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5 days ago
Stuart Rennie publishes article in Plos: Study finds male circumcision initiative to reduce HIV in Africa is cutting corners
Voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention among adolescents in Kenya: Unintended consequences of pursuing service-delivery targets https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0224548
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5 days ago
Health equity is a matter of health quality for E.K. Graham award winner Giselle Corbie-Smith
“Everyone deserves a chance to be healthy in this country and in this state. And that’s why I do the work that I do,” said Dr. Giselle Corbie-Smith, director of the UNC Center for Health Equity Research. https://thewell.unc.edu/2019/11/05/health-equity-is-a-matter-of-health-quality-for-e-k-graham-award-winner/
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1 month ago
Brinkley-Rubinstein publishes article in JAMA
A new study, led by Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD, in the UNC department of social medicine, finds that people who were held in restrictive housing while serving time in prison face a substantial increased risk of death after their release. Association of Restrictive Housing During Incarceration With Mortality After Release
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2 months ago
Corbie-Smith receives Kidder Graham Award
The Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award recognizes distinguished service to the state, the nation and the University by a faculty member. Giselle Corbie-Smith A nationally recognized expert on the inclusion of disparity populations in research, Giselle Corbie-Smith is the founder and director of the UNC Center for Health Equity Research, which works to improve … Continued
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