College of Health and Human Services

Health Services Research alumna earns family planning fellowship

Comfort Olorunsaiye, a 2015 Ph.D. graduate of the UNC Charlotte’s Health Services Research program, has received a Changemakers Grant from the Society for Family Planning.

Study assesses COVID-19 impact on vulnerable populations in Charlotte

A new study released by UNC Charlotte researchers has found the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with concerning mental health effects among vulnerable community members in Charlotte.

Study considers barriers, opportunities in peer sexuality education

A new article co-authored by UNC Charlotte public health researchers is exploring peer sexuality education at predominantly white institutions (PWIs), historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and community colleges.

Fall webinar series to focus on data science

UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science, North Carolina’s first undergraduate program in data science, is now enrolling undergraduate students for the fall semester.

UNC Charlotte work in UCITY Family Zone boosted by $220,000 grant

Funding will support ongoing community programs for high-risk individuals.

Report offers guidance to meet needs of area seniors

What is known about individuals in Mecklenburg County who are over 60 years old? That was the question the Southminster retirement community posed to UNC Charlotte researchers, who with the support of a $200,000 grant from Southminster, set out to answer through the regions’ most comprehensive survey focusing on citizens 60 and older.

Study highlights disparities in COVID-19 in urban and rural areas

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.

Governor appoints social work professor to statewide task force

Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed UNC Charlotte social work professor Sonyia Richardson, Ph.D., to a statewide task force on health inequities.

CHHS announces leadership transitions

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 Tudor-Locke with formal notice of her intent to retire Sept. 1, 2021.

This nursing student won’t stop in the fight against HIV

Graduate nursing student Leslie Castillo Navia blends passion and service to fight HIV as Charlotte’s 2020 ‘Let’s Stop HIV Together’ ambassador.