NACCHO at UNC-CH LogoThe 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

Hannah Preston
President
Master of Public Health Candidate
Department of Health Policy and Management


Thayjus Pancholi

Thayjus Pancholi

Thayjus Pancholi
Vice President
Master of Public Health Candidate
Department of Health Policy and Management


Katherine Gora Combs

Katherine Gora Combs

Katherine Gora Combs
Secretary
Doctor of Philosophy Student
Department of Epidemiology


Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson
External Relations Chair
Doctor of Philosophy Candidate
Department of Health Policy and Management


John Wiesman

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

    
Youth Mental Health: How Local Public Health in Durham Responds

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

    
Addressing Monkeypox: What we know, what we don't, and how we can respond

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

    
Health in All Policies Panel

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

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