UNCG Professor Focuses on Athlete Well-Being
Our goal is to ensure the athlete is getting all of the benefits sport participation can offer.
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Public Health Education Alumna Pioneered Harm Reduction
Louise Vincent knew she wanted to make an impact on public health, but she didn’t know what her calling would be in that field until she was a student obtaining her master’s degree at UNCG.
Public Health Education Alum Receives National Awards
Public Health Education Alumna Dr. Shemeka Thorpe is the 2025 recipient of the American Public Health Association Sexual and Reproductive Health Section Early Career Professional Award.
UNCG Launches Fist Bump Challenge to Boost Campus Connections
We want everyone to feel like they belong here, which will help us all enjoy UNCG and be more connected.
Summer Study Abroad Provides Eye-Opening Experience to Global Public Health
When 20-year-old A’myah Wilson traveled to the Dominican Republic in July as part of a UNCG study abroad trip, she knew it would open her eyes to public health in other nations. What she wasn’t expecting was for it to reshape her philosophy on patient treatment.
Public Health Education student receives leadership award from UNCG
Kennedy Strong, a Public Health Education student, is the 2025 student recipient of the Gladys Strawn Bullard award.
Public Health Education Student Shows How he Found His Way at UNCG
I want to work in public health advocacy. Doing work in marginalized and underserved communities is my goal. With Dr. Michael Perko, he helped me to establish what I wanted to do, and that also led me to meeting other wonderful professors of the Public Health (Education) Department, like Professor (Suzanne) Hunt.
Public Health Education Professor Promotes Positivity in Youth Athletics
Dr. Mike Perko’s 500 Fist Bumps initiative made more than 1,200 connections among youth athletes, coaches, and officials at a recent high school lacrosse tournament in Greensboro. The teams were challenged to connect with each other on the field for three minutes. Athletes held connection coins with their team’s logo on the front and a QR code on the back, walked to someone they didn’t know, and connected with them by trading coins and scanning the QR codes. In nine minutes, more than 1,200 connections were made, which resulted in breaking down barriers, reducing stress, making friendships and creating a sense of goodwill and sportsmanship.
Public Health Education Grad Has a Heart for Service
The staff at the School of Health and Human Sciences was so helpful, and I’ve never looked back.
Public Health Ed professor, alum, recognized
Public Health Education Professor Dr. Sharon Morrison and her former undergrad research assistant, Nathan Dang (’24) were recently recognized by the North Carolina Hmong Women Association.