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by: Dr. Jan Warren-Findlow, associate professor and director of the Master of Public Health program Many Americans are struggling to find ways to show their support around issues of racial injustice and systemic racism as well as other essential public health problems. Unlike public health professionals, most people are not trained in advocacy techniques. The […]

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change, I am changing the things I cannot accept” (Angela Davis) On May 25th, 2020 the world watched as George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota, slowly lost his life at hands of local law enforcement. For many in the Charlotte community, this tragedy […]

Systemic racism plagues our country and is a serious threat to the public’s health. To be part of the solution we must promote social justice for all not only in our classrooms but in the culture of our schools and workplaces. To read a statement released by The Association of Schools and Programs of Public […]

The UNC Charlotte graduate chapters of Upsilon Phi Delta (UPD) and Beta Phi chapter of Delta Omega honor societies recently celebrated new members as part of the Department of Public Health Sciences’ combined honor society induction event, which was held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. UPD recognizes the top 10% of the […]

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A group of UNC Charlotte health and human services students have joined with peers from the Charlotte AHEC Scholars program to create a COVID-19 PSA in response to the need for more information in communities of color regarding the virus and the myths surrounding it. “It was part of #norush social media challenge, focusing on […]

By: Anna Henderson, Communications Graduate Student College sports can take a toll on an athlete’s body that doctors, trainers and other staff work to combat every day through preventative workouts and exercises. As a former college volleyball player at UNC Charlotte, my knees crack and swell, my shoulder pops, and my back hurts sometimes. But […]

Due to COVID-19, graduation ceremonies across the state have been canceled or postponed. CHESO recognizes that many of our students will not be able to attend a graduation ceremony at a later date if they have relocated and began their post-grad careers. In an effort to honor our graduating students, CHESO put together an MHA […]

A pair of UNC Charlotte researchers, in collaboration with co-authors at Louisiana State University and the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), recently published a study in the journal Personality and Individual Differences on the subject of grit, humor and suicide prevention. Andrea Kaniuka is a student in UNC Charlotte’s Ph.D. program in public health sciences […]

April 19- 25 is Careers in Aging Week, and the Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is highlighting opportunities available in aging services and showcasing various aging professionals to celebrate. Dr. Dace Brown, an Assistant Professor with the Department of Public Health Sciences and the interdisciplinary program in […]