Interdisciplinary Seminar in Health Disparities: Healthcare Delivery in the Age of COVID-19 This interdisciplinary Seminar will hold intensive and collaborative sessions focused on health outcome and health delivery problems resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Our main research topic is health disparities in healthcare delivery and how the COVID-19 pandemic shapes systems and impacts resources, including… Read more »
Sheps and Gillings faculty to lead multi-year evaluation of NC’s Medicaid transformation
Faculty at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have entered into a $2.5 million contract for the current year with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS). The School will serve as the official evaluation center for the state’s landmark Medicaid transformation — a partnership that will have… Read more »
Primary care providers have a role to play in the treatment of opioid use disorder
In an effort to increase the availability of treatments for opioid use in the United States, health care leaders and policymakers have worked to expand the role of primary care providers in administering therapy for opioid use disorder (OUD) – a strategy that appears to be effective according to a new study from researchers at… Read more »
First-of-its-kind UNC study finds oral hygiene training can significantly reduce pneumonia in nursing homes
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (June 19, 2020) – The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, a leading health services research group based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has published a paper in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open evaluating the effectiveness of its Mouth Care… Read more »
Members of the Sheps Community Share Their Views on Racism
In response to recent events, members of the Sheps community have shared their videos on racism in the video posted below. In order of appearance: Mark Holmes, Crystal Cené, Brad Wright, Dan Jonas, Sharita Thomas, Jacquie Halladay, Sheryl Zimmerman, Adam Zolotor, Marisa Domino
UNC-Duke Analysis of Opioid Use in NC Shows Progress, Continued Challenges
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, with support from Arnold Ventures, have just published a white paper titled “Prescription Opioid Use and Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in North Carolina Medicaid: 2013-2018”. A new analysis finds that while progress is being made in North Carolina’s opioid epidemic,… Read more »
AcademyHealth Interest Group Selection by Kathleen Thomas
State Benchmarking, Employment Outcomes, and Implications for People with Disabilities, lead author Kathleen Thomas, was selected at AcademyHealth 2018 to be featured in the first ever “Best of IG” session at the 2018 Annual Research Meeting. These were presented at the Interest Group Pre-Conference Meeting. You can read the abstract at this link: https://academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/2018ig/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/25473
Sheps Center and U.S. Centers for Disease Control Seek Cause of Mysterious Tick Rash
Among the many tick bite-related diseases that exist in North Carolina, one of the most feared is Lyme Disease, a condition that often begins with a growing, target-shaped rash surrounding the site of a tick bite. What many people don’t realize is that this rash, called erythema migrans, is rarely due to Lyme disease in this… Read more »
Study of International Retirement Migration from North America to Colonial Cities in Latin America
International retirement migration is a growing phenomenon that is expected to accelerate with the aging of the baby boomer generation. In the Western hemisphere, migrants particularly favor medium-sized historic, picturesque colonial cities in Latin America. Their impact on these settings is large and complex but has received little systematic study. This phenomenon can stimulate economic… Read more »
Dr. Parth Shah receives prestigious Distinguished Dissertation Award
Parth Shah (center) with dissertation committee member Macary Marciniak (left) and NRSA fellowship mentor Betsy Sleath (right) AHRQ NRSA Postdoctoral Trainee, Parth Shah, PhD, received the 2018 Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award in the area of Social Sciences. Dr. Shah was recognized and presented with a plaque at The Graduate School’s Annual Graduate Student Recognition… Read more »
How can we improve health and health care in rural America?
Mark Holmes, PhD Associate professor of health policy and management Director, UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research George Pink, PhD Humana Distinguished Professor of health policy and management How can we improve health and health care in rural America?
The challenge of preventing mass shootings through mental health records
In the aftermath of the school shooting in Florida, there’s been discussion of addressing those with mental and emotional problems. But preventing violence by using mental health records is more complicated than many realize. What systems are already in place and what are the challenges? Judy Woodruff gets perspective from Jeffrey Swanson, Professor in Psychiatry and… Read more »
Diabetes Results That Can Make a Difference: The Monitor Trial
Diabetes Results That Can Make a Difference by April Reese, Programs Manager, North Carolina Division of Public Health, and Patient Partner in the PCORI-funded MONITOR Trial. “Anything we can do to help people manage their condition within a budget is high on the list of things we in public health want to achieve. So,… Read more »
“Improving Youth Question-Asking and Provider Education during Pediatric Asthma Visits”
“Improving Youth Question-Asking and Provider Education during Pediatric Asthma Visits” will be published in the Patient Education and Counseling Journal. It was authored by Betsy Sleath, Delesha M. Carpenter, Scott A. Davis, Claire Hayes Watson, Charles Lee, Ceila E. Loughlin, Nacire Garcia, Daniel S. Reuland, and Gail Tudor. “The question prompt list and video intervention… Read more »
How can we improve health and health care in rural America?
How can we improve health and health care in rural America? Mark Holmes, PhD Professor of health policy and management Director, UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research George Pink, PhD Humana Distinguished Professor of health policy and management Read the entire article here: How can we improve health and health care… Read more »
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