North Carolina Institute for Public Health

Community Assessment and Strategy

We provide technical assistance to public health and health care partners to improve the health of communities in North Carolina and beyond.

We have expertise in a wide range of areas:

Population Health Improvement
Community Health Assessment and
Improvement Planning
Communications and Messaging

Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation
GIS Mapping
“Social Determinants of Health”
Leadership/Management Development

We focus our work on not only collecting, analyzing and visualizing, but doing so in a way that creates impact and improves decision making. We often work with state and local health departments, nonprofits and hospital and healthcare systems.

Services & Programs

Public Health and Healthcare Consulting Services

Community Assessment

Data Collection, Analysis and Visualization

GIS and Spatial Health

Accreditation

NC Local Health Department Accreditation

Public Health Law

Network for Public Health Law, Southeast Region

Past Programs

NCIPH partners with Chatham County for COVID-19 Community Survey and Dashboard.
The survey was designed to better understand the prevalence of COVID-19 and its impacts on the community. Respondents answered questions about following the 3 Ws, a potential COVID-19 vaccine and how the pandemic has affected residents’ lives. Read more.

In the summer of 2020, NCIPH partnered with Granville-Vance Public Helath to create social media posts, radio messages, and print materials to provide accurate, effective messages about coronavirus to residents of Granville and Vance counties

With the Risk Management section of NC DPS, NCIPH created The NC Social Vulnerability Index Mapping Tool. Understanding where these vulnerable populations are located and what factors contribute to their social vulnerability can aid in all phases of a disaster.

Team Members

Amy Belflower Thomas, MHA, MSPH, CPH
Director, Community Assessment and Strategy
(919) 843-3973
amy.b.thomas@unc.edu

Margaret F. Benson Nemitz, MPH
Strategic Approaches Coordinator
margaret.nemitz@unc.edu

Rose Byrnes, MSW, MSPH
Qualitative Assessment Coordinator
rose.byrnes@unc.edu

Joe Dawson, MA
Digital Communications Specialist
joedawson@unc.edu

Adrienne Hall
Data and Spatial Analyst
adriennh@live.unc.edu

Destiny James, MPH
Community Engagement Coordinator
Dpj11@live.unc.edu

Lauren Jones, MPH
Community Data Coordinator
Lauren.Jones@unc.edu

Lauren Schauer, MPH
Community Assessment Coordinator
lschauer@email.unc.edu

John Wallace, PhD
Senior Data Advisor
(919) 962-8870
john.wallace@unc.edu

NCIPH’s consultation programs reflect our organizational values as well as those of the Gillings School. Diversity, inclusiveness and civility are core values and characteristics of the School.