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For students in doctoral programs in public health, there’s more to the day-to-day than learning theory and research methods. For many public health professionals, connecting with the community and sharing their research with diverse audiences is also an important part of the job. The UNC Charlotte Department of Public Health Sciences addresses this role throughout […]

UNC Charlotte and its many partners through the UCITY Family Zone are continuing to expand their efforts to improve social determinants of health in the local community with a $220,000 grant award from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. With this funding, the UCITY Family Zone will further its work in addressing social drivers of […]

By: Wills Citty Monday, July 27, 2020 A new study led by UNC Charlotte public health researchers is highlighting the progression of COVID-19 in urban and rural counties and revealing geographic disparities in the prevalence of the virus and how smoking, race, obesity and age influence that divide. Using crowdsourced data on COVID‐19 and demographics, […]

Faculty, staff, students, and community partners from the Department of Public Health Sciences want to encourage everyone to wear a mask to protect the public and reduce the spread of COVID-19. To show that masks are always in fashion, we’ve put together a Fashion Show of Masks. View the Image Gallery here. You can find […]

With the approaching retirement of Jane Neese, senior associate dean of academic affairs, Dean Catrine Tudor-Locke has announced a series of transitions in leadership at the UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services. Neese has provided Dean Tudor-Locke with formal notice of her intent to retire September 1, 2021. “Jane’s gracious early notice has […]

Dr. Melinda Forthofer, chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences, spoke with the Charlotte Observer on the “delicate balance” between remaining healthy in the midst of a pandemic and addressing racism in America. Read more

by: Dr. Jan Warren-Findlow, associate professor and director of the Master of Public Health program Many Americans are struggling to find ways to show their support around issues of racial injustice and systemic racism as well as other essential public health problems. Unlike public health professionals, most people are not trained in advocacy techniques. The […]

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change, I am changing the things I cannot accept” (Angela Davis) On May 25th, 2020 the world watched as George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota, slowly lost his life at hands of local law enforcement. For many in the Charlotte community, this tragedy […]

Systemic racism plagues our country and is a serious threat to the public’s health. To be part of the solution we must promote social justice for all not only in our classrooms but in the culture of our schools and workplaces. To read a statement released by The Association of Schools and Programs of Public […]

The UNC Charlotte graduate chapters of Upsilon Phi Delta (UPD) and Beta Phi chapter of Delta Omega honor societies recently celebrated new members as part of the Department of Public Health Sciences’ combined honor society induction event, which was held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. UPD recognizes the top 10% of the […]