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Dr. Jan Warren-Findlow presented Translation and Testing of a Scale to Assess Hypertension Self-Care Activities among Latinos at a roundtable session sponsored by the Aging and Public Health section. This research was done in collaboration with BSPH alumna, Celia Karp, and current PhD in Public Health Sciences student, Erin Vinoski.

Dr. Andrew Harver collaborated with fellow BSPH program faculty members including, Ms. Davis, Dr. Piper, Dr. Platonova, Dr. Portwood, and Dr. Zuber, to conduct research entitled, “The BSPH capstone e-Portfolio: Documenting effective communication and critical thinking skills.” The poster presentation revolved around the recent mandates by UNC General Administration that all UNC graduates demonstrate not […]

Brad Overcash, BSPH ‘15, completed his BSPH internship with Autism Charlotte, which led to his position as Autism Charlotte’s Manager of the Preparing Adolescents to Transition from High School (PATHS) Program. The PATHS Program has locations at UNC Charlotte and Queens University. Its main purpose is to help high school students and recent high school […]

Association of American Colleges & Universities Executive Terry Rhodes visited UNC Charlotte this week for a series of discussions with faculty, staff and campus leaders. Dr. Rhodes is the Vice President of the Office of Quality, Curriculum and Assessment and Executive Director of VALUE at AACU. He met briefly with Chancellor Phillip Dubois and conducted […]

The Department of Public Health Sciences conducted an online survey of Public Health (PH) minor students from February 25, 2016 – March 16, 2016. The drawing for the iPad was held today in the Department of Public Health Sciences. And the winner of the brand new iPad is Hanna Snyder. Hanna is a psychology major. […]

The Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is conducting a brief online survey of Public Health minors to improve our services and help ensure the academic success of students enrolled in the Public Health minor program. Those who complete the survey will have a chance to win an […]

On February 2, 2016, the Graduate Public Health Association (GPHA) hosted an event in the Student Union to raise awareness about the American Heart Association’s annual Go Red Week. The American Heart Association had a table where students could learn about the organization and how to prevent heart disease. GPHA had tables where students could […]

In a news article in the January 30th issue of the Charlotte Observer, Gary Silverman provides information about the appropriate level of concern for local residents abouf the safety of their water supply. Click link to view article, The Charlotte Observer

Why Go Red? Stroke and Heart Disease are behind 1 in 3 deaths among women each year – that’s approximately one woman every 80 seconds! For this reason, the American Heart Association started Go Red Week in 2004 to educate the public about the dangers of heart disease, how heart disease looks different in women, […]

Andrew Harver represented the Department of Public Health Sciences on a UNC Charlotte panel at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities last month. The panel – “Multiple Pathways to a Common Destination: Balancing Diverse Practices within an ePortfolio Program” – also included faculty from the University’s Communication Across the Curriculum […]