Category: Health Equity
Samuel-Hodge wins inaugural Gillings Faculty Award for Excellence in Health Equity Research
October 28, 2020Carmen Samuel-Hodge, PhD, RD has been selected as the recipient of the inaugural Gillings Faculty Award for Excellence in Health Equity Research. Samuel-Hodge is an associate professor of nutrition at … Read more
UNC-led ACCURE trial remedies racial disparities in treatment for early-stage lung and breast cancer patients
May 20, 2020Adapted from the UNC Health Care and UNC School of Medicine newsroom. Results from a study published in The Journal of the National Medical Association show that a pragmatic system-based intervention … Read more
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network produces supplemental issue of Preventive Medicine highlighting disparities in cancer prevention and control
December 16, 2019In 2019, nearly 2 million Americans will receive a cancer diagnosis and more than 600,000 will die of cancer. Cancer diagnoses and deaths are disproportionately high among people who live in rural cou … Read more
UNC researchers solve racial disparities in treatment for early-stage lung cancer patients
February 18, 2019Results from a study published Feb. 4 in the journal Cancer Medicine show that a pragmatic system-based intervention within cancer treatment centers can eliminate existing disparities in treatment and … Read more
Good Bowls: A recipe for health equity
May 29, 2018Short-term and long-term health can be dictated by a paycheck, a home address, or another social determinant, but Good Bowls is a new initiative seeking to change that. Alice Ammerman, director of UNC … Read more
New research project to study impact of living wage on health
May 29, 2018Does more money equate to better health? Researchers are focusing on Minneapolis’ minimum wage increase to answer this question. University of Minnesota and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill re … Read more
CHANGE project part of AAMC Health Equity Snapshot 2018
May 22, 2018As a part of their continued commitment to improving the health of individuals and populations, academic medical centers are conducting research to find solutions for inequities in health and health c … Read more
Samuel-Hodge receives the Harriet Hylton Barr Distinguished Alumni Award
April 23, 2018Carmen Samuel-Hodge, PhD, is the 2018 Barr awardee. Samuel-Hodge, who earned a doctorate in nutrition in 2000 at the Gillings School, joined the Gillings School faculty in 2003. She has won a number o … Read more
New collaborative research project to provide a prescription for fruits and veggies
January 19, 2018A new study led by researchers at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University will provide a weekly allotment of locally grown vegetables to low-income, high-ri … Read more
Dr. Carmen Samuel-Hodge: Teacher, Mentor and Dedicated Researcher
December 5, 2017The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health recently featured Dr. Carmen Samuel-Hodge, the co-principal investigator of our Applied Research Project, CHANGE, and the Center’s Evaluation Core lead, … Read more