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Stocking your fridge and putting food on the table may not be a challenge for many of you. But, thousands of families in Charlotte don’t have healthy options because there’s nowhere in their neighborhood to buy fruits or vegetables. According to a map of grocery stores across Charlotte, there is an area in west Charlotte […]

On behalf of the Department of Public Health Science, we’d like to congratulate Alexandra (Alex) Alcorn, MPH ’18, on her new position as Resilience Fellow at the Charlotte City Manager’s Office. If her name sounds familiar it’s because Alex is no stranger to hard work and success. She was the recipient of the Arrington Award […]

Seth Edwards (MHA ’09) is principal of population health management at Premier, Inc. He has served on the UNC Charlotte Health Administration Advisory Board since January 2016, and is the son of retired UNC Charlotte School of Nursing faculty member Lienne Edwards. The following excerpt appeared in an article announcing Edwards was named a “Up […]

Seth Edwards (MHA ’09) is principal of population health management at Premier, Inc. He has served on the UNC Charlotte Health Administration Advisory Board since January 2016, and is the son of retired UNC Charlotte School of Nursing faculty member Lienne Edwards. The following excerpt appeared in an article announcing Edwards was named a “Up […]

The Department of Public Health will be participating in the “This is Public Health Virtual Fair” on September 20, 2018. Prospective students can register for the online event and chat live with representatives from the MPH, MHA, PSM HIAN, PhD in HSR, and PhD in PHS programs. Department of Public Health Sciences representatives will be […]

Physician and UNC Charlotte graduate candidate Saugat Karki was selected recently for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) prestigious Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP). This two-year training program is for doctoral- or master’s-level professionals, applying computer science and information technology to solve complex health problems. PHIFP recipients help the CDC investigate and […]

The Department of Public Health will be participating in the “This is Public Health Virtual Fair” on July 11, 2018. Prospective students can register for the online event and chat live with the MPH Program Director, an MPH program graduate, and a PhD program representative. Log in to ask questions to an MPH alumnus at […]

Picture this: A 50-year-old patient schedules her annual checkup. When she visits the doctor’s office, she completes paperwork and then receives an iPad and headphones before the doctor visit. On the iPad, she has the ability to self-order a test that could save her life – a screening test for colorectal cancer. The patient hadn’t […]

Joseph Konstanzer, a graduate of UNC Charlotte’s dual master’s program in public health and health informatics, has been named a public health fellow at Public Health Institute (PHI)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), working out of the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy. The office is responsible for implementing the […]

The surprise exodus of nearly 100 Atrium Health doctors intent on leaving the hospital system has some industry experts saying it could be the start of a trend in Charlotte and elsewhere. UNC Charlotte public health professor Michael Thompson spoke with the Charlotte Observer about potential impacts on patients. READ MORE