UNC Rural Monthly News:
🔍38 Partner Resources & Offerings
🗓️Upcoming Events
🛠️HOPE Toolkit for #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
🚐ATLAS Mobile Clinic

Click for ways to strengthen your community-campus partnerships: icont.ac/4Y5Oa

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Let us work together to spread awareness of the importance of mental health and provide resources and support for those who may be struggling.

Register for the Digital Opportunities Gathering on June 4 in Flat Rock, NC. We will celebrate the completion of Dogwood Health Trust planning grants in WNC counties while sharing stories of digital inclusion planning & implementation successes from across NC: iei.ncsu.edu/band-nc/events/

Beginning May 15, Jill V. Hamm, Ph.D., the William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Education, will step into the role of UNC School of Education interim dean. ⬇️

The Trust launched Healthy Places NC in 2012 to invest in community-driven health solutions in 10 rural counties. Explore our 10-Year Evaluation Report for insights that shaped our $100M commitment to boost community health for NC residents.

bit.ly/3vyYAp9

Medicaid expansion has helped rural people at a greater rate than their urban and suburban counterparts, according to our analysis. Over 416k people have signed up for Medicaid since NC expanded eligibility in December. About 40% of them are rural. ow.ly/gWIs50RsZx1

Now accepting applications for the Arts and Humanities Research Grant until May 20. The grant provides support to scholarly, creative, or artistic pursuits and research projects led by individuals or teams. More info: unc.live/3PVMkpu

Goal reached for NC CEAL study on the mental health & stress challenges Black or African American women experienced during COVID-19 pandemic.

Thanks for helping us find participants! Make sure to follow NC CEAL to see the findings.

#BlackWomenHealth #MentalHealth #PublicHealth

April News: bit.ly/49SnPki
🔹Access insights in the new NC Pandemic Recovery Regional Focus-Group Report
🔹Save the date: June 13 Statewide Summit on Suicide Prevention
🔹Read our #UNC Out of the Darkness Walk recap
🔹Watch our TY video to community college partners

A truly astounding (and adorable 😊) community-campus partnership in rural Person County, North Carolina! ConGRADulations Carolina Community Academy + UNC School of Education! #CommunityEngaged

One of this week's Rural Community Conversations took us to Windsor, NC to meet with community-campus partner Nicole & others. Bertie County business owners check out the Elevate Summit on 5/21 she's leading with NCGrowth & SmartUp: eventbrite.com/e/the-elevate-…

#Bertie

Thanks Carolina Center for Public Service for sharing this upcoming Campus Compact webinar with us! Who else is joining on 5/8 for Transcending Institutional Boundaries: Transformative Experiential Learning Opportunities In Rural Communities?

compact.org/events/transce…

#CommunityEngaged #RuralNC

The WCC team 'brought a pivotal change in Rob’s life. The school district employed a dedicated mental health service provider who provided Rob with daily support tailored to his specific needs. The school paid for the provider using Medicaid money already allocated by state.' 👏🏽

We're sharing BIG NEWS in our April newsletter. Subscribe to be the first to know about new events and resources aimed at helping North Carolina communities advance their work: bit.ly/ncIMPACTsubscr…

#nc IMPACT #community #collaboration #innovation #northcarolina #nc

“I think there is a commonly shared narrative that individuals are mainly responsible for what they consume & how they consume it... But we also have to look at the food environment & policy effects that people are immersed in.”

We’re excited to announce the inaugural “COMM Day” on April 26 🗓️

COMM Day aims to celebrate the academic achievements and guided research endeavors of extraordinary students within #UNC COMM 🎉
 
Open to everyone, including family and friends! 👫👬👬

#UNC #EngageCreateCritique

During this week's Rural Community Conversations, Adam & Gail met in Carthage. They learned more about the town's history & the famed Tyson & Jones Buggy Co. #DYK the factory produced 3000 horse-drawn carriages per year during its peak?! #RuralNC

The third forum of the Our State, Our Wellbeing program is underway at the UNC School of Government! We’re so proud of the work these teams are doing in their communities across #NorthCarolina to prevent suicide. Learn more about their progress: bit.ly/3OFgEDu #CarolinaAcross100 💚

All members of the Faculty of Color and Indigenous Faculty Group are invited for a drop in social event in Hyde Hall on April 30.

Please RSVP by April 23: iah.unc.edu/event/focif-eo…