{"id":19505,"date":"2025-10-28T11:15:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cfar\/?p=19505"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:15:20","slug":"exploring-the-links-between-global-health-and-local-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cfar\/2025\/10\/exploring-the-links-between-global-health-and-local-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Links Between Global Health and Local Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19506 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cfar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1380\/2025\/10\/Image-1-277x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cfar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1380\/2025\/10\/Image-1-277x300.jpeg 277w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cfar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1380\/2025\/10\/Image-1.jpeg 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/>\u201cWe at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases are a large community of multi-disciplinary investigators,\u201d said\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sonia Napravnik, PhD<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, during her welcome message. \u201cAnd essentially, we all focus on improving health globally and locally, here in North Carolina and across the US.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">During University Research Week, the UNC Institute for Global Health hosted\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Global Threats, Local Actions<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u2014 a thought-provoking webinar connecting global research to health challenges in North Carolina. As the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clinical Core<\/span><\/b> <b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Associate Director for the Center for AIDS Research<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr. Napravnik introduced the Institute\u2019s mission: to put learning into practice through\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">research, training, and service<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to communities both local and global.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Panelists examined the intersection of global health threats and local public health responses. Issues raised included:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"93\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Emerging and respiratory diseases<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(e.g., avian flu)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"93\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Healthcare access and insurance barriers<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"93\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vector-borne diseases<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0like West Nile virus<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"93\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate change impacts<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on disease spread<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"93\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Substance use and overdose mortality<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"93\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rising congenital syphilis and HIV\/AIDS rates<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr. Napravnik emphasized that global health research informs local action \u2014 from preparedness to prevention \u2014 ensuring that discoveries abroad strengthen North Carolina\u2019s communities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> Other speakers from the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) included;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr. Vivian Go, Director of the CFAR&#8217;s Social, Behavioral, and Implementation Sciences <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">who h<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ighlighted the opioid epidemic and overdose mortality, pointing to the gap between evidence-based interventions and real-world implementation due to systemic barriers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr. Sarah Rutstein, CFAR Member <\/span><\/b>a<span data-contrast=\"none\">ddressed rising congenital syphilis and HIV rates, underscoring policy and access failures, especially in rural and underserved areas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases are a large community of multi-disciplinary investigators,\u201d said\u00a0Sonia Napravnik, PhD, during her welcome message. \u201cAnd essentially, we all focus on improving health globally and locally, here in North Carolina and across the US.\u201d \u00a0 During University Research Week, the UNC Institute for Global Health hosted\u00a0Global &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cfar\/2025\/10\/exploring-the-links-between-global-health-and-local-action\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Exploring the Links Between Global Health and Local Action\">Read 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