CHHS News

September 30, 1930 – February 5, 2018 Dr. Harvey Murphy spent 31 years at UNC Charlotte and helped guide its growth including serving as interim men’s basketball coach from 1965 to 1970, and athletic director from 1965 to 1972. He was a catalyst for the beginning of the hugely successful intramural program, the University’s move […]

UPDATE: Thompson’s suggestion that Atrium was eying expansion beyond the Carolinas proved prescient today, as the company announced intentions to merge with Georgia-based Navicent health. UNC Charlotte public health professor Michael Thompson discusses a major shakeup in the North Carolina healthcare industry with WSOCTV. WSOCTV Carolinas HealthCare System is changing its name to Atrium Health, […]

Gerontology program director Julian Montoro-Rodriguez talks with Charlotte Magazine about UNC Charlotte’s efforts to help the city respond to the needs of its rapidly growing senior population. by: Greg Lacour FOUR YEARS AGO, Stephen Phillips and his wife, Barbara, finally heeded their adult daughters’ pleas—just short of commands—to move near one of them. The Phillipses […]

This post originally appeared on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing & Homelessness Dashboard and is republished with permission. by: Dr. Lori Thomas I took for granted as a young professional that affordable housing and homelessness were a part of the same conversation. In the late 1990s, I worked for a community development corporation (CDC) in Richmond, Virginia […]

UNC Charlotte Health Services Research doctoral student Laura Clark has been recognized with a best research poster award at the 20th Annual European Congress of the International Society For Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). Clark was selected for the best poster award in the student category for her work on the burden of a renal […]

In the following op-ed published by the Charlotte Observer, CHHS Dean Nancy Fey-Yensan and Liz Winer of the Winer Family Foundation reflect on the need for Charlotte to come together to address early childhood trauma. “We’ve done enough planning, it’s time to act.” It was a simple enough message from Vi Lyles, speaking less than […]

What if you could lower your blood pressure simply by squeezing your hand? It may sound too good to be true, but a UNC Charlotte research team is producing some very promising results with isometric exercise – flexing muscles without moving a joint. “Hypertension is a large problem, contributing to over 1,000 deaths per day […]

Public health professor Jessamyn Bowling and a team of students are leading a new sexuality education initiative for UNC Charlotte, and in its first semester, the program is already making a difference. The Peer Leader-Educators Advocating for Sexuality Education (PLEASE) program is designed to encourage sexuality dialogues and safer sexual health practices. “Research shows that […]

In celebration its 50th Anniversary, the Old Dominion School of Nursing has honored seven alumni whose accomplishments have made a lasting impression and significant contribution to the nursing profession. Dr. Christine Elnitsky, an associate professor in the UNC Charlotte School of Nursing, received a Nursing Monarch Milestone Award for her career in veterans health advocacy. […]

A reminder about the joy of aging. Last week I was lucky enough to attend an open discussion with actress Laura Linney (The Truman Show, Love Actually, Sully, Ozark) who spoke powerfully about acting and the overall essential and positive impact of the arts on society. One of the things she touched on a little […]