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The Post-Covid World Will Find Us All In This Together
With the COVID-19 virus we as a nation were told to go home, to social distance, to stay away from each other…and yet…we frequently heard the phrase “We are all in this together”. A bonding of our human tribe during a profound moment in human history. A moment when we truly came face to face…
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Changing lives. One diaper at a time.
Kelley Massengale was having a cup of coffee in downtown Durham when she noticed a donation box for the Diaper Bank of North Carolina. She had never heard of the organization. Nor had many others, judging by a handwritten sign on the wall. It urged people not to drop dirty diapers in the box.
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Helping the Refugee Population Navigate Resettlement in America
Dr. Sharon Morrison, along with the Center for New North Carolinians and other community partners, work with the refugee population in the Triad area to help with resettlement.
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Paul Chelimo: A Public Health Advocate and Olympic Silver Medalist
History was made at the Rio 2016 Olympics! Paul Chelimo, silver medalist in the 5,000-meter race, made history when he crossed the finish line. The first Olympian to graduate from UNCG, Paul is the first American citizen to win the 5,000-meter race since 1964.
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Scholars in the Classroom, Leaders in Local and Global Communities
UNCG’s Department of Public Health Education (PHE) is not only preparing the next generation of scholars in the classroom, but also preparing leaders to advocate for those in our local and global communities. Public Health Majors Shavette Campbell and Lauren Koop have recently been working with the opening chapter of “Days for Girls” at UNCG.
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Kelley Massengale wins ‘Best Poster Presentation’ Award
Congratulations to UNCG PHE doctoral student Kelley Massengale, for her recent win of the “Best Poster Presentation” award!
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MPH Students Represent UNCG at the 4th Annual MACHE Bowl
Congratulations to UNCG MPH graduate students Devyn Shaw, Brandon Mendenhall, and Jessica Pollard who represented UNCG well. Mendenhall’s team took home the 1st place prize. Well done all!
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UNCG Public Health Faculty Heed the Call to Further Sports Related Concussion Research
Today, if you are sports fan, it is hard not be acutely aware of sport related concussions (SRC). The prevalence and seriousness of sports related concussions (SRC) is gaining national attention.
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Sharon Morrison heeds call in Syrian refugee crisis
As millions of Syrian refugees continue to pour into the European Union, the world is being called on to aid in the inevitable process of resettlement outside of Syria. The Obama administration has responded with promises of finding resettlement of 10,000 Syrians within the United States.
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Montagnard Hypertension Research Project Health Fair Success!
The Montagnard Hypertension Research Project again met the call from community by holding a health fair Sunday, November 8, 2015, at the International Montagnard Dega Bible Church in Greensboro. The health fair was organized after Montagnard church elders voiced concern about congregates having access to flu shots.
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UNCG MPH Graduate working for International Reproductive Rights
Alumna Elizabeth Guthrie works for international reproductive rights through her position as Policy Adviser at Ipas, a global nongovernmental organization dedicated to ending preventable deaths and disabilities from unsafe abortion with offices in 15 countries worldwide.
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Public Health Alumna Winner of Prestigious Hillman Innovations in Care Award
Dr. Donna Biederman, a 2012 DrPH graduate and current Assistant Professor at Duke University, has received one of two national $600,000 Hillman Innovations in Care Award.
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From medical school to MPH Program
During my medical school training in India I was part of 3-day polio vaccine drive. When I saw all the behavioral aspects associated with getting vaccinated, I realized the importance of Public Health as a field.
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UNCG Alumna Wins Award to Reduce Refugee Health Disparities
Dr. Huaibo Xin, UNCG 2010 (DrPH, Community Health Education), and currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, Health, and Human Behavior at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, has won the Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award in support of her research efforts among Bosnian refugees in and around St. Louis, Missouri.