Public Health Leadership Practice News
Building community for veterans through art
November 26, 2024 North Carolina’s Alamance County is building a healthier community for veterans through art.
Veteran-friendly community project wins funding for next stage
November 5, 2024
A wide-ranging project at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Building Veteran Healthy Communities, is working with communities to better support the mental health of veterans and contribute to their overall sense of well-being. The project just entered its second phase after receiving a $6.8M grant from the Veterans Health Administration.
Gillings MPH students honored with 2024 Impact in Practice Awards
October 18, 2024 Three Master of Public Health students have been awarded the 2024 Impact in Practice Award, which recognizes students who made a significant, immediate and direct impact on public health practice during their summer 2024 practicum experience.
UNC Asheville - UNC Gillings MPH program to graduate first class
May 9, 2024 This May, the first graduating class of the UNC Asheville - UNC Gillings Master of Public Health program will receive a jointly conferred degree.
Gillings School honors 5 faculty members for teaching innovation
April 29, 2024 Students at the Gillings School have selected five faculty members to honor for teaching innovation in the classroom, including Drs. Bahjat Qaqish, Amanda Northcross, Yesenia Merino, Caroline Chandler and Jan Lee Santos.
Harrison named NCALHD Health Director of the Year
March 25, 2024 Lisa Macon Harrison, MPH, health director for Granville-Vance Public Health (GVPH) and Gillings School alumna, was honored for her decade-plus commitment to leading GVPH and lifting the work, value and voice of health departments locally, statewide and at the national level.
Upshaw named chair of newly formed Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice
February 9, 2024 Dr. Vaughn Upshaw led the Leadership in Practice concentration of the Gillings School's Master of Public Health degree, and she will continue to direct the Public Health Leadership Certificate program.
8 public health faculty win Gillings School’s inaugural Research Excellence Award
January 10, 2024 The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health announces the recipients of the first Gillings Research Excellence Awards, recognizing eight faculty members to support their research and professional development.
Gillings School announces new Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice, new NCIPH director
December 7, 2023 The department will unite the Public Health Leadership Program and the North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH), with the goal of strengthening and elevating the scholarship of leadership and practice at the Gillings School.
Gillings experts advise on NCIOM's 30 strategies to support healthy aging in NC
October 31, 2023 Two Gillings School experts are among an interdisciplinary NCIOM task force that has released 12 actionable recommendations supported by 30 total strategies for improving social connections, falls prevention, food and nutrition security, and mobility among aging North Carolinians.
