Mission

The UNC Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) brings together collaborative, multidisciplinary teams of stakeholders to improve health in North Carolina communities with a shared commitment to innovation, collaboration and health equity.

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News

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  SOM Professional Development Grants Help CHER Colleagues Grow

  by Abby Arcuri The UNC School of Medicine awards grants to support professional development among its employees. Recently, many people from CHER were awarded these grants. To support the professional development of its employees, the UNC School of Medicine awards grants. These grants invest in the employees’ talent and prosper growth. Some of CHER’s employees … Read more

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  Professional Development Grant: Veena Reddy

  by Abby Arcuri Recently, Veena Reddy was awarded a Staff Professional Development Grant Award from the UNC School of Medicine. Reddy was awarded the grant on account of her work on the Collaborate and Leverage Evidence in African American Rural Network (Co-LEARN) Project. Co-LEARN focuses on reducing rural North Carolina’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden. This … Read more

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  Professional Development Grant: Shikira Flounory

  by Abby Arcuri One CHER employee awarded a professional development grant is Shikira Flounory. She is a research program manager who works on the New IDEAS Project. Flounory is also part of CHER’s leadership team. With the grant, Flounory will be attending the Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation Methods Course. The workshop aims to give … Read more

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  Professional Development Grant: Shelly Maras

  by Abby Arcuri One employee awarded a professional development grant was Shelly Maras. She is a research scientist with CHER who works on projects within Abacus Evaluation. With the grant money, Maras will be taking an Intermediate Data Visualization Course through the Data Matters series. This is hosted by UNC’s Odum Institute for Research in … Read more

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  Med Students Reflect on 10th Biennial Conference of the Society for Humanities, Social Science, and Medicine

  by Abby Arcuri The 10th Biennial Conference of the Society for Humanities, Social Science and Medicine was recently held on UNC’s campus. This conference celebrates the impact of social sciences and humanities on the practice of medicine and broader public health. Emma Tayloe, a CHER-affiliated medical student who presented at the conference shared information on … Read more