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Event Series Activity: Mindful Relaxation

Activity: Mindful Relaxation

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

All Gillings School students, faculty and staff are invited to join this Culture of Health activity for a half-hour of calm breathing and mind decluttering. Come when you can and as you are. Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer with any questions. Learn more about our School’s dedication to a culture of health. Schedule one-one-one wellness appointments, find health... Read more »

Addressing Suicide Prevention through Lethal Means Counseling

G100 Bondurant Hall 321 South Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Carol Runyan, a leader in injury control, will be delivering a lecture on preventing suicide through lethal means counseling. Named one of the most influential leaders in injury control by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Runyan has done research on injury and violence for more than 35 years. Dr. Runyan is... Read more »

Event Series Interdisciplinary Seminar Series in Health Equity

Interdisciplinary Seminar Series in Health Equity

307 Health Sciences Library 335 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Factors such as race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status should not play a role in how healthy we are or the services we receive; yet social determinants of health – where people live, work, play and worship do influence health. This seminar series will share research aimed at understanding and addressing health inequities. Students, post-docs/fellows, faculty,... Read more »

Event Series ESE Breakfast Social

ESE Breakfast Social

Armfield Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering for a breakfast social in the Atrium.

Sustainable Development Goals: ENVR 400 In-house Seminar

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

Felix Dodds, an adjunct professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, will present this week’s seminar in the department’s Fall 2019 series. Dodds’s talk is titled, "Everything You Wanted to Know About Sustainable Development Goals But Had No-One to Ask." Learn more here. Please contact Dr. Howard Weinberg, howard_weinberg@unc.edu, if you have any questions.

Health Humanities Grand Rounds

HHIVE Lab, Greenlaw 524

"I am Not My Disease": Visual Storytelling in South Africa and Eswatini The medium of visual storytelling has always been a powerful catalyst for change. In this talk, Paul Blom will discuss his work from this past summer (and previous summers) co-teaching a Yale University study-abroad course in South Africa and Swaziland (now Eswatini). The... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Yoga

Activity: Yoga

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions.

LEAD Health Care Conference

Raleigh Marriott - Crabtree Valley 4500 Marriott Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina

Last year, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) debuted its new conference, designed to inspire and engage the health care community. The NCMS brought together over 30 compelling speakers and offered over 10 hours of CME on a wide range of issues. Building on the success of last year’s innovative event, the NCMS presents the... Read more »

Event Series Activity: Yoga

Activity: Yoga

0003/0004 Michael Hooker Research Center Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Culture of Health team for free yoga classes. Beginners are welcome and mats are provided! Please contact Penny Slade-Sawyer, mps3@email.unc.edu, if you have any questions.

BIOS Seminar: Nonparametric Casual Effects

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Edward Kennedy, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at Carnegie Mellon University, will present this week's biostatistics seminar titled, "Nonparametric Causal Effects Based on Incremental Propensity Score Interventions." Dr. Kennedy joined Carnegie Mellon as Assistant Professor in 2016. His research interests include causal inference, missing data, functional estimation, machine learning,... Read more »

Student Global Health Committee Interest Meeting

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

Join the Student Global Health Committee for their general interest meeting. Presenters will be Kay Schaffer and Ishani Patel. Please contact Kay Schaffer with any questions.

Classroom to Community Interest Meeting

2005 Michael Hooker Research Center (William L. Roper Conference Room) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, United States

Learn more about the Classroom to Community partnership with a charter school in Durham where you will have an opportunity to practice adapting and communicating evidence-informed, accurate and inclusive puberty and sexual health information to students. Please contact Jessica Bousquette with any questions.

Clincial Lab Day

NC Rural Center 4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC

Program description Attend a one-day conference focused on you!  Calling all partners in public health. The 15th Annual Clinical Lab Day highlights the many collaborations that are key for disease monitoring and response in North Carolina and beyond. This event is co-sponsored by the NC State Laboratory of Public Health and the NC Public Health... Read more »

Networking Symposium: Opioids, the Microbiome, Data Science

The purpose of this mini-symposium/networking event is to advance collaborations between the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Public Health by encouraging new and cross-discipline research endeavors. To take advantage of the complementary strengths of the faculty, sessions during the event will focus on three high-priority topics during three consecutive sessions: 9:00 am - 11:30 am... Read more »

CPC Interdisciplinary Research Seminar

Room 2002, Carolina Population Center 123 west Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

William Pan will present “TBD” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2010 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. William Pan is an Associate Professor of Global Environmental Health at Duke University with appointments in the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) and Nicholas School of Environment. He has over 15 years of experience studying the impact of... Read more »