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Advocacy and Outreach

UNC Health is deeply committed to eliminating barriers to healthcare and meeting the needs of all who reside in the communities we serve. Our hospitals offer expert translation services in Spanish and a variety of other languages. Our clinicians work with people affected by neglect or violence, providing the compassionate and specialized care they deserve. We serve communities across the state, and our telemedicine service opens new channels for medical practice in underserved rural communities. We also bring excellence in care to our international partners. With your help, UNC Health will improve health in our state, our nation and around the world.

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Golfing For The Gals Returns Sept. 19

Posted 7 months ago

Third-annual event raises funds and support for women’s cancer experts at UNC Lineberger. Lisa Milligan once dreamed of becoming a professional golfer. While she never reached the highest levels of the sport, her love and passion for golf has never … Continued

Celebrating by Giving Back: Beth’s Crowdfunding Story

Posted 2 years ago

Six years ago, Beth Silverstein took charge of her destiny. After consulting with an interdisciplinary team from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Charlotte resident decided to have a bilateral mastectomy on Feb. 3, 2015, and a Salpingo-oophorectomy to remove … Continued

 

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  • Trevor and Elizabeth Casey with their sons Wells and Paul

    Casey Family Establishes UNC Fertility Fund

    By Bobby Hundley, UNC Health Foundation Elizabeth and Trevor Casey met in 2012 and began dating soon after. The couple got married while in graduate school in 2016 and knew that they wanted to start a family as soon as … Continued

  • Group photo of UNC Health FoodWell working group outside N.C. Cancer Hospital

    UNC Health FoodWell Celebrates Official Launch

    At UNC Health, our more than 40,000 doctors, nurses, clinicians, researchers and staff members are committed to serving the people of North Carolina, improving health outcomes both here in our state and around the world. And that commitment extends beyond … Continued

  • Chris Hall with his mother, Lynn

    Mom’s Memory Inspires New Parenting Clinic

    By Mary Erskine Chris Hall, 22, a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill, has taken a low point in his life and turned it into something positive, all in memory of his mother, Lynn, who died of triple negative breast cancer in … Continued

  • Leon Adelman and the staff of Ivy Clinicians

    Building a Better Physician Marketplace

    In his first emergency medicine attending position, Leon Adelman, MD ‘08, developed an interest in managing systems of care delivery, in addition to caring for individual patients. “I really enjoyed designing processes to make sure that all patients coming through … Continued

  • Langley and Mason Maciejewski

    Mobile Unit Will Improve Hearing Health For North Carolina Children

    By Mark Kimmel, UNC Health Foundation “The ability to hear is one of those senses that’s critical to our success.” Those are the words of Linda Cook, who knows first-hand how the ability to hear can shape a person’s quality … Continued