Research and practice go hand-in-hand with academics at the School of Public Health.

As a school, our most visible work is transferring public health knowledge to the next generation of public health practitioners, but we believe it is also our responsibility to increase and test public health knowledge through research, then translate that research into evidence-based practice.

We conduct much of our research in our laboratories on campus, but we often conduct research in the field, too - in our local communities, across our state and nation, and around the world. And when we do, we often provide public health services at the same time. For example:

• A researcher exploring preventative malaria treatment for pregnant women in Malawi also works with hospital personnel to improve malaria diagnosis and management.
  
• A project to identify obesity solutions for children in the United States also implements solutions such as classroom-based physical activity.
• Smog chamber experiments also provide data for the testing of EPA computer models that help regulate ozone levels.

Our research activities increase public health knowledge and empower public health practitioners for the common purpose of improving the public's health and well-being.

Use the maps below to learn more about projects in these areas

Click this world map to see where we conduct research around the world

Click this North Carolina map to see where we conduct research in North Carolina.

Click this U.S. map to see where we conduct research in the United States