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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WHO WE ARE

Task Force Members:

Co-Leads:

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
Hannah Prentice-Dunn, MPH, UNC Project Manager

Members:

Aleyah Pryor-Pankey, UNC Healthcare System Executive Director
Holly Bunn, UNC Healthcare System Executive Director
Emily Ziegler, UNC REX Healthcare, Director of Government Affairs
Meredith Beaton Pruitt, UNC Health Care’s Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Academic Business Development
James Barron, MA, Director of Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Keela Lyon, Senior Executive Director of Development, UNC Children's
Emily Newman, 2nd-year Health Behavior MPH student at Gillings School of Global Public Health, Co-Founder Newman Carpenter
Kathryn Carpenter, 2nd-year Health Behavior MPH student at Gillings School of Global Public Health, Co-Founder Newman Carpenter
Vichi Jagannathan, Co-Founder of Rural Opportunity Institute
Cristina Leos, PhD, Co-Founder of MyHealthEd, Inc.
Samantha Schilling, MD, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, UNC and NC Children’s Hospital
Lindsey Horrell, PhD, MPH, RN Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Health Disparities Training Program; Gillings School of Global Public Health
Grace Croitoru, Administrative Support Specialist, UNC Gillings
Jess Bousquette, 2nd-year Health Behavior MPH student
Rochelle Vargas, UNC Healthcare Project Manager
Adrienne Lloyd, 2nd-year Health Behavior MPH student

Advisors:

Kurt M. Ribisl, PhD, Chair of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Program Leader at Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Leah Devlin, DDS, Professor of the Practice in Health Policy and Management
Lynn Blanchard, PhD, Director of Carolina Center for Public Service
Allison Aiello, PhD, Professor and Social Epidemiology Program Leader, Department of Epidemiology

Special thanks to Health Behavior 2nd-year MPH students Emily Dake, Rosa Greenberg, and Lauren Frey.