Eric Bailey I am pleased to announce that the ERHD program will have our FIRST Graduate Assistant for the Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 semester. Our new graduate assistant is Shanekia Blackshear. With assistance and collaboration with ECU’s Center for Health Disparities (CHD), Shanekia Blackshear will assist our ERHD program with a number of activities throughout the … Read more
On Friday May 10, 2013, the Department of Public Health held our Master of Public Health Graduate Recognition Ceremony at The Brody School of Medicine. Among the 45 MPH graduates, the Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities (ERHD) Graduate Certificate Program graduateed four special graduates. This was not only a special day and ceremony for all … Read more
Every semester, I am asked a number of questions about the Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities (ERHD) program from a number of administrators, directors, researchers, faculty members, and potential students. Here is an overview and update of the ERHD program during the 2012-2013 academic year at East Carolina University: The outcomes of the ERHD program … Read more
As Director of the ERHD Program, it gives me great pleasure to announce our next set of ERHD Graduates. They are Shamaree Cromartie Tiffany Cox Samantha Kinnney Michaela Penix Each student will have completed or will complete the four ERHD courses: MPH 6005 African American Health, MPH 6007 Global Public Health, MPH 6008 Ethnic Health … Read more
ERHD APPLICATION The ERHD Graduate Certificate Online Program is accepting applications from qualified graduate students to enroll for the Fall 2013 semester at East Carolina University. To obtain a graduate certificate in ethnic and rural health disparities, completion of 12 credit hours is required. The ERHD program consists of four online courses: 1. MPH 6005 … Read more
As Director of the ERHD Program, it gives me great pleasure to announce our next graduates. They are Sheilsa Howard Martinez and Whitney Wiggins. Both graduate professionals completed the 4 ERHD courses – MPH 6005 African American Health, MPH 6008 Ethnic Health and Health Disparities, MPH 6009 Capstone Experience in Ethnic Health & Health Disparities, … Read more
The ERHD program is continuing to grow and expand into new directions each and every semester. We have been fortunate to receive funding for student scholarships from two previous HRSA grants and now we are starting a brand new funding period from HRSA to support our student scholarships. Now that the ERHD Scholarship Committee has … Read more
The ERHD program has been fortunate to receive public health training grant support from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from the very start of our program. Today, I am pleased to announce that we have been awarded a new public health trainingship grant to … Read more
Greetings Everyone, I want to welcome everyone to the Fall 2012 semester of the ERHD program at East Carolina University. It is a pleasure to bring our ERHD program to all those who are interested in furthering their graduate education in the areas of ethnic, rural and global health disparities. This is actually the 4th … Read more
On Friday May 4th, the Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities (ERHD) graduate online program graduated our first set of students. The four students to graduate this spring were: 1. Ashley Allsbrook 2. Brittany Brown 3. Marc Stevens 4. David Taylor We also had another student to graduate, but she was not able to participate in … Read more