Category: General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology
Catherine Wilson Receives Inaugural “Dulce Garcia Award for Outstanding Medical Interpreter”
Catherine Wilson, a medical interpreter at the UNC Internal Medicine Clinic in the Ambulatory Care Center, received the inaugural “Dulce Garcia Award for Outstanding Medical Interpreter” on October 15. Selected by faculty and staff, the award was created to recognize an outstanding interpreter and role model from the UNC Medical Center who demonstrates the exemplary professional … Read more
Nutrition Insights Features Berkowitz Research and Expanded Study
Principal Investigator Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, with research partners Community Servings and Massachusetts General Hospital, was featured in Nutrition Insights for a study that focuses on using medically tailored meal delivery as an effective health care intervention for diabetes. The five-year research project grant (R01), a $2.9 million NIH grant, will support a randomized cli … Read more
Duke Clinical Research Institute, UNC Center for Health Equity Research, and Partners Receive $80 million NIH Grant to Expand COVID-19 Testing
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), in partnership with the Center for Health Equity Research at UNC-Chapel Hill and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, has received an $80 million award to serve as the coordinating and data collection center for a four-year program that will overcome barriers and increase uptake of testing among underserved and vulnerable populati … Read more
Berkowitz Research Team Awarded Nearly $3 Million To Study Medically Tailored Meal Delivery Program
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the division of general medicine, is principal investigator for a five-year “R01” grant to support a randomized clinical trial involving 200 individuals with Type 2 diabetes and food insecurity. In partnership with Community Servings and Massachusetts General Hospital, the $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health wi … Read more
Boynton Talks to WRAL About Effectiveness of COVID-19 Messaging
Marcella Boynton, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, talked with WRAL about a multi-institution projects that she participated in to test the effectiveness of different messages encouraging coronavirus safety measures such as wearing a mask or social distancing. They found that when President Trump’s name was associa … Read more
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Boynton Study Highlights Effectiveness of Messages from Public Health Organizations
A new national study led by Marcella Boynton, MD, assistant professor in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, and a member of the NCTraCS Education Team, used an experimental design to examine the effect of message source on reactions to coronavirus prevention messages. The study concluded that messages referencing a public health organization had a more po … Read more
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Researchers Argue Health Care Systems Should Use ‘Food as Medicine’ Interventions
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, co-authored a British Medical Journal analysis suggesting nutritional interventions delivered through health providers are associated with improved health outcomes. The analysis argues for increased implementation of “food is medicine” interventions in the health care syste … Read more
Cené’s New Job At UNC Health System Is To Make Health Care More Equitable in NC
The News & Observer recognized Crystal Rene Cené, MD, MPH, and the role she will play in leading an effort to change policies and practices in the UNC Health system to make it more accessible to the communities it serves. “In this new position, Dr. Cené will collaborate with leaders to first understand the barriers to care and then lead a comprehensive research and data-drive … Read more
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Becker’s Hospital Review Recognizes UNC Health’s First Head of Health Equity
Crystal Wiley Cené, MD, MPH, associate professor in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, was recognized in Becker’s Hospital Review as UNC Health’s first executive director for health equity. “Dr. Cené will collaborate with leaders to first understand the barriers to care and then lead a comprehensive research and data-driven approach with the goal of impro … Read more
COVID-19 and Health Equity: Time to Think Big
Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH and Crystal Wiley Cené, MD, MPH, from the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, and the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, are authors of a new perspective on health inequities, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine with Avik Chatterjee, MD, MPH, from the division of general medicine at Boston Medical … Read more
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Cené Addresses Latino Health During Pandemic, Recognizing Need For More Data and More Support
The News and Observer reported that a survey on coronavirus among Latinos, of corresponding health departments in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, resulted in data from 46 counties. “Information from the remaining 54 counties was either not provided or health departments did not respond to requests for it,” the story reported. Crystal Wiley Cené, MD, MPH, associate professor … Read more
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Berkowitz Will Present Free ADA Webinar on Food Insecurity and Health Disparities, CME Credits Offered.
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the division of general medicine, will participate in a health disparities education webinar with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) on July 9, from 1 pm to 2:30 pm EST. The webinar is designed for primary care providers, nurses, dietitians, certified diabetes care and education specialists, community health workers, and other … Read more