
ABOUT US
WHAT WE ARE DOING
The UNC Task Force for Childcare for Healthcare Workers is a collaboration between UNC Health and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
We know that more than anything, parents want their children to be cared for in a safe environment.
Our goal is to ensure UNC Health workers have access to safe, affordable childcare options, and to provide recommendations and childcare resources to families across North Carolina.
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This site includes information about:
WHO WE ARE
Task Force Members:
Co-Leads:
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Liz Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior at a UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and Design Thinking Lead for Innovate Carolina
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Hannah Prentice-Dunn, MPH, UNC Project Manager
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Members:
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Aleyah Pryor-Pankey, UNC Healthcare System Executive Director
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Holly Bunn, UNC Healthcare System Executive Director
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Emily Ziegler, UNC REX Healthcare, Director of Government Affairs
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Meredith Beaton Pruitt, UNC Health Care’s Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Academic Business Development
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James Barron, MA, Director of Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Keela Lyon, Senior Executive Director of Development, UNC Children's
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Emily Newman, 2nd-year Health Behavior MPH student at Gillings School of Global Public Health, Co-Founder Newman Carpenter
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Kathryn Carpenter, 2nd-year Health Behavior MPH student at Gillings School of Global Public Health, Co-Founder Newman Carpenter​
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Vichi Jagannathan, Co-Founder of Rural Opportunity Institute
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Cristina Leos, PhD, Co-Founder of MyHealthEd, Inc.
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Samantha Schilling, MD, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, UNC and NC Children’s Hospital
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Lindsey Horrell, PhD, MPH, RN Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Health Disparities Training Program; Gillings School of Global Public Health
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Grace Croitoru, Administrative Support Specialist, UNC Gillings
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Jess Bousquette, 2nd-year Health Behavior MPH student
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Rochelle Vargas, UNC Healthcare Project Manager
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Adrienne Lloyd, 2nd-year Health Behavior MPH student
Advisors:
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Kurt M. Ribisl, PhD, Chair of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Program Leader at Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Leah Devlin, DDS, Professor of the Practice in Health Policy and Management
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Lynn Blanchard, PhD, Director of Carolina Center for Public Service
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Allison Aiello, PhD, Professor and Social Epidemiology Program Leader, Department of Epidemiology
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Special thanks to Health Behavior 2nd-year MPH students Emily Dake, Rosa Greenberg, and Lauren Frey.