Upcoming Events

Nov 30 3-5 pm	AHRQ/NRSA Seminar Academy Health/NRSA Abstract Review Jim Bader -- Sheps Center, Rosenfeld Conf Rm
Dec 1 10-11:30am	UNC/Duke Program in Mental Health Services & Systems Research New Age Assertive Community Treatment: Does it Improve Functioning and Promote Recovery? Joe Morrissey, PhD and Gary Cuddeback, PhD, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, UNC -- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, 905 W Main Street (Brightleaf Square), Durham, NC
Dec 2 1:00-2:15pm	Health Disparities Seminar Series Visual Imagery and Cardiovascular Psychophysiology: An Innovative Approach to the Study of Racism and Helath Disparities Enrique Neblett , PhD., Psychology Department, UNC -- UNC Hooker Research Center, room 3005
Dec 4 12:00-2:00	Triangle Health Economics Workshop Title: TBA Denise Whalen and Lauren Raymer Heller, Economics, UNC-Chapel Hill --Sheps Center, Room 150
Dec 11 Time:TBA	Triangle Health Economics Workshop The association between HIV and labor market participation in the Southern African Development Community I-Heng Emma Lee, Health Policy and Management, UNC-Chapel Hill --Location: TBA
Dec 15 10-11:30am	UNC/Duke Program in Mental Health Services & Systems Research The Impact of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity: Are the Effects the Same for High and Low Spenders? Haiden Hauskamp, PhD, Department of Health Policy, Harvard Medical School -- Sheps Center 1st flr , Room 150
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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
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]
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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Directions

From Raleigh, Greenville and other points east
From Durham
From Winston-Salem and other points west
Parking
Maps
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Local Transit Services
Online guide | PDF of buses scheduled to and from the Sheps Center

From Raleigh, Greenville and other points east:

From Interstate 40 West, take EXIT 266 (HIGHWAY 86 South). Turn left at the exit ramp light, towards Chapel Hill.
Travel 3 miles (or 8 traffic lights). The 8th light is the corner of Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Umstead Road (the police station is on the left just before this intersection). Turn RIGHT onto Umstead Road. Here you will see our 3-story building on your immediate left.
Make the first LEFT turn, then an immediate LEFT again into our parking lot.

From Durham:

From HIGHWAY 15-501 South, cross Interstate 40 traveling towards Chapel Hill.
After the McDonald’s and Jiffy Lube (on the left) fork to the RIGHT onto FRANKLIN STREET. (Distance: 1 mile)
Pass the Siena Hotel (there is a Texaco at the light), turn RIGHT at the light onto ESTES DRIVE. (Distance: 0.8 miles)
Turn LEFT at the second traffic light onto MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD. (Distance: 0.9 miles)
The next light is the corner of Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Umstead. Here you will see our 3-story building across from you on your right. Turn RIGHT onto Umstead Road.
Make the first LEFT turn and turn LEFT again into our parking lot.

From Winston-Salem and other points west:

Take Interstate 40 East (which merges with Highway 85 North). Stay on 40 EAST going towards Raleigh.
Take EXIT 266 (HIGHWAY 86 SOUTH). Turn RIGHT at the exit ramp light, towards Chapel Hill.
Travel 3 miles (or 8 traffic lights). The 8th light is the corner of Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Umstead Road (the police station is on the left just before this intersection). Make a RIGHT onto Umstead Road.
Make the first LEFT turn, then an immediate LEFT again into our parking lot.

Parking:

Parking permits are required for parking. Vehicles without parking passes are subject to ticketing and/or towing.
Parking permits may be picked up at the 2nd Floor Receptionist desk.

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