Author Archives: Reid Johnson
NCDHHS, FIT Wellness Highlight Importance of Healthcare for the Formerly Incarcerated

Panel Members: FIT Wellness family physician Daniel Whitesides, MD; mother of patient Barbara Nagel; FIT Wellness Clinic Manager LaChrystal Williams; FIT Wellness Lead Psychiatrist Ted Zarzar, MD; NCHDHHS Director of DMH/DD/SUS Kelly Crosbie, MSW, LCSW; NC FIT Director Evan Ashkin, MD; NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley, MPP; NCDHHS Chief Psychiatrist and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Carrie … Read more
ºÚÁÏÍø Family Medicine Patient Newsletter Summer 2024
Topics Let’s Talk Health with Dr. Dana Neutze Lifestyle Medicine Clinic Updates ºÚÁÏÍø Family Medicine’s Impact Meet Our Team In the Community Feel free to email us at familymedicine@med.unc.edu with any suggestions or concerns! Let’s Talk Health with Dr. Dana Neutze – Childhood Vaccinations We have many longstanding, highly effective vaccines to fight illnesses that has … Read more
Vielot Receives K01 Grant to Reduce HPV Vaccination Disparities

Nadja Vielot, PhD ºÚÁÏÍø Family Medicine Assistant Professor Nadja Vielot, PhD, was recently awarded a four-year K01 grant totaling over $620K by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The grant, “Developing and piloting an intervention to reduce human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination disparities in rural adolescents,” aims to … Read more
ºÚÁÏÍø Family Medicine Researchers Awarded Grant to Improve Cannabis Warnings

ºÚÁÏÍø Family Medicine faculty Leah Ranney, PhD, Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, and team were recently rewarded a five-year, $2.9 million grant studying cannabis warnings. The award from the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will go towards research involving a legal analysis of existing cannabis warning regulations, interviews with cannabis regulators, the development of … Read more