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CHHS today learned the Lettie Pate White Foundation will provide the college a generous grant which will directly benefit students in the nursing and allied health professions. The foundation, which provides funding for female students with demonstrated financial need, pledged $160,000 to CHHS this academic year. The organization has contributed more than $1 million dollars […]
North Carolina ranked 37th in a recent state-by-state assessment of the nation’s health. While public health solutions are very rarely defined by a single action or small series of actions, efforts to address the needs of vulnerable and underserved populations will play an important role in improving the overall health of our state. Later this […]
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 […]
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 […]