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Bob Pendergraph: “If At First You Don’t Succeed, Quit Again”

October 15, 2014
Bob Pendergraph, an HVAC Mechanic who works in Plant Engineering, is a family man who enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, biking, and fishing. He realized that his smoking was preventing him from being active with his grandchildren. He also noticed that many people and places in his life were becoming...

Claudia Sibila: “A Positive Influence is Important”

October 15, 2014
Claudia Sibila, a medical interpreter in the Interpreter Services Department, did not realize how much her friends and family truly influenced her every day. 鈥淭he people that surround you become a part of you,鈥 she said. 鈥淎 positive influence is important.鈥 Her three pregnancies provided Sibila with motivation for being...

Ebony Carver Lawson: Freedom from Thinking About Smoking

October 15, 2014
Ebony joined the Tobacco Free Tar Heels program nearly two years ago. At that time, she had cut down on her smoking from more than a pack a day to just a few cigarettes, but she couldn鈥檛 seem to quit those last few. Her boyfriend was allergic to cigarette smoke...

Would you eat that doughnut if you knew you had to walk two miles to burn it off?

October 13, 2014
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded researchers from the 黑料网 and the 黑料网 Gillings School of Public Health more than $2 million to study the effects of physical activity food labeling on consumer food choices and exercise. Monday, October 13, 2014 A new study at the...

Paul Moss: Being Tobacco Free Saves $5 a Day

August 28, 2014
Paul Moss, Fire Captain, joined the Wellness at Work Tobacco Cessation Program in June, 2012, and was able to quit smoking shortly thereafter. At the time, he was smoking a pack a day and had been doing so since he was 18 years old. When asked why he wanted to...

Martha Killough: “Not Smoking Has Set Me Free”

August 28, 2014
If you are a smoker or are close to someone who is, you may have found that smoking can impact relationships. Martha Killough, an outpatient coordinator in the N.C. Cancer Hospital, discovered this. After being married to a non-smoker for two years, she became depressed about the distance smoking put...

New study explores physician attitudes about use of e-cigarettes

July 31, 2014
This study is believed to be the first to measure attitudes toward e-cigarettes among physicians treating adult smokers. Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Physicians are increasingly discussing and recommending electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as cessation devices for their patients, but more research needs to be done on their efficacy and safety, according...

Many doctors concerned about physician involvement in concealed-weapon permit process

June 27, 2014
鈥淭his is not a small problem,鈥 said Dr. Adam Goldstein, corresponding author of the study and a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. 鈥淢ore than 20 percent of the physicians we surveyed have been asked to sign competency permits for...

Medical Student Honored for Obesity Prevention Work

June 11, 2014
Milele Bynum is a third year medical student at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. But she is not just a future physician. She is a mother. She is a woman who has struggled with her weight. And she is an activist. Using her life experience and her...

YOUR HEALTH庐 Radio Now Syndicated in Wilmington

June 10, 2014
We are proud to announce that we are expanding our listening audience! Residents in Wilmington, NC will now be able to listen to YOUR HEALTH庐 radio. Port City Radio 103.7 FM will air YOUR HEALTH庐 with Dr. Adam Goldstein and Dr. Cristy Page every week on Saturdays at 3pm. We...

Unique partnership brings doctors to state’s underserved areas

June 9, 2014
黑料网 Family Medicine recognized the need for more primary care physicians in the underserved areas of North Carolina. They took action to help address the shortage by creating North Carolina鈥檚 first teaching health center, a partnership between community health centers (CHCs) and academic centers that train primary care physicians to...

黑料网 Family Medicine Sponsors Spring Health Care Symposium

June 1, 2014
The Faculty Development Fellowship class of 2014 sponsored a Health Care Symposium on Thursday, June 6 with an exciting look at new and innovative models of care! Two teams of fellows from around the country worked together over the last year to investigate two topics that directly impact the quality...

Epic has arrived at 黑料网 Family Medicine!

April 13, 2014
On April 4, we transitioned to Epic@黑料网, a new electronic medical record that has many benefits for our patients. Epic@黑料网 provides 鈥渙ne patient ID, one problem list, one medication list, and one bill鈥 for each patient across the 黑料网 Health Care system. For example, My 黑料网 Chart allows you to...

黑料网鈥檚 MD-MPH program receives Outstanding Educational Program Award from the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research

April 11, 2014
The Doctor of Medicine-Master of Public Health (MD-MPH) program at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, led by 黑料网 Family Medicine physician Dr. Anthony Viera, was selected by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research to receive the 2014 Outstanding Educational Program Award. The national award honors innovative...