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Funds

Acceleration Fund for Research

Provides support for Gillings faculty, students and staff to address critical public health challenges through research.

Dean's Acceleration Fund

Provides support for our dean to support emerging challenges and innovative projects across the School.

Epidemiology

Provides support for the department to investigate the causes, patterns and prevention of diseases and health conditions in populations.

Health Behavior

Provides support to the department to design and evaluate interventions that help individuals and communities adopt healthier behaviors and reduce health disparities.

Health Policy and Management

Provides support to the department to prepare the next generation of leaders to improve health care systems, shape health policy and manage organizations that deliver health services.

Maternal and Child Health

Provides essential funding to the department to focus on improving the health and well-being of women, children, adolescents and families through research, practice and policy.

Nutrition

Provides critical funding to the department to examine how diet and nutrition influence health and develop evidence-based strategies to prevent disease and promote wellness across the state of North Carolina. Additionally, our faculty partner with Carolina Athletics to support the health and performance of Tar Heel student-athletes.

Public Health Leadership and Practice

Provides essential resources to connect public health research with real-world practice by training professionals and partnering with communities to improve population health.

Public Health Student Scholarships

Provides support for merit scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students.