Come join NC FIELD & UNC’s Environmental Justice Action Research Clinic (EJ Clinic) for an interactive session focused on farmworkers’ health. In this session, you will learn more about the... Read more »
Interested in the MRT-TI Program? Come join us to hear from the program director, Catherine Sullivan, and current students enrolled in MRT-TI to learn more about the program and the... Read more »
The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and RTI International invites students, faculty and staff to join the annual PHield Trip! Please note: A bus will depart Gillings at... Read more »
This one-day workshop will provide a hands-on, guided introduction to working with US Census data using tidycensus in R. The course will focus on using geographically-referenced demographic and socioeconomic data from the decennial census and American Community Survey. Participants will learn how to acquire data, perform basic data preprocessing tasks, create basic visualizations, and perform... Read more »
Human-centered design is an essential tool that ensures that community partners play a key role in generating and testing the innovative ideas that lead to desirable, feasible and viable solutions... Read more »
Dr. Phillips broad research area is understanding and supporting the HIV continuum of care. Her research to date has investigated the impact of mobility and care transitions on adherence and... Read more »
This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness: emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental and financial. This session is the intellectual session. Reflect on setting and improving your boundaries, plus other mindful activities and journaling prompts. Everyone is welcome. Registration is required for breakout activity rooms. Snacks will be provided. Contact Tiffany Edouard with... Read more »
Come learn about the Alcoa aluminum company’s discriminatory labor and waste management practices in this interactive panel discussion highlighting the Concerned Citizens of West Badin’s advocacy and organizing efforts against environmental racism. Refreshments will be provided. Co-hosted by: UNC Environmental Justice Action Research Clinic, NCEJN, CCWBC, UNC Rural & UNC Engagement Week. Contact Lindsay Savelli... Read more »
Alcoa aluminum company's labor and waste management practices in Badin, NC discriminated against and targeted Black union workers and residents, causing environmental, health, and economic harm. Join the Concerned Citizens of West Badin, NC Environmental Justice Network and UNC EJ Clinic for an interactive panel discussion on this topic on February 28 at the Stone... Read more »
Meetings moderated by LMCC Co-Directors Paul Blom and Mindy Buchanan-King, both of whom are PhD students and Teaching Fellows in UNC's Department of English and Comparative LiteratureThe Literature, Medicine, and... Read more »
This is a seminar sponsored by the NSF-funded Engineering Research Center for Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr), comprising five North Carolina institutions including Duke, N.C. A&T, NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, and... Read more »
Join Innovate Carolina on Monday, March 4th from 12:30-1:30pm in Carolina Innovation Junction Room 151 (or via Zoom!) for a Carolina Seminar on Innovation for the Public Good featuring Amy... Read more »
This course is focused on an introduction to data analytics followed by hands-on exercises. It is tailored for beginners and researchers who want to learn how to perform data analytics... Read more »
Title: Implementation sustainability: Institutionalizing maternal health projects through public policy in Ghana This dissertation seeks to develop theory around institutionalization through public policy in low-resource settings, using the case of... Read more »
Happening March 18th-22nd! Spend the week learning from experts about the job search process during four virtual sessions. End the week at an in-person Global Health Career Networking Event featuring... Read more »
Panelists will share their experiences using applicable research examples (e.g., search and screenings, data extraction and quality assessment, library resources).
This course is intended for individuals with research questions that can be answered using multivariate time series data/intensive longitudinal data. Examples of such data include daily diary data; data collected via self-report through ecological momentary sampling (ESM); passive data from cell phones; and other psychophysiological data such as MRI data or heart rate data. Contact... Read more »
Join the Gillings School Humanitarian Health Initiative and professionals in the humanitarian sector on Thursday, March 21 from 1–2 p.m. to learn about various careers in the humanitarian section. The panelists will... Read more »
This talk will explore what the future holds if bioethics continues its evolution to become a field that embraces systemic, collective-level challenges; has a global scale and focus; emphasizes human flourishing; and seeks to have increased societal impact. Vardit Ravitsky is the President & CEO of The Hastings Center, an independent, nonpartisan bioethics research institute.... Read more »
Like Coffee and Yoga? Check out this session! Coffee breaks in the workplace serve as more than a quick fix for midday slumps, increased alertness, and productivity. The practice also produces a mentally healthy work environment by reducing stress and burnout and increases a sense of belongingness by building community with colleagues. Yoga, a form... Read more »
Join the Academy Health Student Chapter's Policy Day centered on the healthcare workforce. Dive into the complexities and challenges of workforce development and policy-making, guided by experts and legislators. Key... Read more »
RSVP In Person by visiting the Scientific Symposium in Honor of Dr. James Swenberg webpage. If you are interested in attending via zoom, visit the Zoom Webinar RSVP webpage. Contact... Read more »
Health Policy and Management doctoral candidate, Addie Coleman, will present her dissertation research, titled "Alcohol and substance use among American Indian/Alaska Native birthing people: A mixed methods study of punitive versus supportive state policies and community-level risk factors." Contact Valerie Hooker with questions.
Join this virtual session to learn about the key characteristics, guidelines, and benefits of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) for enhancing intercultural learning and global skill building (for students and... Read more »
HPM PhD candidate, Prajwol Nepal, will present his dissertation research, titled, "Non-prescription antibiotics use among children in Nepal: Evidence and interventions in community settings." Contact Valerie Hooker with questions.
Come out to the GiveUNC Student Event!
This event will provide students with the resources available to practice interviewing. Interview etiquette and general tips to prepare for and navigate the interview process will be covered in this... Read more »
This event will be taking place on Tuesday, March 26th at 5 p.m. in 133 Rosenau and virtually over Zoom. "Health Under Fire" will include two interdisciplinary speakers in the... Read more »
Everybody eats. But how do we eat well, in a way that tastes good, keeps us healthy, and helps protect the planet? In this session, we will cover the current... Read more »
Next in the Innovate Carolina Founders Forum series is an interview with Dr. Alice Ammerman, Founder and CEO of Equiti Foods. After years of research into the food system, food... Read more »
The HPM curriculum includes a combination of courses in public health and health policy and management, a summer internship, elective courses (including senior honors thesis and graduate-level options), and a year-long capstone experience. The curriculum emphasizes collaboration and application through multiple semester and year-long team projects, some with community partners. Students go through the program... Read more »
The April 2024 issue of Health Affairs focuses on the topic: “Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being.” Building on the success of our October 2021 issue on perinatal mental health, the new issue expands the focus on equity, justice, and wellbeing. You are invited to join us on Wednesday, April 3, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern), for a virtual... Read more »
Are you interested in careers in governmental public health? The Minority Student Caucus invites students, faculty and staff to participate in a panel discussion on the career opportunities within the... Read more »
