Outreach

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, and Create an interdisciplinary service learning environments for students in the health science programs at UNC.

Telebility
TelAbility is an innovative, community oriented, interdisciplinary program that uses telecommuni-cations to improve the lives of children with disabilities. Using real time video-conferencing and internet technologies, TelAbility provides comprehensive, coordinated, family centered care to children with disabilities across North Carolina and offers education, training, and peer support for people who care for them.

Kidney Education Outreach Program
Increased awareness of personal risk factors and increased knowledge about how the kidneys function will encourage North Carolinians to ask "Doc, how are my kidneys?" before they develop end-stage renal disease. The UNCKC's Kidney Education Outreach Program (KEOP) hosts screenings, focus groups and educational sessions to learn more about kidney disease.

UNC Center for Infectious Disease Worldwide Projects
Check out the global activity of Infectious Disease.

preceptor.org
Preceptor.org is being developed as an easy-to-use comprehensive web site for community preceptors. It will serve as a central resource for information dissemination between AHECs and health professional schools using community-based preceptors.

STEP on AIDS/STDs
Students Teaching Early Prevention (STEP) on STD's is a program aimed at prevention of disease through education. The program is supported by first and second year medical students who travel to local middle schools to teach students, in a non-judgmental manner, about the nature, transmission, and prevention of various STD infection, especially HIV.

Medical Equipment for the Developing World
MEDWorld is a volunteer organization that was designed to collect and recycle unused medical supplies that would otherwise be discarded. The materials we collect are sent to developing countries where they can be used in clinics and hospitals serving the poor. MEDWorld was created by UNC physicians, medical students and hospital staff who were looking for an opportunity to do community service on a global scale while improving staff morale and reducing hospital waste. MEDWorld is an environmentally responsible alternative for our hospitals to re-use disposable recyclable material to save lives across the world.

Office of International Activities (OIA)
The primary function of the OIA is to develop programmatic structure and support for UNC medical students interested in global health electives and guidance to medical student-led initiatives in global health formally supported by UNC. The OIA will also work with student affairs to improve the experience of international students working at UNC and with residency directors to promote international experiences for residents.

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