About SHAC

Learn about the Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC).

SHAC is a student led organization whose mission is to

  • Provide free health services to local underserved individuals and communities
  • Partner with communities to develop and implement sustainable programs
  • Create an interdisciplinary service learning environment for students in the health science programs at UNC

 

SHAC is run by entirely by student volunteers from many schools within UNC-CH:

 

  • School of Medicine
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Dentistry
  • School of Public Health
  • School of Social Work
  • Division of Physical Therapy (in the department of Allied Health Sciences)
  • School of Information and Library Science