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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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Celebrating by Giving Back: Beth’s Crowdfunding Story

Posted 1 year 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

Health Career Symposium Draws 135 High School Students

Posted 3 years ago

Every year since 1963, UNC Hospitals Volunteer Association has sponsored a North Carolina High School Health Career Symposium in Carrington Hall, the School of Nursing. This year the focus was on Neonatology, the care of premature and ill infants. Over … 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

  • Wide image of the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill

    UNC Health Foundation Raises Record $229M in FY22

    Despite the ongoing challenges facing all aspects of healthcare in North Carolina and around the world, donors, friends and alumni have continued to support the mission of UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine with overwhelming enthusiasm. For the … Continued

  • Kenan Medical Scholars posing for a picture in Reidsville NC

    Kenan Primary Care Medical Scholars – Training Across NC

    Now entering its 11th year, the Kenan Primary Care Medical Scholars program gives medical students diverse training experiences in rural and urban areas of the state. With primary care shortages in all rural North Carolina counties, the program’s goal is … Continued

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    “The Longiotti Family Lobby” at UNC Family Medicine Center

    In June, the UNC Family Medicine Center lobby in Chapel Hill was renamed “The Longiotti Family Lobby” in recognition of a generous gift from Mr. Samuel Longiotti to honor his father, Nazzareno Longiotti. This gift’s endowment will strive to honor … Continued