Skip to main content

What is Community Health at UNC Family Medicine?

Curious about what exactly Community health means at UNC Family Medicine? We put together a one-pager to show you! 

May 2018 Newsletter

May is Mental Health Awareness Month Your health care t … Read more

UNC Researchers Funded by National Geographic to Study Retirement from the U.S. to Latin America

Philip Sloane, MD, MPH

Retiring south within the United States has long been a trend, but more and more Americans are retiring even further south, for reasons such as climate, cost of living, lifestyle, and affordable health care,” says Dr. Philip Sloane, the Elizabeth and Oscar Goodwin Distinguished Professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics

Featured Provider: Shawn Kane, MD, FAAFP, FACSM

Picture of Shawn Kane, MD, FAAFP, FACSM

Shawn Kane “For as long as I can remember I wanted to b … Read more

UNC Family Medicine Reach Out and Read Program Receives Grant from Strowd Roses

Reading to child

UNC Family Medicine’s Reach Out and Read Program (ROAR) recently received a one year grant from the Strowd Roses, Inc. community grant program for the purchase of children’s books. ROAR is a nonprofit organization that incorporates books into pediatric care and encourages families to read out-loud together.

April 2018 Newsletter

Celebrating Carolina Care Excellence The UNC Medical Ce … Read more

Department of Family Medicine Authors Chronic Illness Care Textbook

Springer recently announced publication of a major health care textbook entitled, Chronic Illness Care: Principles and Practice, which was edited by Timothy Daaleman, DO, MPH, and Margaret Helton, MD, from the UNC Department of Family Medicine.

March 2018 Newsletter

UNC School of Medicine Ranked #1 in Primary Care UNC Sc … Read more