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“Chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and diabetes have reached global epidemic proportions, and now cause more deaths than all other diseases combined”, says Dr. Mark DeHaven, the Colvard Distinguished Professor in the College of Health and Human Services at UNC Charlotte. Nowhere is this more evident than in China, where a population of 114 […]

Dr. Michael Thompson, Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, will travel to King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh Saudi Arabia in October 2014 to continue dialoguing with the faculty and students of KSU’s Department of Family & Community Medicine about building an accreditable master’s in public health degree program. This trip will be Dr. Thompson’s […]

Traditional health services research begins with a hypothesis based on things that are already known. The hypothesis is then tested in pilot phases with animals, single cases or small programs and, if the findings are positive, larger investments are made on the magnitude of human trials, registries or systems integration. The end goal is to […]

On Tuesday, March 18, the College of Health and Human Services hosted acclaimed thought leader, Dr. Marion Nestle, for a conversation on the politics of food and food choice. The daylong activities, part of the TIAA-CREF Distinguished Lecture Series, included an afternoon dialogue with students at the UNC Charlotte main campus and an evening event […]

UNC Charlotte School of Nursing Recognizes Distinguished Alumna for Outstanding Professional Service and Commitment to Improving the Lives of Others The UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services’ School of Nursing Alumni chapter recently honored Mrs. Lynn Dobson as the recipient of its 2014 Distinguished Alumni award. The award recognizes a UNC Charlotte nursing […]

“Every individual is attached to a community, a place that socially determines their health. The place where you are born, where you live and grow, determines the quality of your life and the number of years you will live,” says Mark DeHaven, PhD, the recently appointed Colvard Distinguished Professor in UNC Charlotte’s College of Health […]

A recently released report from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services reveals that a Charlotte-based permanent supportive housing program is finding success in its efforts to improve stability for chronically homeless individuals while also helping the community to save money. The report titled “Moore Place Permanent Support Housing […]

College of Health and Human Services lecturer, Roy Fielding, presented at the World Conference on Drowning Prevention, held last fall, in Potsdam, Germany. A senior lecturer in the Department of Kinesiology, Fielding presented on The Aquatic Management Tool, a checklist that helps aquatic venues assess where they stand in relationship to what they must, should […]

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