College of Health and Human Services

On Thursday, March 19, the College of Health and Human Services will mark the transition of the Department of Social Work into the new School of Social Work with a lecture and panel discussion.

Jane Hamilton-Merritt, author of “Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-92,” will be the featured guest for the Asian American Lecture Series “Voices for Change.”

This free, public event includes a lecture by Hamilton-Merritt at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, in the Cone University Center, McKnight Hall. On Thursday, March 19, there will be a panel discussion with the author, Hmong American veterans of the “secret wars” and Hmong American youth born and raised in the United States, starting at 10 a.m., in Cone Center’s McKnight Hall.

Former U.S. Marine Corps officer and current director of the N.C. Division of Veterans Affairs Ilario Pantano outlined a four-prong strategy to make North Carolina the most veteran-friendly state during the CHHS-sponsored conference devoted to addressing veterans’ health needs.

More photos from the conference are on UNC Charlotte’s Flickr feed.

The College of Health and Human Services has received a grant from the Lettie Pate White Foundation to benefit students in the nursing and allied health professions.

For the current academic year, the White Foundation has pledged more than $160,000, which will provide scholarships for female students with demonstrated financial need. To date, the foundation has awarded more than $1 million to the college.

 “Access to Culturally Competent Health Services: Serving Military Veterans from a Holistic Perspective” is a half-day conference scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in UNC Charlotte’s Cone University Center McKnight Hall.

“Por Nuestros Ojos: Understanding Social Determinants of Health through the Eyes of Youth,” co-authored by a number of UNC Charlotte researchers, was named among the four most influential research pieces related to health care disparities for 2014, according to the Culture of Health Reader Poll by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, considered the largest philanthropic efforts devoted to public health.

UNC Charlotte’s Master of Social Work degree is the most affordable program in the nation, according to the website Social Work Degree Guide.

To select its list, the website looked at a number of resources, including the average in-state graduate tuition listed on the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator. The guide noted that for the top 100 graduate social work degrees, the average in-state tuition in 2014 was $15,416. It listed UNC Charlotte’s MSW tuition at $4,008.

The First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal Committee is soliciting nominations for the 2015 award. This award recognizes outstanding scholarship, creativity and/or research among senior full-time faculty members. Each year the University with support from First Citizens Bank presents this award in order to recognize and foster the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and creative endeavors.

Starting this fall, Meredith College M.B.A. students will have the option to earn a concentration in health informatics from UNC Charlotte through a partnership between the two institutions.
UNC Charlotte, through its College of Computing and Informatics and College of Health and Human Services, is at the forefront of educating students to leverage their knowledge of computer sciences and health care to evaluate, modify and implement medical information systems as well as educate others in their use.

The College of Health and Human Services will host its annual “Dialogue for a Healthier Community” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 10, at UNC Charlotte Center City.
This year’s event, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, is entitled “Building a Healthier Charlotte: Efforts to Lead Change, Advance Health and Transform Communities.” It will feature a panel of health and human services experts who will discuss the future health of the Charlotte region.