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NPR: Deadliest Phase Of Fentanyl Crisis Eases, As All States See Recovery

By Brian Mann, NPR The deadliest phase of the street fentanyl crisis appears to have ended, as drug deaths continue to drop at an unprecedented pace. For the first time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have now … Read more

Fellow in Focus: Laurel Sharpless

Laurel Sharpless is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Health Behavior at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. We reached out to Sharpless to learn more about her work, her life, and her academic journey through … Read more

Fellow in Focus: Callie Rockey-Bartlett

Callie Rockey-Bartlett is a Master of Public Health student at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, specializing in injury and violence prevention. We reached out to Rockey-Bartlett to learn more about her work, her life, and her academic … Read more

Fellow in Focus: Erin Shore

Erin Shore is a fifth-year PhD candidate in the department of Epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. We reached out to Shore to learn more about her work, her life, and her academic journey through the … Read more

UNC IPRC Injury and Violence Prevention Fellow Laurel Sharpless Featured in CDC Connects

Laurel Sharpless, an Injury and Violence Prevention Fellow at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC), was featured in CDC Connects where she shared insights about her experience in the ICRC Summer Internship Program. During her internship at the National Center … Read more

Fellow in Focus: Adia Louden, MPH

Adia Louden is a fourth-year doctoral student at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. We reached out to Louden to learn more about her work, her life, and her academic journey through the following Q & A. How did … Read more

Medicaid expansion may reduce deaths among formerly incarcerated, but racial disparities persist

By UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Expanding Medicaid coverage could lead to fewer deaths among those who were formerly incarcerated, but new findings from a JAMA Network Open study show significant racialized inequities in this reduction. The study, … Read more

Fellow in Focus: Avery Prescott

Avery Prescott is a first-year MPH student at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, with a concentration in Maternal, Child, and Family Health. We reached out to Prescott to learn more about his work, his life, and his … Read more

North Carolinians Can Now Get a More Detailed View of Local Governments’ Opioid Settlement Spending

Attorney General Josh Stein Unveils Updates to Community Opioid Resources Engine (CORE-NC) Friday, October 25, 2024 RALEIGH – Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that North Carolinians now have expanded access to their local governments’ spending of the $1.2 billion in … Read more

Emergency Medicine & Injury Prevention Research Center Provide Important Insights Regarding Firearm Injuries

By UNC School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine The research shows firearm injuries in N.C. are pervasive and increasing, but preventable. The findings were released earlier this year and demonstrate that firearm violence occurs in rural, suburban and urban … Read more