DEADLINE FOR FALL 2022 ERHD APPLICANTS – MARCH 31ST

As of today, March 1st, the ERHD program is back on its regular schedule in accepting applicants for the Fall 2022 academic year. We are very excited about our current ERHD students and look forward to them completing their ERHD program by the end of this summer 2022. Yet we are equally excited about the … Read more

ERHD Holiday Greetings!

As Director of the Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities (ERHD) program at East Carolina University, I want to wish everyone – current students, alumni, and potential new ERHD students – a very Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holiday season! Our ERHD program continues to grow each year and we are looking for bigger … Read more

Accepting Applications for Spring 2016 Admissions

As Director of the ERHD Program, I am delighted to announce that our program is accepting applications from qualified graduate professionals for the Spring 2016 Admissions. The ERHD graduate certificate online program in ethnic and rural health disparities at East Carolina University uses the latest online technology to assist medical health professionals and public health … Read more

The ERHD Program – A Successful Model for other DE Programs

On June 3rd, I participated in the Department of Public Health’s DE Graduate Certificate brainstorm session focused on Public Health Foundations and Practice – Training and Discussion at East Carolina University. I was asked to discuss the Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities (ERHD) program and how it became so successful of a DE program in … Read more

Presenting the ERHD Program at the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) Conference

On March 16, 2015, I presented our ERHD program at the annual Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) Conference held in Charleston, South Carolina. The title of my paper presentation was, “A New Online Strategy in Teaching Ethnic Health and Health Disparities to Public Health Professionals.” Not only did I give an oral presentation … Read more