December 28, 2021
Rebecca L. Walker, PhD and Jill A. Fisher, PhD from the Department of Social Medicine have published a new survey that identifies how researchers using vertebrate animals viewed issues of significance for translational science.
December 1, 2021
Family Medicine Associate Professor Gayle Thomas, MD, has been named North Carolina's 2021 Community Star by The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for her vital work as Medical Director of the NCDHHS Office of Rural Health's NC Farmworker Health Program.
December 1, 2021
Jill A. Fisher, PhD and Rebecca L. Walker, PhD in the UNC Department of Social Medicine are among 24 newly elected Hastings Center fellows, a group of more than 200 individuals of outstanding accomplishment.
November 29, 2021
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), Center for Health Equity Research at UNC-Chapel Hill (UNC-CHER), and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) today announced plans to deliver their You & Me COVID-Free testing project in Merced County, Calif., in partnership with United Way.
November 23, 2021
Giselle Corbie, CHER Director, has co-authored an opinion piece for STAT with Warren Kibbe of the Duke Cancer Institute, calling for engaging communities “around how and why data affect them.”
November 18, 2021
Krista Perreira, PhD, and Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, co-authored an article analyzing changes in coverage and barriers to health care access for Hispanic children and the use of health services.
November 15, 2021
Enders began her new role on Nov. 15.
October 21, 2021
Social and Health Systems 4 (SHS4) is a course for Application Phase medical students which meets monthly and provides a setting in which students can discuss aspects of the practice of medicine that they will encounter in their clinical experiences but that may not otherwise be a part of the formal curriculum in the clinical clerkships. The course is seeking new faculty members for Population Health and RICE seminars for the coming academic year (March 2022 to February 2023).
October 21, 2021
The partnership makes it easier for veterans to take specific actions to manage their osteoarthritis, by providing tools and resources to help prevent joint injuries and reduce the pain and disability associated with the disease.
October 6, 2021
Leah Ranney, PhD, Director for Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program (TPEP) and team received a three-year NIH award in the amount of $1.2 million for the research study Strengthening Cigar Warnings to Prevent Adolescent Use.
August 11, 2021
Tonia Poteat, PhD, CHER Core Faculty, and colleagues have published research on transgender women's intervention preferences for addressing HIV vulnerability determinants. Results from the study interviews are grouped into themes, with a variety of messages related to support that does not center HIV.
August 4, 2021
Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, a core member of the Center for Health Equity Research, and colleagues published research on delays in breast cancer care by race and sexual orientation.