Author Archives: Reid Johnson
Faculty Lead Landmark Study on North Carolina’s Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce
Brianna Lombardi, PhD, MSW, and Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, served as lead investigators on a major new statewide report assessing the need, supply, and distribution of North Carolina’s mental health and substance use (MH/SU) services workforce. Released by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, the report, State of North Carolina’s Mental Health … Read more
UNC Chatham Researchers Publish Evaluation of Successful Rural Maternity Care Center
A new three‑year evaluation led by the UNC Chatham Hospital Maternity Care Center (MCC) team shows that reopening a rural Level I maternity unit can provide safe, high‑quality birth outcomes, significantly reduce travel burdens for families, and offer a strong family physician and midwife‑led model for rural maternity care. Patient interviews also revealed high satisfaction … Read more
UNC Family Medicine Launches Primary Care Behavioral Health Collaborative at East Pittsboro, Advancing Whole‑Person Care
The UNC Department of Family Medicine has launched UNC Health’s first private practice-based Primary Care Behavioral Health Collaborative, embedding critical mental health services directly into a primary care practice to improve access, reduce stigma, and intervene earlier for patients across the lifespan. The initiative, based at UNC Health Family Medicine and Pediatrics at East Pittsboro, … Read more
UNC Study Confirms Shingles Vaccine Effectiveness in Older Adults
Nadja Vielot, PhD, an epidemiologist in the UNC Department of Family Medicine, is lead author of a newly published study in Annals of Internal Medicine that provides real-world evidence for the effectiveness of the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) in older adults. The research team conducted a target trial emulation using Medicare claims data from 2007 … Read more