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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 3 weeks 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 2 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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    New Fund To Promote Diversity In Speech and Hearing Science

    By Bobby Hundley, UNC Health Foundation Jenni Shafer, PhD, has dedicated her career to helping others. In addition to academic accomplishments that include earning her PhD from the UNC School of Medicine’s Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences and a … Continued

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    Targeted Therapies for a Silent Struggle

    By Katie Nash, UNC Health Foundation Research evolves quickly and does not always follow a grand plan. For Aadra Bhatt, this flexibility led to finding her career passion. An assistant professor in UNC School of Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and … Continued

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    Celebrating by Giving Back: Beth’s Crowdfunding Story

    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