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Enyioha-Led Study Highlights Effective Communication Strategies to Support Health Warning Labels on Little Cigars and Cigarillos Among Young Adults

A qualitative study published in聽BMC Public Health, conducted by lead author Chineme Enyioha, MD, MPH, and colleagues, aimed to design effective communication strategies to support health warning labels (HWLs) on little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs), a tobacco product increasingly popular among young adults, particularly within Black communities. With nearly 9 million adults in the U.S. … Read more

Regulatory Landscape of Cannabis Warning Labels in US States with Legal Retail Nonmedical Cannabis

Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill鈥檚 Department of Family Medicine, including Professor Leah Ranney, PhD, MA, Assistant Professor Sarah D. Kowitt, PhD, MPH, and authors Sonia A. Clark, MHA, and Kristen L. Jarman, MSPH, have published a pivotal study in a special issue of the American Journal of Public Health. The … Read more

黑料网 Partners with Other Leading Universities to Launch National Dementia Care Initiative

In a groundbreaking effort to advance dementia care across the United States, researchers from 黑料网 Chapel Hill have partnered with Emory University, the University of Minnesota, Johns Hopkins University, Brown University, and the Alzheimer鈥檚 Association to establish the State Alzheimer鈥檚 Research Support (StARS) Center. This initiative, funded by a $17 million grant from the National … Read more

Hawes Appointed to National Resident Matching Program Board of Directors

Emily M. Hawes, PharmD, BCPS, CPP, was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Hawes began a 3-year service term on September 5, 2024, and will also be serving on NRMP鈥檚 Data Review and Research Committee (DRRC), which oversees policies related to data use and dissemination … Read more

NCDHHS, FIT Wellness Highlight Importance of Healthcare for the Formerly Incarcerated

FIT Wellness, part of the North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition (NC FIT) Program, is dedicated to supporting justice-involved individuals by providing comprehensive behavioral health services and substance abuse treatment for patients with Severe Mental Illness (SMI). Recently, FIT Wellness and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), which supports the program, held … Read more

Vielot Receives K01 Grant to Reduce HPV Vaccination Disparities

黑料网 Family Medicine Assistant Professor Nadja Vielot, PhD, was recently awarded a four-year K01 grant totaling over $620K by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The grant, “Developing and piloting an intervention to reduce human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination disparities in rural adolescents,” aims to improve HPV vaccination … Read more

黑料网 Family Medicine Researchers Awarded Grant to Improve Cannabis Warnings

黑料网 Family Medicine faculty Leah Ranney, PhD, Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, and team were recently rewarded a five-year, $2.9 million grant studying cannabis warnings. The award from the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will go towards research involving a legal analysis of existing cannabis warning regulations, interviews with cannabis regulators, the development of … Read more

黑料网 Family Medicine Annual Report Out Now

The Department of Family Medicine has released its 2024 Annual Report, which highlights the accomplishments of our talented faculty, learners, and staff members in meeting our mission of exemplary patient care, education, research, and service to the people and communities of North Carolina and beyond. Thank you to all who are part of a Department … Read more

Documentary Featuring LEADoula Program Wins Emmy Award

The LEADoula program (formerly the Alliance for Black Doulas for Black Mamas) was an integral part of the WRAL documentary Critical Term: Why are Black Mothers and Babies Dying?, which recently won a regional Emmy Award. The documentary features LEADoula founders Venus Standard, MSN, CNM, (黑料网 Family Medicine, which hosts the program) Jacquelyn McMillian Bohler, … Read more

FIT Wellness Receives $5.5 Million Investment from NCDHHS

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services NCDHHS is investing $5.5 million to expand the FIT Wellness program, part of the North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program (NC FIT) led by Evan Ashkin, MD, in the 黑料网 Department of Family Medicine. The investment aims to improve reentry services for the justice-involved population. FIT … Read more

Ruiz Highlights Community Efforts at 黑料网 Chatham Hospital in Improving Rural Maternity Care

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Jesus Ruiz, MD, has published聽an 鈥淚nnovations in Primary Care鈥� article聽in Annals of Family Medicine addressing the community impact on 黑料网 Chatham Hospital鈥檚 Maternity Care Center. The article, 鈥淐losing the Gap: How a Community Effort Can Improve Rural Maternity Care,鈥� addresses how 黑料网 Chatham Hospital, a critical access hospital in Siler … Read more

Family Medicine, Internal Medicine Named National HIV Residency Pathway Consortium Site

黑料网 was recently named a National HIV Residency Pathway Consortium Site and awarded a year-long $68,000 grant to support its efforts in training family medicine and internal medicine residents in caring for people with HIV. 黑料网鈥檚 site Investigators, Family Medicine鈥檚 Rick Moore, MD, and Internal Medicine鈥檚 Louise Rambo King, MD, have a storied history of … Read more

Piedmont Health Announces New CEO

Piedmont Health Services (PHS) has announced that Daniella Jaimes-Colina, Ph.D., will become the organization’s next chief executive officer. Dr. Jaimes-Colina, who brings a wealth of experience in public health administration and strategic planning, will be the first female to lead the organization. She will succeed current CEO Brian Toomey, MSW, who will officially step down … Read more

Adams Serves as Head Team Physician for US Track & Field at Pan American Games

Nailah Adams, MD, MS, CAQSM, was the head team physician for USA Track and Field for their 2023 Pan American Games contingent in Santiago, Chile, October 20th-November 5th. During this 2-week experience, Adams worked with a multidisciplinary team, including Physical Therapy, Athletic Training, Massage Therapy, and Sports Psychology, to take care of athletes and supporting … Read more

Family Medicine, Piedmont Health Collaborate on Grant to Improve Training in Overcoming Language and Disability Barriers

A 黑料网 Family Medicine collaboration with Piedmont Health Services (PHS) and partners has resulted in a $3 million Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant to improve training in overcoming language and disability barriers, which limit access to care for many patients. The 5-year project, 鈥淧rimary Care Training and Enhancement – Language and Disability Access … Read more

Family Medicine, Interdisciplinary Team Receive NIH Grant for Center for Tobacco Regulatory Science

Stark disparities remain in who uses tobacco products and their resulting health outcomes. The University of North Carolina has received a competitive, five-year grant from the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Food and Drug Administration to be one of seven Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science nationwide. 黑料网鈥檚 Center, titled 鈥淎dvancing Tobacco Regulatory … Read more

Lombardi Leads New Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center

Brianna Lombardi, Ph.D., MSW, and Family Medicine colleagues are recipients of a recently awarded $4.5 million five-year HRSA grant to form a new Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center (BHWRC) at 黑料网. Lombardi is the Primary Investigator and the Director of the BHWRC, which will function as a sister center to the Carolina Health Workforce Research … Read more

黑料网 Department of Family Medicine Authors Second Edition of Chronic Illness Care Textbook

Springer recently announced the publication of the second edition of聽Chronic Illness Care, Principles and Practice, which was edited by Timothy P. Daaleman,聽DO, MPH, and Margaret R. Helton, MD, from the University of North Carolina Department of Family Medicine. Faculty members in the Department of Family Medicine, faculty across the 黑料网-Chapel Hill campus, and other national … Read more

Goldstein Represents 黑料网 at White House Smoking Cessation Forum

Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, traveled to the White House on June 1 for the Cancer Moonshot Smoking Cessation Forum. The meeting highlighted the Biden Administration鈥檚 commitment to tackling the single biggest driver of cancer deaths in this country鈥攕moking鈥攁nd efforts underway across sectors to equitably expand access to effective smoking cessation support. 鈥淢y visit to the … Read more

黑料网 Family Medicine Innovations Award 鈥� Special Call for Behavioral Health Projects

黑料网 Department of Family Medicine (DFM) is interested in supporting the growth of the department鈥檚 behavioral health research through this special call for applications. Projects funded under this call will facilitate future successful grant proposals focused on behavioral health. This call uses the same submission and review mechanism as the DFM鈥檚 Innovation Awards [/fammed/research/research-funding-programs/innovation-award/] but … Read more