Departmental News

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Professor Emerita Dr. Sharon Portwood publishes Handbook of Adverse Childhood Experiences

   August 9, 2023

Dr. Sharon Portwood, a Professor Emerita of Public Health Sciences, has co-edited Handbook of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Framework for Collaborative Health Promotion with colleagues Michael Lawler and Michael Roberts.  Dr. Portwood describes the handbook as an “essential resource” for those seeking to understand and address adverse childhood experiences.

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Dr. Rafael Viera discusses tick-borne illnesses with WBTV

   August 2, 2023

Dr. Rafael Viera, an Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences who is part of the CIPHER One Health initiative, recently spoke with WBTV about the causes and consequences of a rise in tick populations leading to more tick-borne diseases. 

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PHS PhD Alumna Kala Wilson speaks with Queen City News about Black Maternal Health

   July 5, 2023

Queen City News featured UNC Charlotte PHS PhD alumna Kala Wilson who explains why black American women experience some of the worst maternal health outcomes in the world.

UNC Charlotte Public Health Sciences PhD alumna Kala Wilson was part of an expert panel following an on-campus screening of the documentary Aftershock this past spring, one of several such events...

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Meck County leads NC in people living with HIV

   June 20, 2023

Dr. Meagan Zarwell, an Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences at UNC Charlotte, explains to the Charlotte Observer why HIV is so prevalent in Mecklenburg County.

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PHS PhD Student Isaac Olufadewa Presents at the Vaccination Acceptance Research Network (VARN) Conference

   June 13, 2023

PHS PhD student Isaac Olufadewa presented at the Vaccination Acceptance Research Network (VARN) 2023 Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand from 13-15 June.

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Food Insecurity Affects us All

   May 24, 2023

By Brandon Carroll, MPH Student

Have you ever skipped a meal because you couldn't afford to eat?

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UNC Charlotte's Public Health and Health Administration Programs Rank Among the Best

   April 25, 2023

U.S. News & World Report Ranks UNC Charlotte’s Public Health and Health Administration Programs among 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools

The UNC Charlotte CEPH-accredited public health programs (MPH, BSPH, and PhD degree programs) and the CAHME-accredited Master of Health Administration degree have been ranked 67th...

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Levine Scholar Kayla Walker named Newman Civic Fellow

   April 21, 2023

Sophomore Kayla Walker, a Levine Scholar who is majoring in public health sciences and mathematics, with a...

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Why I Teach - Caroline Halfmann

   March 1, 2023

Welcome to "Why I Teach." Here we'll highlight the contributions of the UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services instructors who bring their knowledge and expertise from the professional world to the classroom. 

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Researchers Examine Social Media Response to 2019 Campus Shooting

   January 20, 2023

by: Jessamyn Bowling, associate professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Rob Cramer, associate professor, Irwin Belk Distinguished Scholar in Health Research, Department of Public Health Sciences,...

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