Meet Audrey L. Blewer, Ph.D, MPH
Audrey L. Blewer, Ph.D., MPH, joins the Department of Community & Family Medicine as research faculty, effective Jan. 1. She earned a doctorate in epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018 and a master's degree in public health, social and behavioral sciences in 2008 from the University of Florida.
Meet Toxicologist Chester Rodriguez, Ph.D., DABT, ERT
Chester Rodriguez, Ph.D., DABT, ERT, joined the Duke Toxicology Program in November. He earned his MS in chemistry from San Francisco State University in 1999, and his doctorate in pharmacology and toxicology from UCLA in 2005.
Meet Lamercie Saint-Hilaire, M.D.
Lamercie Saint-Hilaire, M.D., medical instructor of community and family medicine, joined the department in October as assistant program director of the Family Medicine Residency, and will be seeing patients at the Duke Family Medicine Center.
Meet Toxicologist David Walker, Ph.D.
David Walker, Ph.D., joined the Duke Toxicology Program in October. He earned his doctorate in toxicology and nutrition from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1993.
Beloved Physician Joyce Copeland, M.D., Retiring After More Than 40 Years at Duke
By the time Joyce Copeland, M.D., was in the third grade, she had already narrowed her career aspiration list to three options: doctor, the first woman astronaut on the moon or the first woman president.
Durham Community Health Indicators Project Publishes Health Data for the First Time
DataWorks NC, in support of Durham’s Community Health Indicators Project, is publishing Durham’s first public neighborhood-level dataset on chronic health conditions. The data, published in Durham’s Neighborhood Compass and in a new Health Indicators Project website, currently cover type 2 diabetes and will soon expand to include stroke and other conditions. Fred Johnson, MBA, assistant professor of the practice of community and family medicine, serves on the board of DataWorks NC.
Division of Community Health Welcomes Fellows to Benefits Enrollment Center
The Division of Community Health's Benefits Enrollment Center (BEC) recently launched the Benefits Enrollment Center Fellows Program, a program for Duke University undergraduate and graduate students to join the BEC outreach team, increase awareness of resources, and expand outreach to Durham’s aging population, including those who are homebound.
Gary Greenberg, Former Division Chief of Occupational Medicine, Dies
Gary Greenberg, M.D., MPH, HS’84, former faculty member with the Department of Community and Family Medicine, passed away last month after a battle with cancer.
Division of Community Health Hosting Maternal Health & Diabetes Prevention Conferences for NC Agencies, Health Professionals
The Division of Community Health is hosting three conferences in November across the state to highlight a collaborative community approach to diabetes prevention for pregnant and postpartum women. The conferences, supported through a grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, are designed to:
Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program Accepting Applications
The Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program is accepting applications for the 2019-20 program year through Dec. 7.