Health and Wellness

| | February 14, 2022

Meet Melissa

Melissa Saunders is a Social Worker and Assistant Director for Clinical Services in Counseling and Psychological Services. Her job is to provide individual and group therapy to students; assist the Clinical Director in the management of walk-in and other clinical services and with other administrative tasks.
| | February 9, 2022

Carolina Launches Heels Care Network

New website to serve as central hub for mental health and well-being resources for campus community.  On Feb. 9, 2022, UNC-Chapel Hill launched the Heels Care Network website at care.unc.edu, which Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz first announced was in development in October 2021. The website will serve as a hub for mental health and well-being resources […]
Healthy Heels Ambassadors
| | February 4, 2022

Student Org Spotlight: Healthy Heels Ambassadors

Meet the Healthy Heels Ambassadors (hha!), a team of UNC-Chapel Hill students focused on peer health promotion and prevention strategies to support student well-being. Co-President Claire Molloy, a junior from Goldsboro, N.C., tells us about hha! and how their work helps students. 
Erinn Scott, CAPS
| | February 1, 2022

Meet Erinn

Erinn Scott works as a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Director for the Multicultural Health Program in Counseling and Psychological Services, where she has worked for five years. In her role, she addresses the mental health needs of racially minoritized students at Carolina through outreach activities, individual therapy, group therapy, seminars and liaison relationships with campus partners.
| | January 12, 2022

Flu Shot Four-Peat

For the fourth year running, Carolina won its category in a friendly competition among schools to encourage increased flu vaccination rates on college campuses.
| | January 6, 2022

Meet Tora

Tora Taylor-Glover is a CAPS counselor embedded at the School of Law where she has worked for four months. She provides services to students, including those who might be dissuaded by the stigma around seeking support.

Winter Break 2021 Resources

For Carolina students who find themselves in the Chapel Hill area for some part or all of winter break, there is still plenty to do. It’s important to note that on-campus service hours may be limited, so check out this list of openings and services during the break.
Get Your Flu Shot
| | | December 2, 2021

Get Your Flu Shot Before Winter Break

An increase in influenza, “flu,” activity has been detected nationally in recent weeks, and we have diagnosed a number of cases already this semester at Campus Health.  The best way to prevent the flu is by getting vaccinated each year. This year, getting your flu vaccination is even more important. With both flu and COVID-19 circulating in our community this fall and winter, being […]
| | October 13, 2021

Updated Locations for Community Support Centers

For the remainder of the week, based on participation, we have consolidated our Community Support Center staff to be available at the four locations listed below during the following times (note SASB exception):  Thursday, Oct. 14, 8 to 10 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m.  Friday, Oct. 15, 8 to 10 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 […]
| | | September 24, 2021

What’s Working? In a Word, Collaboration

The collaboration to keep Carolina safe from COVID-19 involves too many people to recognize in a single story, but here we shine a light on some of the extraordinary efforts happening across campus, including Campus Health and Carolina Housing. The numbers are promising. Between Sept. 13 and Sept. 19, the Carolina Together Testing Program processed […]
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