Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research seeks to improve the health of individuals, families, and populations by understanding the problems, issues and alternatives in the design and delivery of health care services. This is accomplished through an interdisciplinary program of research, consultation, technical assistance and training that focuses on timely and policy-relevant questions concerning the accessibility, adequacy, organization, cost and effectiveness of health care services and the dissemination of this information to policy makers and the general public.

Upcoming Events

Feb 8 1:00-2:00	Principal Investigator Seminar Series Implementing Decision Aids in Primary Care; A Quality Improvement Project Carmen Lewis, MD, MPH, Assist Prof of Medicine, Director, Decision Making Research-Decision Support Lab -- Sheps Center, DeFriese Conf Rm 150
Feb 19 1:00-2:15pm	Health Disparities Seminar Series Toward a new approach for studying and eliminating disparities: intersection of social context, life course, health care, and health inequities Dr. Vijaya Hogan , Department of Maternal and Child Health, UNC-Chapel Hill SPH -- Room 101 Rosenau Hall
Mar 8 1:00-2:00	Principal Investigator Seminar Series TBD -- Sheps Center, DeFriese Conf Rm 150
Mar 19 1:00-2:15pm	Health Disparities Seminar Series Stroke-Related Disability: A Pilot Study of African American Caregivers Dr. Sharon Williams , Department of Allied Health Services, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine -- Room 101 Rosenau Hall
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Apr 12 1:00-2:00	Principal Investigator Seminar Series Disparities in Care For Early Stage Lung Cancer: After a Decade of Inertia, What Can We Do? Sam Cykert, MD, Assoc Professor, Medicine, UNC-CH; Chief and Program Director, Internal Medicine Program, Moses Cone Mem Hosp -- Sheps Center, DeFriese Conf Rm 150
Apr 16 1:00-2:15pm	Health Disparities Seminar Series To be announced Christine Parks, Chronic Disease Epidemiology Group, NIEHS -- Room 101 Rosenau Hall
May 10 1:00-2:00	Principal Investigator Seminar Series Addressing a Hospital's Racial Disparities with the Tools of Quality Improvement Don Pathman, MD, MPH, Professor of Family Medicine, Program Director, Program on Health Professions and Primary Care -- Sheps Center, DeFriese Conf Rm 150
May 21 1:00-2:15pm	Health Disparities Seminar Series The Stroke Telemedicine Access Recovery (STAR) Project: Using Innovative Technology to Deliver Care to Underserved Areas Dr. Patricia Gregory, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehab, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine -- Room 101 Rosenau Hall

What's New?

The 2008 NC Health Professions Data are now available. [Databook] [Data]
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD and Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-term Care announce publication of a first-of-its-kind manual to improve practices and inform policies in assisted living communities through the use of a collaborative method of research – community-based participatory research (CBPR). Press release link pdf manual link
Dr. Gerald Gartlehner presented a 'Critical Appraisal of Randomized Controlled Trials' as part of the RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center seminar series. To view presentation slides visit this [link]
New Findings Brief: Updating Uninsured Estimates in an Economic Downturn [link]
The Center for Women's Health Research has moved to its new location in Southern Village. Contact information: CWHR, 104B Market Street, Campus Box #7521, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Telephone: 919-843-7720. Please check their website at www.cwhr.unc.edu for details.
A Study of Associate Degree Nursing Program Success: Evidence form the 2002 Cohort. [Report] [Powerpoint]
The 2006-2007 Sheps Annual Report is now available.
Trends in Licensed Health Professions in North Carolina, 1979-2005: [pdf].
Physician Medical & Residency Training Fact Sheet, 2005 [pdf].
County Estimates of the Number of Uninsured in North Carolina. 2005 update [pdf].
Percent of North Carolinians Aged 0-64 Without Health Insurance for 2005, by House District. Map [pdf]
Percent of North Carolinians Aged 0-64 Without Health Insurance for 2005, by Senate District. Map [pdf]
Percent of North Carolinians Aged 0-64 Without Health Insurance Estimates for 2005. Map [pdf]
NC Legislative District Estimates of the Number of Uninsured in NC [pdf]
A new fact sheet entitled, "Trends in the Supply of Dentists in North Carolina, 1996-2005" is available now. [pdf]
The new Allied Health Job Vacancy Tracking Report ( August 2006) is available now. [pdf]
STEP UP NOW for Better Jobs and Better Care: The Evaluation of a Workforce Intervention for Direct Care Workers [pdf]

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