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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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Dr. Erica Payton Foh Awarded Inaugural CHCS Faculty Research Fellowship
Dr. Erica Payton Foh in Public Health Education is the Center for Housing and Community Studies’ inaugural Faculty Research Fellow.
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UNCG, Cone Health selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funding for Bingham Park Project
UNC Greensboro and Cone Health have been selected for a three-year award as Interdisciplinary Research Leaders (IRL) under the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
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Professor’s Scholarship Aims to Address Equity and Inclusion
For Crystal Dixon, diversity and inclusion cannot exist without equity. In 2019, she was appointed by the dean as chair of HHS’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee – her first task? Including the word “equity” in the title. She wanted to ensure the committee was embracing the concept of equity in their efforts. My goal…
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Spartans of Excellence of Award Winners 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Erica Payton Foh and graduate student, Naglaa Raswhan, who took home Spartans of Excellence Awards during the 2021 Virtual Ceremony that was held in April.
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Spartan prepares for Yale graduate school
This fall, Jacqueline Sandoval ’21, a public health education alumna, will begin a Master of Public Health at Yale University, one of the top research universities in the world.
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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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Dean Supports Dr. Carrie Rosario
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.
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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 country’s northern communist government, had…
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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 Stewart: 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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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.