From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Outer Banks
The Gillings School’s work in public health is the foundation that can prevent disease, promote health and prolong life in communities. We work to support a healthier Tar Heel State through:
Preparedness
- Collaborating with local N.C. governments to measure the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination
- Developing new antivirals in preparation for future pandemics
- Promoting total worker health in N.C.
- Working with state organizations to address food insecurity in North Carolina
- Closing health inequity gaps through collaboration with local health care providers and grassroots organizations
- Helping leaders create unique strategies that promote health in Western N.C. communities
- Removing harmful and toxic forever chemicals from water and communities near manufacturing plants
- Increasing awareness of environmental and societal factors that can impact health in N.C. communities
- Studying the harmful and helpful microorganisms in indoor spaces across N.C.
Tomorrow's solutions today
At the Gillings School, we are impatient for change that improves public health. Our research strengths focus on urgent challenges to generate tomorrow’s solutions today. Our researchers provide teaching and training opportunities for students while catalyzing a collaborative, creative environment for the world’s top scientists to discover, test and implement solutions to health threats and problems.
Students
The Gillings School is home to over 2,400 diverse, creative and dedicated students, practical idealists who want to change the world for the better. They work closely with faculty, peers and practitioners forming bonds that help them grow as students and future public health professionals. The School's curriculum balances classroom education with real-world experience, preparing students to tackle the toughest public health challenges facing North Carolina and the world.
Faculty
Our faculty members are some of the most talented teachers, researchers and scholars anywhere in the world, and they are leading the way in public health. They are accessible, committed to students and passionate about the work they do. They publish groundbreaking new research and advise governments, companies and NGOs around the world.
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Administration
Our administrative units provide resources for students, faculty, staff and alumni.
