UNC Greensboro

Congratulations to our Public Health Education (PHE) graduate students, Nupur Sharma, Love Odetola, and Chamu Shanmugam for participating in this year’s UNCG 3MT Competition.

On Thursday, September 29, 2022, the senior class of students in the Public Health Education, Community Health Education concentration, and the majority of students in HEA 312-01 Public Health and Healthcare Systems, attended the annual “Pink in the Park” Event.

It is an honor and privilege to be selected to serve the City as its first Public Health Advisor. While COVID-19 will continue to be an important public health priority for the near future, I look forward to working with the community on other critical public health issues and the vision toward a healthier Phoenix.

UNC Greensboro has a long tradition of supporting military-affiliated students. For the eleventh consecutive year, UNCG has been named a Military Friendly School by VIQTORY for excellence in supporting military-affiliated students. UNCG is in the Top 10 nationally for Tier 2 institutions (R2), and is one of just four UNC System institutions to receive this distinction.

Reproductive justice is the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities (SisterSong, 2022).

Maame Biney was the first Black woman to make it onto the U.S. Olympic Speedskating team. But she almost didn’t make it to Beijing this year after working with a coach she found abusive. In this episode of The Mental Games, Biney opens up about struggling with her mental health and how she regained her confidence on and off the ice. Also, hear from experts who are rethinking coaching in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal.

Dr. Erica Payton, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Education who’s research centers around violence prevention, was recently interviewed on 88.5 WFDD Morning Edition.

Although there have been significant improvements in cancer treatment and prevention through the years, a stark reality remains: In many communities, Black people with cancer don’t live as long as White people with the disease.

It was with great sadness that we mourned the loss of Dr. Kay Lovelace in late November.  Kay, an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Education, worked at UNCG for over 25 years. Kay embodied a steadfast commitment to organizational change.