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.
Upcoming Events
Monday 12:00 am
Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week
Tuesday 10:00 am
Project GRACE: Community-Academic Partnership for Health Equity
News
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Three Languages, One Message: Always Happy to Help: Meet Blen Biru
by Melissa Marcus Grant applications might give pause to some academics, but for Blen (rhymes with rain) Biru they’re just another day’s work. From helping with applications to mastering languages, there’s little Blen can’t tackle. We reached out to her to learn more about what she does. Tell us about your role at CHER. What’s … Continued
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Making Things, Telling Stories: Meet Josephine McKelvy
by Melissa Marcus Josephine McKelvy, Ph.D., has many talents, not the least of which is her role as an Evaluation Research Scientist with Abacus. Her skills range from scrap-booking to making sure programs are sending the message and doing the work they need to do. From a birds-eye view to a ground-level perspective, Josephine has … Continued
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Research Support Across Projects is Music to Our Ears: Meet Airianne Posey
by Melissa Marcus As an advanced research assistant, Airianne Posey supports a wide variety of projects in the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER). Her skills range across projects and programs, and she even knows how to carry a tune. And even this is only a fraction of what Airianne Posey can do. We reached … Continued
Featured Project
MED STUDENT VOICES
Health equity podcast episodes from Fall 2022 are out now! Hear from UNC medical students and their guests on health equity topics.
The fourth episode is “A Local vs. National Evaluation of Community Resilience to COVID-19,” hosted by Anameeka (Annu) Singh, Grayson Privette, Peter Said and Rizk Alghorazi.