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Allison Aiello interviewed for CNN about flu season
June 11, 2021Faculty Fellow Allison Aiello was interviewed for a CNN piece on the upcoming flu season.
American Geriatrics Society 2021 Annual Meeting Offers a Chance for Reflection
June 11, 2021David Lynch, MD, and John Batsis, MD (Faculty Fellow) wrote a Doximity op-ed on key takeaways from the American Geriatrics Society 2021 Annual Meeting May 12–15. “The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2021 Annual Meeting took place virtually from May 12–15. Dr. Joseph Shega, MD, program chair, framed the meeting’s objective in his introduction as an opportunity…
Measuring Convergence in Science and Engineering: Proceedings of a Workshop
June 11, 2021Measuring Convergence in Science and Engineering: Proceedings of a Workshop was released April 26, 2021. Free PDFs and printed reports are available here. Chaired by Barbara Entwistle (University of North Carolina), reported by Shadya Sanders, and sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), this proceedings summarizes the workshop presentations and discussions.…
Luca Flabbi interviewed for WRAL Tech Wire
June 1, 2021Faculty Fellow Luca Flabbi was interviewed for WRAL Tech Wire about a possible labor shortage.
Interview: Rapid testing of COVID-19 messaging
June 1, 2021Predoctoral Trainee Sophie Bartels (Health Behavior) is the lead author on a new research study on rapid testing of COVID-19 messaging published in Public Health Reports. The paper describes the development of an interdisciplinary rapid message testing model to quickly create, test, and share messages with public health officials for use in health campaigns and policy…
Tonia Poteat highlighted by NPR’s Source of the Week.
May 27, 2021Faculty Fellow Tonia Poteat was featured on NPR's Source of the Week on Twitter. In response to recent news about states considering bills targeting transgender youth, NPR featured Poteat as a resource with expertise and experience in gender-affirming healthcare and improving LGBTQ health and HIV outcomes. Follow Poteat on Twitter: @ToniaPoteat
In South Africa, a tax on unhealthy beverages is changing what people drink
May 25, 2021A UNC-Chapel Hill study of beverage consumption in a South African township shows that a country-wide tax on sugary beverages has worked to influence more healthy personal choices, with individuals reporting a reduction in the amount of sugar they drink. “Taxed and untaxed beverage intake by South African young adults after a national sugar-sweetened beverage…
Poteat and colleagues publish Lancet comment
May 19, 2021Faculty Fellow Tonia Poteat and colleagues just published a Comment in the Lancet. The comment, "Advancing LGBTQI health research," discusses health inequities impacting LGBTQI communities. Poteat et al. call attention to the "insufficient progress" made in addressing the barriers to equitable health care for LGBTQI communities.
UNC-Chapel Hill helps expand COVID-19 vaccination to doctor’s offices
May 16, 2021The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is working to support expansion of COVID-19 vaccination to primary care clinics in areas with low vaccination rates, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The work comes as the pace of vaccination in North Carolina has slowed and the state and federal government expand efforts to target…
Obesity may slow progress against cancer deaths
May 16, 2021May 12, 2021 Cancer death rates have fallen dramatically in the United States. Factor in obesity, however — as researchers did at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health — and the picture changes. In a study published May 10 in JAMA Network Open, researchers showed that obesity-related cancer deaths are…