CHHS News

Dr. Julian Montoro-Rodriguez, Director of the Gerontology Program at CHHS, is leading a pilot study for an interventional program focused on custodial grandmothers. The goal is to provide resources and guidance for grandmothers who serve as the primary caregiver for a grandchild. The study, titled “Social Support and Psychological Adjustment among Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren,” seeks […]

At the 17th annual European Congress of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Dr. Joshua Noone, Research Assistant Professor, and Dr. Chris Blanchette, Associate Dean of Research, presented a study on the national healthcare costs as they relate to Cachexia. The conference, held in November in Amsterdam, brings together professionals from industry, […]

The College of Health and Human Services is proud to announce that Dr. Michael Turner, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, will be taking on the role as Director of the Healthy Aging Research Academy (HARA). Dr. Turner is not only a natural fit for this position because his research focuses on the intersection of cardiovascular functioning, […]

Mecklenburg County community leaders and local, prominent health educators recently gathered together to hear Dr. Shanti Kulkarni present her team’s preliminary findings in regards to the Healthy Relationships Project. The need for the research came about after a 2013 Mecklenburg County Community Assessment ranked violence prevention as a local public health priority for the first […]

UNC Charlotte’s Social Work program has swiftly grown from its origins as a concentration unit within the Department of Sociology and Anthropology into a stand-alone program that is now drawing national recognition. The program first began in the 1970s, eventually growing into a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited Bachelor of Social Work program by […]

UNC Charlotte Public Health researchers Dr. Bill Saunders and Dr. Elizabeth Racine have partnered up with Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast and Cabarrus County community stakeholders to develop a childhood obesity action plan. Recent numbers suggest that 23% of children in the U.S. are obese and medical care costs for this group can run into billions of […]

On November 11, the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) celebrated the dedication, integrity, and selflessness of Veterans. CHHS is committed to creating new structures and programs touching on research and outreach with an emphasis on Veterans and their families. Concerned with the well-being and seamless transition of returning veterans into degree programs, faculty […]

In August, UNC Charlotte created a food pantry to help a growing number of students who are unable to afford or find nutritious foods. Sean Langley, UNC Charlotte’s assistant director of Off-campus and Volunteer Outreach helped start the food pantry with $6,000 worth of food from Food Lion. The pantry currently provides food to over […]

As part of the “State of the Region Healthcare Summit 2014” sponsored by the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce, we presented “Childhood Obesity & Wellness Research” to business leaders in Cabarrus County. Our recently completed Action Plan developed for Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast (CMC-NE) identified five high-priority areas for intervention: Integrate more Health/Physical Education and Nutrition […]

Dr. Scott Gordon, Chair of the Department of Kinesiology, is travelling to Shanghai, China in early November to participate in an editorial board meeting for the Journal of Sport and Health Science. While there, he will also give a seminar at the Shanghai University of Sport (SUS) entitled, “Chronic Disease in the United States: ‘Fitting […]