NACCHO Student Chapter
at UNC-CH
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Student Chapter at UNC-CH is committed to evaluating and promoting best practices in public health, while fostering an appreciation for the work of local governmental health officials. We accomplish this mission through engagement with local health departments and community health organizations, and the NACCHO organization.
Our organization is one of five authorized student chapters of NACCHO.
As a NACCHO Student Chapter member, you can:
- Learn more about local, state, and federal governmental public health,
- Access national NACCHO resources including job/internship postings, conferences, webinars, and newsletters,
- Network with other students interested in governmental public health both in this chapter and across other University student chapters,
- Gain exposure to leaders in governmental public health,
- And much more!
Follow us on Instagram to learn more about our organization and view information about upcoming events.
Interested in becoming a member? Request to join on HeelLife and email us at unc.naccho@gmail.com.
2022-2023 Officers
Hannah Preston
Hannah Preston
President
Master of Public Health Candidate
Department of Health Policy and Management
Thayjus Pancholi
Thayjus Pancholi
Vice President
Master of Public Health Candidate
Department of Health Policy and Management
Katherine Gora Combs
Katherine Gora Combs
Secretary
Doctor of Philosophy Student
Department of Epidemiology
Karl Johnson
Karl Johnson
External Relations Chair
Doctor of Philosophy Candidate
Department of Health Policy and Management
John Wiesman
John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Faculty Advisor
Associate Dean for Practice, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Professor of the Practice, Department of Health Policy and Management
Director, Executive Doctoral Program in Health Leadership
Past Events
November 3, 2022
Rod Jenkins, health director for Durham County Public Health, discusses current challenges surrounding youth mental health as a public health issue and what his department is doing to address this issue in Durham County.
Speaker:
- Rodney Jenkins, MHA, health director, Durham County
September 9, 2022
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a public health emergency by the Biden administration as well as several governors around the country. Currently, more than 250 cases have been reported in North Carolina. Join experts from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and the Orange County Department to learn more.
Speakers:
- Quintana Stewart, MPA, health director, Orange County Health Department
- David Weber, MD, Charles Addison and Elizabeth Ann Sanders Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Pediatric and Epidemiology
April 29, 2022
Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a collaborative approach that integrates and articulates health considerations into policymaking across sectors to improve the health of all communities and people. Join the NACCHO Student Chapter at UNC-CH for a panel discussion about the future of advancing the HiAP framework to improve health outcomes and achieve health equity.
Panelists:
- Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, former director of the Rhode Island Department of Health
- Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, secretary of health of Washington
- John Auerbach, MBA, director of intergovernmental and strategic affairs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
