CHHS News

Charlotte and Mecklenburg County will soon have a better understanding of the needs of older adults in the area following “Meck50+”, a study led by UNC Charlotte and funded by the Southminster continuing care retirement community. Unprecedented demographic changes including the retirement of the Baby Boomer generation pose new challenges for individuals and their families […]

Social work professor Lori Thomas knows that the mission of North Carolina’s urban research university involves deep engagement in the off-campus community, as well as in the classroom.

More than 200 healthcare providers from across the region involved in the care of COPD patients attended the 2016 Carolinas COPD Symposium at UNC Charlotte, which was hosted for the fourth consecutive year by the Department of Public Health Sciences. The symposium provided an opportunity for providers to remain current on COPD clinical care best […]

The UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services and Mecklenburg County Health Department (MCHD) have launched a new partnership designed to improve community health and enhance education. The Academy for Population Health Innovation (APHI) will strive to make Charlotte the nation’s healthiest community through forward-thinking research, implementation of evidence-based practices in public health, training […]

The Avon Foundation for Women has awarded UNC Charlotte a one-year grant to participate in a first of its kind national leadership institute to address on campus gender-based violence. Through the $10,000 grant from the Avon Foundation, UNC Charlotte will be among the 20 schools to participate in this comprehensive, action-oriented leadership program to develop […]

A young man with crew-cut hair and a crisp red polo sits in Fretwell Café, contemplating the size and contours of his fist. This is the average size of a human heart, he explains, but Lance Armstrong’s is probably larger due to his intense athleticism. He says simply, “I just love the human heart.” This […]

Hundreds of Charlotte seniors will receive detailed screenings and critical health interventions through the Department of Kinesiology’s Health Risk Assessment Lab as part of a new program funded by the Sharon Towers Continuing Care Retirement Community. A donation of more $150,000 from Sharon Towers will pay for four graduate assistants and equipment for health risk […]

In the wake of the shooting of Keith Scott by Charlotte police and the sometimes violent protests that followed, social work professor Susan McCarter joined NPR’s “Here and Now” to provide prospective on long-simmering racial tensions in Charlotte. LISTEN

UNC Charlotte public health sciences professor Jessamyn Bowling recently participated in a White House community briefing on bisexuality. Held by the White House Office of Public Engagement to honor and recognize the contributions and experiences of the U.S. bisexual community, the briefing came as part of a series of events connected to Bisexuality Awareness Week. […]

Public health Ph.D. student Corliss Solomon is working with health policymakers in Cabarrus County to ensure programs intended to help underserved communities are operating effectively. ChangeLab Solutions recently wrote about her efforts to alleviate health disparities and connect research and community outreach. Open Use in Cabarrus County, NC Virginia Adams understands the links between spiritual […]