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Hundreds of Charlotte seniors will receive detailed screenings and critical health interventions through the Department of Kinesiology’s Health Risk Assessment Lab as part of a new program funded by the Sharon Towers Continuing Care Retirement Community. A donation of more $150,000 from Sharon Towers will pay for four graduate assistants and equipment for health risk […]

In the wake of the shooting of Keith Scott by Charlotte police and the sometimes violent protests that followed, social work professor Susan McCarter joined NPR’s “Here and Now” to provide prospective on long-simmering racial tensions in Charlotte. LISTEN

UNC Charlotte public health sciences professor Jessamyn Bowling recently participated in a White House community briefing on bisexuality. Held by the White House Office of Public Engagement to honor and recognize the contributions and experiences of the U.S. bisexual community, the briefing came as part of a series of events connected to Bisexuality Awareness Week. […]

In light of the recent tragedies and events in the Charlotte region and across the country, I want to affirm that we in the College of Health and Human Services stand on the principle that diversity is the centerpiece of excellence, and that it is our collective responsibility to build and support an inclusive, respectful […]

The Department of Public Health Sciences opened the 2016-2017 academic year with a workshop on creating inclusive instructional and research environments, presented by educational consultant Jamie Piperato at the department’s annual retreat. Piperato is a national student affairs speaker and higher education consultant who specializes in leadership, equity and inclusion, and LGBTQ education. The workshop […]

Public health Ph.D. student Corliss Solomon is working with health policymakers in Cabarrus County to ensure programs intended to help underserved communities are operating effectively. ChangeLab Solutions recently wrote about her efforts to alleviate health disparities and connect research and community outreach. Open Use in Cabarrus County, NC Virginia Adams understands the links between spiritual […]

UNC Charlotte scholar’s new book seeks to integrate spirituality, religion into practice Questions like “Why am I here” and “What is the meaning of life” are essential inquiries in many people’s lives. The intimacy and importance of such topics often leads their discussion to be limited to a scarce few places and times—spirituality and religion […]

A new program from the UNC Charlotte School of Nursing will allow top students at local institutions of higher education to transition seamlessly from earning an associate’s degree to starting a bachelor’s. The early entry option paves the way for nursing students at affiliated schools to gain early acceptance and reserve a spot in the […]

The UNC Charlotte Gerontology Program celebrated its 25th anniversary this spring, and took the opportunity to help state leader roll out North Carolina’s first plan to comprehensively address dementia. Mark Hensley, an Alzheimer’s Specialist at the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services and Berkeley Yorkery, Associate Director of the North Carolina Institute of […]

Public Health Sciences Professor Beth Racine and a team of experts are taking their message of healthy eating and excercise to the youngest citizens of Cabarrus County, all in an effort to stop issues with weight before they start. UNC Charlotte’s Wills Citty reports. Building Healthy Lifestyles in All Directions is funded by Cabarrus Partnership […]