UNC Family Medicine is committed to working in partnership and service to individuals, community organizations and local, state and government agencies to address the health needs of the population. As one of the best Family Medicine departments in the nation, we aspire to a leadership role in improving the health of the communities we serve. Community Health at UNC Family Medicine can be divided into four different areas. Read below about all the ways we try to care for our communities.
Community Health
We aspire to improve the health of the communities we serve

Community Health News
Standard Black Doula Program Awarded Duke Endowment
According to the Centers for Disease Control, in the United States, childbirth mortality rates for Black pregnant persons are 3-4 times greater than their white counterparts, no matter their socioeconomic or education status. Given this alarming disparity, Family Medicine assistant professor Venus Standard, MSN, CNM, founded the Alliance for Black Doulas for Black Mamas (ABDBM), which … Continued
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