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Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH
Discover Monday Morning thoughts from Barbara K. Rimer, Dean of UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health since 2005.
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The beginning and end of Monday Morning

Since November 26, 2007, I have published 524 blog posts, including this, my final post.

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Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

Renewed calls to action in Pride Month

LGBTQI+ health matters

Public Health

COVID-19 deaths exceed 1M in US

Preventing deaths from COVID-19 and the next pandemic requires a foundation of trust -- in science, public health and health care, government, and one another.

Higher Ed

Celebrating Commencement 2022

I love commencements, because they are all about our wonderful students and the people who join to celebrate them.

Public Health

Nothing radical about our Inclusive Excellence Action Plan (IEAP)

Our Inclusive Excellence Action Plan (IEAP) is solidly a public health plan to overcome inequities in health and health care in North Carolina, the U.S. and around the world, in keeping with our school’s mission.

Global

Paul Farmer—a devastating loss

Dr. Farmer dedicated his life to providing high-quality health care services to patients in resource-poor settings.

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Remembering a walk with a Nobel Prize laureate

What I learned about science, ethics, generosity and more from Barry Blumberg, MD, PhD

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Diversity, Inclusion and Equity

To honor Martin Luther King Jr., we must act to achieve a more equitable future

The fight for justice and equity continues in the U.S. and on our campus. It is not a time to give up or lose hope. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., and all he stood for, we should recommit to action to achieve the still-unrealized dream.

Higher Ed

Starting spring semester remotely

At the Gillings School, we had intended to be residential for spring semester from the start, but as we moved steadily toward the first day of classes, it became urgent that we re-examine our plans. Given the transmissibility of the omicron variant, we decided – under conditions of uncertainty -- to err on the side of caution by starting with three weeks of remote instruction.

Public Health

Reimagining public health as well-being

Viewing public health through the lens of well-being -- encompassing physical, mental and spiritual health, and the opportunity for every person to thrive -- will enable us to build more effective and meaningful workplaces, including schools of public health.

North Carolina

Public health practice is important for schools of public health

In a cycle that often starts with practice and leads to research that improves practice, close collaboration with people in communities results in scalable public health solutions that improve lives.

Public Health

Climate action, religious faith and rational hope

As long as there still are actions we can take to save the planet, there is reason to be hopeful.

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The pandemic and the need for empathy

After 18 months of uncertainty, loss and pain, we must tap into our reserves of empathy and find ways to help ease each other's – and our own – stress.

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Public Health

Texas legislature passed an anti-woman, anti-abortion law

Texas law S.B.8 banning abortion at six weeks threatens the right to reproductive health services and sets the state back 50 years.

COVID-19

We can’t slam the door on the pandemic

Vaccines, tight-fitting masks, and daily risk assessments and adjustments based on sound information will continue to provide our best defense against SARS-CoV-2 and the Delta variant.

Higher Ed

A letter to BIPOC faculty, staff and students

We are following our Inclusive Excellence Action Plan to be an anti-racist school – a place where BIPOC students, faculty and staff thrive.

Higher Ed

Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure application at UNC-Chapel Hill matters

The outstanding faculty members at Carolina are testimony to the validity of our rigorous appointments, tenure and promotions processes. The University and Hannah-Jones deserve to have the BOT follow the processes.

Public Health

Juneteenth 2021

Juneteenth is a day to recommit to dismantling structural racism, with renewed optimism that change can come and that improved public health will be one of the outcomes.

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