The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, through their philanthropic collaborative problem-solving program, has funded a multi-year effort in eastern Carteret County to engage the community to build their own capacity for community resilience. As part of that effort, UNC faculty acted … Read more
How Communities Can Partner to Increase Access to Summer Meals for Kids and Teens The Carolina Hunger Initiative at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention partnered with the NC Department of Public Instruction on 2021 Summer Nutrition … Read more
Building Bridges Between Communities and Carolina Faculty for 15 Years The Thorp Faculty Engaged Scholars program, in its 15th year, is currently working with its eighth two-year cohort of Carolina faculty. The program is a faculty development initiative on the … Read more
Offering a Graduate Certificate in Rural Pharmacy Health as a Strategy in Addressing Healthcare Workforce Development The presentation will focus on the Rural Pharmacy Health Certificate program which has been uniquely offered on the Asheville campus of UNC Eshelman School … Read more
By Michael Vazquez, PhD Philosopher Juliana Bidadanure recently addressed the Carolina community in Caldwell Hall and underscored the imperative that we as a society “establish communities where young and old are able to stand, and relate to one another, as … Read more
Basic Data Navigation is an interactive educational program partnered with the UNC Health Cancer Care Navigation program, a multidisciplinary team of trained oncology navigators designed to help navigate cancer patient care by providing resources and reducing their healthcare burdens. The … Read more
In this talk, learn more about ways that the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute engage with their Community Advisory Boards. Learn about the differences and similarities in their community advisory board … Read more
The vision of the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) is to develop and sustain a community that actively partners with UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to reduce the burden of cancer and eliminate cancer disparities in North Carolina. … Read more
The Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative’s (FFORC) partnership with the Warren County Food Policy Council, Colonial Lodge and Soul City Farm, located in Warrenton and Norlina, has been the result of long-term investment and relationship building. While FFORC team … Read more
With over 300 partners in all 100 North Carolina counties, the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center engages with museums, archives, libraries, alumni associations, historic sites and other cultural heritage groups who want to share their collections online. Center staff work … Read more
