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  • HHS alumna focuses on conveying truth in sexual education

    HHS alumna focuses on conveying truth in sexual education

    Sexuality educator and UNCG alumna Shemeka Thorpe has a strong desire to effect change in women’s healthcare.


  • Public Health Education Professor Improving Kids’ Mental Health through Fist Bumps

    Public Health Education Professor Improving Kids’ Mental Health through Fist Bumps

    A UNC Greensboro professor is launching a new initiative to promote the well-being of children – and it starts with a fist bump.


  • Public Health Education faculty offers state training to support students

    Public Health Education faculty offers state training to support students

    When faculty representatives from the UNC System met for the Faculty Assembly, hosted for the first time by UNC Greensboro on April 14, they learned about a program being offered to faculty and staff members in the System’s institutions across the state.


  • Public Health Education Major Begins New Tradition

    Public Health Education Major Begins New Tradition

    “Everyday there’s something going on in our world that will need attention from public health workers. I want to be a part of helping,” says Jasmine Riddle, who will receive her bachelor of science in community health education this May.


  • M.P.H. Alumni Named First Drug and Injury Prevention Manager

    M.P.H. Alumni Named First Drug and Injury Prevention Manager

    Amanda Clark, who received her MPH in 2018, has been named Guilford County’s first Drug and Injury Prevention Manager.


  • Dr. Lina Abirafeh Visits UNCG Campus

    Dr. Lina Abirafeh Visits UNCG Campus

    Please join the Department of Public Health Education in welcoming Dr. Lina Abirafeh, “What’s Stopping Us From Achieving Global Women’s Rights?”, to the UNCG campus on November 7, 2022, from 4 – 6 pm in the Curry Building Auditorium, 1109 Spring Garden St.


  • Scientists dive into esports athlete health

    Scientists dive into esports athlete health

    UNCG has joined the collegiate esports movement with a new $2.4 million arena, but students aren’t the only ones in the game. Building on a strong portfolio of athlete health and wellness research, UNCG scientists are also stepping out onto the field to study gamer health and wellness. 


  • Gabrielle S. Evans HHS Pacesetter Award

    Gabrielle S. Evans HHS Pacesetter Award

    Gabrielle S. Evans, PhD(c),MPH, CHES(she/her) is a sexuality educator and researcher from North Carolina and a proud citizen of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe. Gabrielle is the co-founder of The Minority Sex Report, LLC, an award-winning platform, whose mission is to provide representation in sexuality education. The Minority Sex Report, LLC also addresses barriers to achieving optimal…


  • Dr. Erica Payton – Pardee Rand Faculty Fellow

    Dr. Erica Payton – Pardee Rand Faculty Fellow

    Congratulations to Dr. Erica Payton who has been accepted to participate as a Faculty Fellow in the Pardee Rand Faculty Leaders Program!


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