News & Events

On February 2, 2016, the Graduate Public Health Association (GPHA) hosted an event in the Student Union to raise awareness about the American Heart Association’s annual Go Red Week. The American Heart Association had a table where students could learn about the organization and how to prevent heart disease. GPHA had tables where students could […]

Why Go Red? Stroke and Heart Disease are behind 1 in 3 deaths among women each year – that’s approximately one woman every 80 seconds! For this reason, the American Heart Association started Go Red Week in 2004 to educate the public about the dangers of heart disease, how heart disease looks different in women, […]

In a news article in the January 30th issue of the Charlotte Observer, Gary Silverman provides information about the appropriate level of concern for local residents abouf the safety of their water supply. Click link to view article, The Charlotte Observer

Andrew Harver represented the Department of Public Health Sciences on a UNC Charlotte panel at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities last month. The panel – “Multiple Pathways to a Common Destination: Balancing Diverse Practices within an ePortfolio Program” – also included faculty from the University’s Communication Across the Curriculum […]

Sangamithra Krupakar, MSPH ’14, received the 2015 Academic Practice-based Research Section Student Award for her presentation entitled: “Association between hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and breastfeeding initiation and duration”.

Teenagers from across the region gathered at the UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services this month to learn to make informed decisions about their health and relationships, and how tech they may take for granted can help them along the way. The Department of Public Health Sciences partnered with the outreach organization I […]

Jim and Sarah Laditka presented four research studies at the 68th Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America in Orlando, November 18-22. Feel free to contact us if you would like one or more of our posters. Expectations for Health and Aging: Is a Future Orientation Associated with Active Life Expectancy? Cumulative Childhood […]

The College of Health and Human Services is proposing a new undergraduate major that would provide an interprofessional perspective on health systems management. Unlike our college’s accredited professional programs (such as our own BSPH), this new major would not have an upper division admissions process and could serve all undergraduates interested in health studies. More […]

Second year Public Health Sciences Doctoral Student, Purva Korgaonkar, recently presented a poster at the Americon College of Epidemiology meeting in Atlanta, GA. “The title for the American College of Epidemiology poster presentation held on September 28th 2015 was “Relationship between serum cotinine and exhaled nitric oxide levels in US adults: Data from National Health […]

The MHA program kicked off the new school year with a brief orientation and extended networking session for 27 students in the fall 2015 Cohort. The session provided a wonderful opportunity for the new students to meet faculty, alumni, local health care executives, and fellow students. Orientation concluded with a meet-and-greet session organized by CHESO […]

Seth Edwards, MHA ’10, has established a successful career at Premier, Inc. since starting there in 2009 as an intern during his MHA Program. As an MHA Student, Seth interned at Premier’s Washington D.C. office, performing healthcare policy research and supporting advocacy activities. After his internship, he was hired full-time as a lobbyist with a […]

Dr. Susan Sell, formerly Senior Associate Dean of our Graduate School, was appointed as Interim Chair of Public Health Sciences while the college conducts a search for a new chair. The outgoing chair, Dr. Gary Silverman, returned to the faculty. Dr. Sell began her career in genetics at UC Berkeley, followed by a two-year Muscular […]

The World Affairs Council of Charlotte (WACC) is a local chapter of an organization that educates our community on world issues and promotes global thinking. On October 8th, eight first-year MHA students represented UNC Charlotte during a WACC sponsored event, “Carolinas HealthCare System: Local Roots Global Impact” hosted by Carolinas HealthCare Systems CEO, Mr. Michael […]

Calvin Hung, MHA ’06, FACHE, works for Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) Pineville as the Inpatient Rehabilitation Administrator. Outside of work, Calvin is active in the Greater Charlotte Healthcare Executives Group (GCHEG), where he served as President in 2012, and the American College of Healthcare Executives, where he is a fellow and served on national committees. […]

Seven MHA students had the opportunity to sit down with Mr. Michael Tarwater, MHA, FACHE, CEO of Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS), and learn more about his experience in healthcare and serving as a CEO. The emerging role of ‘big data’ and electronic health records, the need for better integrating mental health into primary care, and […]

Second year MHA student Meg Green, recently completed a six week internship, in the Hematology and Oncology Department within Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s (Winston-Salem, NC) Comprehensive Cancer Center. She served as the lead designer of a REDCap database that tracked patient outcomes from the new Precision Medicine program. The program allows doctors to test […]

Winsor Schmidt has joined the Department of Public Health Sciences faculty as the Metrolina Medical Foundation Distinguished Professor of Public Policy on Health. Schmidt previously taught at the University of Louisville School of Medicine where he was the Endowed Chair/Distinguished Scholar in Urban Health Policy. Prior to his time in Louisville, he was the founding […]

Healthcare providers from across the reigon involved in the care of COPD patients attended the 2015 Carolinas COPD Symposium at UNC Charlotte. The event was hosted by the Department of Public Health Sciences for the third consecutive year. The symposium provided an opportunity for providers involved in COPD to learn the latest information about the […]