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Birds, Bees and Barbershops
African American barbershops have long been places for the black community to open up, to speak freely. And Dr. Tanya Coakley is looking to them in her attempt to help foster better health communication between fathers and sons.
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Best of luck to our three HHS graduate students competing in UNCG’s annual 3-Minute Thesis Competition
HHS graduate students competing in UNCG’s annual 3-Minute Thesis Competition: Olivia Cook, Human Development and Family Studies Elvis Foli, Kinesiology Mackenzie Pierson, Kinesiology Show your support and vote HHS by Nov. 19! https://grs.uncg.edu/enrolled/3mt/virtual-3mt/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Read%20More&utm_campaign=Top5_2020-11-13
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Improving Care For The Elderly
Even as a child, she would go out of her way to spend time with older relatives and neighbors. So when Melissa and her daughters took a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program to work in a nursing home, she was shocked to see disparities and neglect among the residents.…
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After a breast cancer diagnosis, many Black women face barriers that delay their care
After a breast cancer diagnosis, many Black women face barriers that delay their care
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How to Maintain Healthy Relationships during Election Season
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Advising Black Male Students in 2020 and Beyond
This article was originally posted on August 24, 2020. HHS Student Success Navigator, Life Coach, and Instructor Bill Johnson is a co-author. As the Fall 2020 semester begins, a call to serve incoming Black male students is warranted. Advisors and administrators can work together to improve the overall experience for…
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Students: Need extra help? Tutoring, workshops, extra instruction?
Visit the Academic Achievement Center! The Academic Achievement Center offers workshops, tutoring, and supplemental instruction free as part of your tuition.
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PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT:
THE LATEST ON COVID-19https://news.uncg.edu/public-health-expert-covid-19-latest/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Q%26A%20with%20Dr.%20Toller%20Erasquin&utm_campaign=CW_2020-08-12
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Is mask mandate slowing the spread?
“It’s high compliance, plus social distancing and hand-washing. And the quarantining of oneself if you are testing positive. It’s a combination,” said Sharon Morrison, MSPH, MHSE, Ph.D., a professor in the department of public health education at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Read the complete article in the High Point Enterprise.
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A Sweaty Stair Workout That Takes Just 20 Minutes
“Going up steps is definitely more stressful on the body,” certified exercise physiologist DeAnne Davis Brooks, Ed.D, C.S.C.S., an associate professor in the department of kinesiology at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and USATF Level 1-track coach, tells SELF. “It’s higher intensity than walking on level ground.” Read the complete interview…
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Professor Irby Coard discusses race and ethnicity on Triad Today
To see more of her work, visit caminoslab.org/onetalk.
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TRIAD TODAY CHATS WITH UNCG PROFESSOR, DR. PAM BROWN, ABOUT KINESIOLOGY
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UNCG APPOINTS NEW CHANCELLOR’S FELLOW FOR CAMPUS CLIMATE, DR. ANDREA HUNTER
https://news.uncg.edu/new-chancellors-fellow-campus-climate/
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HHS Student Success Coordinator, Zithobile Nxumalo speaks with WFMY about “How to be an ally to minority communities”
Read story on WFMY.
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Dr. Yarneccia Dyson selected as a 2020 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar
https://hhs.uncg.edu/swk/dr-yarneccia-d-dyson-selected-as-a-2020-health-disparities-research-institute-scholar/ National Institute of Minority Health Disparities
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High-risk vs. low-risk: Here’s what to consider when planning summer outings, activities
WFMY News 2 spoke with a doctor and a public health professor about how they would rate some common summer outings and activities when it comes to the risk of coronavirus transmission