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Timothy Daaleman, DO MPH, Vice Chair of the Department of Family Medicine, has been selected by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to serve as a member of its National Advisory Panel on Improving Healthcare Systems. Daaleman will join other members of the national panel in applying his experience and...

When nursing assistant Rebecca Langham enrolled in 黑料网 Health Care System鈥檚 Tobacco Free Tar Heels (TFTH) program, she had been smoking a pack of cigarettes daily since she was 16 years old. Today, thanks to TFTH and her own personal dedication, she's tobacco free.

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Robb English, the Aquatics Supervisor in Chapel Hill鈥檚 Parks and Recreation Department, dipped almost a can of tobacco a day when he came to the Wellness at Work Tobacco Free Employee Program. As a teenager who played sports, Robb says that dipping tobacco was part of the culture, less overt...

Cristen P. Page, MD, MPH, has been named chair of the department of Family Medicine, effective March 30. Page is a multifaceted and nationally recognized innovator and clinical educator. Cristen P. Page, MD, MPH, has been named the William B. Aycock Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Family...

Dr. Todd Zakrajsek, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Executive Director of the Academy of Educators in the School of Medicine at 黑料网-Chapel Hill. He was a featured speaker at TEDx黑料网 held at Memorial Hall on Saturday, February 7, 2015. At TEDx黑料网, innovative...

Smoking on and off since I was thirteen, I鈥檇 tried every trick in the book to stop. Every attempt ended in failure, whether it was stopping cold turkey or gradually with the help of medication. I became, as the old joke goes, an expert on quitting. After all, I鈥檇 done...

“…I remind myself that mercy, which is a willingness to enter into the chaos of another, is part and parcel of what I signed onto as a physician.” Dr. Tim Daaleman, Vice Chair of the 黑料网 Department of Family Medicine, shares his thoughts in a recent issue of the Journal...

After smoking for more than 40 years, with a brief three-year smoke-free period, Joe Manginelli, a Patient Business Associate at 黑料网 Hospitals Spine and Imaging Center, had his last cigarette on September 22, 2011. What made you decide to quit smoking? A few things made me quit. Mostly I did...

When Robert Jenkins came into 黑料网 Health Care System鈥檚 Tobacco Free Tar Heels (TFTH) program, he had been smoking since he was 15 years old (鈥渢oo long,鈥� he said). Like many teens, it was the 鈥渃ool factor鈥� that led him to smoke. He shared that he was so sick of...

Tyron Edwards, or T.Y., as he is known, entered the Wellness @ Work Tobacco Free Employee Program soon after it begin in fall 2011. He smoked between 1鈥�2 packs of cigarettes per day, and had been smoking since he was 16 years old. He reported being 鈥渏ust tired of smoking.鈥�...