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M.P.H. Alumna Louise Vincent: Making an IMPACT
Louise Vincent, who received her MPH from UNCG in 2013, is currently the executive director of the North Carolina Survivors Union, a harm-reduction and syringe service program in Greensboro, NC.
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[Un]Forgetting History: Preparing Public Health Professionals to Address Structural Racism
Structural racism, a fundamental cause of health inequities, must be dismantled to fulfill societyʼs interest in ensuring conditions in which all people have opportunities conducive to health. Correspondingly, the Ten Essential Public Health Services center equity, and Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation criteria require public health students to learn about racism.
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The Latest on COVID-19, The Delta Variant, and Vaccines
There are still questions about COVID-19, vaccines, and the new Delta variant. At times, it can feel like information overload. We checked in with UNCG School of Health and Human Sciences’ resident pandemic expert, Dr. Jennifer Toller Erausquin, to help extract fact from fiction. Erausquin is an associate professor in the Department of Public Education…
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UNCG Community Health Education Best Value Schools
Not only did the faculty in the Department of Public Health Education kick off a new semester of preparing the next generation of public health leaders, they were also voted as one of the top 3 Bachelor’s in Community Health Education by Best Value Schools!
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Spartans lead COVID-19 community health outreach
Dr. Sharon Morrison, professor in the Dept. of Public Health Education, has been working with these populations for over 15 years, and when the pandemic hit, she swiftly changed her coursework and research so she and her students could focus on outreach for African American, Bhutanese, Montagnard, and African immigrant and refugee communities.
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Diana Karczmarczyk, M.P.H., CHES Hired by D.C. Police
D.C. police have hired a director for a new office to help officers and civilian staff members dealing with physical and emotional problems, in large part stemming from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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UNCG’s Department of Public Health Education Gift to Graduates 2021
Given the powerful experiences of this past year, the Faculty and Staff of the Department of Public Health Education at UNCG offer this video as a graduation gift to you, our amazing students. We hope this time capsule of our moment in time honors you, your endurance, and your future success. Congratulations pandemic and social…
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Student interns support vaccination efforts
Masters of Public Health in Community Health Education students, Caroline Wells and Aaron Sturdivant, spent their final semester at UNCG providing community support for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
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Drexel Features PHE Alumnae Samuella Ware in Shining-a-Black-Light for Black History Month
Samuella Ware, Ph.D., M.P.H. is a postdoctoral researcher at Drexel University in the College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP). Her research focus is on race-based theories and social structural factors that impact sexual health ad HIV vulnerability among Black men and women.
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2021 Graduate Research & Creativity Expo Showcase of Scholarship
Congratulations to Fatima-Ezzahara Salmi for winning the 2021 Graduate Research & Creativity Expo – Showcase of Scholarship! Salmi, under the direction and mentorship of Dr. Sharon Morrison, submitted a narrated poster presentation about their COVID- 19 health education outreach and support for Bhutanese refugee families, Assessing the Natural Helper Approach to Greensboro’s Bhutanese Community COVID-19…
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In Support of Dr. Rosario: A Message from the Dean
As you might know, a recently publicized Greensboro Zoning Board meeting included an exchange between Dr. Carrie Rosario, AP Associate Professor of Public Health Education, and an appointed member of the Zoning Commission. We feel it is important to address this situation in support of Dr. Rosario and all of our faculty of color.
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Melina Ksor Pays Tribute to Her 109 Year Old Grandfather
The 109-year-old stroke survivor nodding off nearby only recently began talking about the missions in the dense jungles of Vietnam. Of crawling on the jungle floor, ahead of the Americans, on the lookout for booby traps. The American advisers, the name for soldiers there in an undeclared war against the … Continued
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This is What Resilience Looks Like: The Power of Art-Activism and Healing
The Voices of Reproductive Justice, in cooperation with UNCG’s She Can We Can, Beyond the Women’s Suffrage Centennial, presented This is What Resilience Looks Like: The Power of Art Activism and Healing Webinar, on Tuesday, April 13th. The panel was consisted of Karen Anderson, Justice Advocate, Dr. Zitty Nxumalo, Creative Artistic Director of Zodwa Dance…
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Dr. Michelle Martin Romero set to be CFRN Fellow in Inaugural Class
These fellows will meet each month with the CFRN co-directors to develop interdisciplinary research collaborations on UNCG’s campus and work towards a grant submission within the next year. We look forward to growing this fellowship program!
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Quintana Steward: Our Pacesetter Alumni Nominee
In 2001, Quintana (Clinard) Stewart officially began her career in public health education with the Forsyth County Department of Public Health just months after graduating with a degree in Public Health Education with a concentration in Community Health Education and national certification as a Health Education Specialist (CHES).
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Dr. Morrison 2021 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
Dr. Sharon Morrison, Professor in the Department of Public Health Education, and Dr. Sudha Shreeniwas, Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Studies were named the co-recipients of the 2021 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the tenured category!
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MPH Students and Faculty present at CHHS Health Disparities Symposium hosted by NC A&T
Graduate students and faculty from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies as well as our own Department of Public Health Education recently collaborated to present at the CHHS Health Disparities Symposium at NC A&T. The CHHS Health Disparities Symposium was held on November 12th-13th.
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Affirming Social Justice and Dismantling Racism
We share our commitment to promote equity and dismantle racism, engage collaboratively and compassionately within and beyond our UNCG community, and work towards lasting and socially-just change. In order to dismantle racism, we must understand where it lies within structures and communities, which starts with a commitment to studying and strategizing towards racial equity.
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COVID-19 Q&A with Dr. Jennifer Erausquin
What is social distancing, and why is it important? How is COVID-19 causing other public health concerns? And what’s the best way to stay up-to-date with what’s going on? As we face a global outbreak of the novel coronavirus, and a rising number of cases here in the United States, there are a lot of…
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PHE Faculty and Students prepared for COVID-19
Dr. Morrison speaks with Spectrum News Triad regarding the COVID-19 virus and how our department is trained to teach courses online. This allows students to continue their education should conditions move to a higher level of health concern.
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Dr. Carrie Rosario Appointed to the North Carolina Institute of Medicine Board of Directors by NC Governor Roy Cooper
Congratulations to Carrie Rosario, Dr.PH., MPH, CHES, on her recent appointment to North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) Board of Directors by NC Governor Roy Cooper!