College of Health and Human Services

UNC Charlotte’s Master of Health Administration is ranked among the most affordable graduate degrees in health care administration by Healthcare Administration Degree Programs. 
Using the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator database, more than 280 schools were identified as having qualifying degree programs. The 30 most affordable accredited programs were selected and ranked based on average annual cost, including tuition and fees. UNC Charlotte was ranked no. 17.

UNC Charlotte and Gaston County are working together on an effort to protect and monitor a key portion of the county’s water supply. Funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the “Healthy Wells” program will establish a public digital database of the county’s wells and promote the protection of private well water supplies.

The 108th North Carolina Nurses Association Convention is set for Wednesday, Sept. 30, through Friday, Oct. 2, in Concord, and the UNC Charlotte​ School of Nursing and Office of Distance Education​ are platinum cosponsors of ​the ​exhibit hall and mobile app for attendees at this year’s event.

​Sponsorship will help UNC Charlotte’s nursing programs stand out in the crowd​ and attract potential students.  

While the results of new National Institutes of Health study on blood pressure management could help reduce cardiovascular disease and save lives, questions on the data and its implementation remain, according to one UNC Charlotte expert.

The NIH research found targeting a lower blood pressure than previously recommended in high risk patients ages 50 and up led to a significant drop in cardiovascular events and stroke, and reduced the risk of death by a quarter.

Tricia Turner, an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, will be a guest on the Sept. 17 edition of “The Live Wire,” Inside UNC Charlotte’s streaming webcast. Starting at 2 p.m., Thursday, she will discuss how ankle injuries, even “long-healed” ones, can change a person’s movement.

Julie Howell really likes calling North Carolina home, so much so, that she sought the opportunity to settle in the Tar Heel State about 16 years ago.

A native of Olathe, Kan., Howell retired from the telecommunications industry after a 26-year career in which she lived in several large cities.

Roy Fielding, senior lecturer in kinesiology, recently received the Special Citation for Exceptional Volunteer Service from the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross. The award recognizes Fielding’s “sustained performance that has substantially exceeded the volunteer’s original commitment.”

Vivian Lord, interim chair of the UNC Charlotte School of Social Work, recently summited Mount Kilimanjaro. She’s back on campus and shares her story

Social work professor Annelise Mennicke has earned a leadership and service award from a respected national organization in the field. She is the recipient of the 2015 student award for leadership and service from the Group of the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE).

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), one of the largest and longest-running surveys of America’s health and nutritional status, established an outpost on UNC Charlotte’s campus this summer. NHANES field teams conducted more than 300 in-home interviews across the area, and about the same number visited the mobile examination center on campus for a comprehensive physical exam.