To test an intervention for healthcare providers that combines provider education and patient resources to increase referrals to an arthritis management program

In this research study, we want to learn more about using DNA sequencing for individuals with severe mental illness. This may give clues about health risks now and in the future. You are being asked to participate in this research study because DNA sequencing may improve our understanding of schizophrenia, and what may be causing the type of illness that you have.

The current study seeks to understand FLE self-care practices and develop a comprehensive framework that FLEs can utilize to initiate and maintain effective self-care routines. This is particularly important given the demanding nature of their work, which involves supporting families and individuals through various life challenges and transitions

The study aims to explore whether nutrition guidelines and food ranking systems are adopted by local food pantries, identify barriers and facilitators to following nutrition guidelines for pantries, and the impact on diet quality of children and youth from diverse, low-income families living in Central North Carolina. Also the study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a future pilot intervention using culturally and contextually appropriate educational and "nudge" approaches in food pantries.

We want to find out how people in North Carolina think about climate change and clean energy. To do this, we ask participants to sort statements about topics like protecting communities, using renewable energy, and paying for projects. By looking at how people group these statements, we can see what ideas are important to them. This information will help leaders and communities work together on plans that keep everyone safer and healthier in the face of climate challenges.

This study will gather feedback from state agency staff and summer meals sponsors on a Summer Meals Site Placement tool.

The purpose of this research study is to follow up on a survey conducted in Fall of 2023 by the UNC Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment's Outer Banks Field Site student researchers on social perceptions of light pollution in North Carolina's Outer Banks. The results of this survey will be published as a Senior Honors Thesis. The study seeks to inquire about more specific details of the survey's findings, hearing participants' detailed thoughts and opinions to the survey results and light pollution in general along the Outer Banks. These findings could potentially impact the way the Outer Banks manages light pollution in the future.

To what extent does the unequal distribution of local wealth explain disparities in social outcomes (education, health, upward mobility)? How do individuals think that inequality around them impacts their own lives? This study aims to provide explorative evidence on people's reasoning.

Most professionals working with JJ-involved youth have little understanding of how neuroscience and brain development can shape effective strategies for treatment. This gap in knowledge can lead to misconceptions about adolescent behavior, compromising the effectiveness of their approaches. There is also a gap in the connection between scientific research and practical application within the JJ system. This gap often results in the use of cookie-cutter programs that rarely address individual drivers of problem behavior. Enhancing the knowledge of JJ professionals about brain development promises to foster more informed and effective approaches to JJ-involved youth by equipping professionals with better understanding of root causes and drivers of problem behaviors and helping to determine more effective treatment plans. The program proposed here bridges this gap begins by developing a manual for JJ professionals about how brain science can be useful in addressing the needs of youth in the system.

To evaluate the differences in outcomes after laser, open and staple diverticulotomy to determined the long term durability of these surgical interventions for patients with swallowing difficulty from Zenker's Diverticulum.