. Free massages, yoga, resource fair and more.  Additional details and registration to come soon.

Intermediate Qualtrics

This course will cover topics beyond the scope of the Introductory to Qualtrics short course. We will take a deeper dive into “Survey Flow” features including routing with branches, embedded data, customizing the “End of Survey” experience, and randomization. We will explore embedded data, and several ways you can import or set data in your... Read more »

Wellbeing Wednesday: Build Your Own Terrarium

Please join Gillings Student Affairs in the Dimensions of Wellness Series. This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental, and financial. This session... Read more »

Interviewing Like a Pro

2301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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Registration open for “Quantitative and Qualitative Data Collection Techniques for Health Measurements”

This course will focus on both qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques to measure health. First, participants will learn about collecting qualitative data on health through semi-structured interviews and researcher driven photo-elicitation interviews. Second, we give an introduction to the design and implementation of quantitative surveys. Participants will learn more about the design of survey... Read more »

Lunch & Learn – Financial Security for Retirement

Pleasants Family Assembly Room, Wilson Library 200 South Rd, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Carolina Peer Support Collaborative Don’t let the future spook you! Join Total WellBeing and TIAA (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America) for a financial wellness midcareer retirement check-in. This session will focus on keys to successful money management and retirement saving strategies that can help put you on the path to lifelong financial security.... Read more »

Demystifying the Dean with the Minority Student Caucus

2304 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Demystifying the Dean! Join the Minority Student Caucus to get to know Dean Nancy Messonnier with a fun activity and friendly conversation on October 31st from 12:15 pm-1 pm in McGavran- Greenberg 2304. Open to all students, treats provided! Contact the Minority Student Caucus with questions.

UNC Migrant Health Service – Learning Program Info Session

Come learn about this interdisciplinary SERVICE program that brings together public health students and medical residents to work non-profits in Tucson, AZ assisting migrants. Students will travel together to Tucson and live and work together for 9 days, with visits to the border wall and take desert trips to learn about migrant health issues. Hear... Read more »

Wellbeing Wednesday: The Dimensions of Emotional Wellness

2306 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join Gillings Student Affairs in the Dimensions of Wellness Series. This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental, and financial. This series will span the 23-24 academic year. This session is the Emotional session. Tips for your type: How to use the Enneagram as a tool for... Read more »

Wellbeing Wednesday: Emotional Session

Please join Gillings Student Affairs in the Dimensions of Wellness Series. This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental, and financial. This series will span the 23-24 academic year. This session is the Emotional session. Tips for your type: How to use the Enneagram as a tool for... Read more »

Wellbeing Wednesday: The Dimensions of Emotional Wellness: Tips for your type: How to use your Enneagram for academic success

Please join Gillings Student Affairs in the Dimensions of Wellness Series. This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental, and financial. This series will span the 23-24 academic year. This session is the Emotional session. “Tips for your type: How to use the Enneagram” as a tool for... Read more »

Alumni and Employer Panel: Public Health Research

1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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Haven Training Fall 2023

235 Rosenau Hall Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

HAVEN (Helping Advocates for Ending Violence Now) is a collaboration between VPAS and the Equal Opportunity and Compliance office. It provides participants with tools to be an ally to someone who has experienced sexual assault, interpersonal violence, and/or stalking. The three-hour training emphasizes the importance of listening, responding compassionately, and connecting survivors to resources on... Read more »

Modular Design and Automated Testing with Python

This course will introduce participants to some of the best practices of professional software development. Participants will learn to structure their Python code into reusable functions and store those functions as separate scripts and/or packages. Participants will learn to write automated tests for their functions, to help confirm that results are as expected and to... Read more »

Multi-Item Scale Development Part 2

This course is the second in a two-part scale development course series on scale development. Part one of the series focused on the general theories and methods used in the... Read more »

Faculty Development – Better Together: From Theory to Practice

Blue Zone, Kenan Memorial Stadium 104 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NC

The evening will start at 5:00 with a toast to celebrate UNC receiving the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) and the PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health (COF) award for Innovation in interprofessional engagement. After some networking, we will launch into a faculty development workshop, where you will expand your professional network,... Read more »

Reshaping the Great Migration and Public Health in the South

A keynote address by Richard McKinley Mizelle, Jr., associate professor of history, University of Houston. Information and registration links for in-person or virtual attendance: https://guides.lib.unc.edu/wilson-fellows-symposium/home “The Great Migration has generated... Read more »

School Climate Survey Focus Groups

We want to hear from you! The consultants who administered the climate survey will be conducting focus groups. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in both in person... Read more »

UNC IPRC November “Connect, Empower, Prevent” IVP Webinar

The UNC IPRC will continue the "Connect, Empower, Prevent" IVP Webinar Series on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 from 12 - 12:30pm with a presentation from Dr. Libby McClure on “Forty Years of Struggle in North Carolina: Workplace Segregation and Fatal Occupational Injury Rates”. This webinar is free and open to all, and registration is required.... Read more »

Linkedin 101

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