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Health and Medicine

Classroom to Clinic: First-years in the Field

More than 100 first-year medical students went to communities across North Carolina to gain knowledge and develop clinical skills through interaction with primary care physicians and their patients.

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    Transforming a lab into a mini mart

    Researchers from the Gillings School of Global Public Health have created the UNC Mini Mart to examine how various obesity-prevention policies work in a realistic setting. Their initial studies are examining the impact sugary drink taxes and health warning labels have on the purchasing habits of Hispanic parents in North Carolina.