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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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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Statement on Recent Violent Events from the Department of Public Health Education
August 29, 2023 Erica Payton Foh, PhD, MPH Statement on Recent Violent Events from the Department of Public Health Education In the midst of the back-to-school season with the ringing of wake-up alarms and school bells, we are left to contemplate and reconcile our nation’s three most recent violent events. Friday’s
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Dr. Wyrick Weighs in on Athletes’ Use of Alcohol
Pain control is one of three primary reasons athletes report using alcohol, along with stress management and as a way to celebrate, according to Dr. David Wyrick. Though, when it comes to pain, “there’s no evidence that alcohol has medicinal benefits,” he said.
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PHE Alum Selected as New Brunswick County Health Director
As director, David Howard will oversee Brunswick County’s Public Health, Environmental Health, and WIC/Nutrition Services operations.
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PHE Collaborative workspace February 2023 events
MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP | PHE MOVIE NIGHT | KISSES & CONDOMS | UNCG WOMENS BASKETBALL
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Professor Regina McCoy Featured on Triad Today
Regina McCoy, professor in the Department of Public Health Education and co-Director of UNCG Health Coach Training Center, was recently featured on Triad Today, the area’s only locally produced public affairs program.
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DR. MORRISON’S COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH WITH REFUGEE COMMUNITIES
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GRADUATE STUDENTS ADVANCE IN UNCG’S 3MT COMPETITION
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.
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Pink in the Park with PHE Students
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.
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Public Health Alumni Appointed Phoenix’s first public health advisor
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.
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‘Aftershock’ an original documentary from ONYX collective and ABC news
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UNCG Veteran and Student Service Member Discuss Military Life
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…
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“Why Storytelling Matters” Fostering Healing and social Change for Reproductive Justice
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).