To develop and use a stakeholder-driven and data science-based modeling tool to simulate local-level COVID-19 transmission and compare tailored policies and interventions to address outbreaks, hospital surge capacity, supply chain disruptions, and health disparities.

This study is being conducted in response to Senate bill 704 by the Area Health Educational Consortium and a research team from UNC-Chapel Hill. The study will examine the impact of COVID-19 on the health care workforce and the organizations where they work, in an effort to help plan for health care delivery in the future.

Burnout within the health care setting is a known problem. The COVID-19 pandemic has lead to dramatic changes in the health care workplace and may lead to worsening burnout. This study aims to identify the most worrisome workplace stressors at UNC across departments so that changes can be made to address burnout.

This study is designed to understand how local health professionals address inland flooding from hurricanes and how the COVID-19 pandemic may be affecting these efforts. Researchers in this study will use this information to develop recommendations for improving future response efforts.

Our UNC-CH School of Social Work (SSW) team aims to investigate how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual violence and assault (SVA), and human trafficking (HT) services; and develop and refine guidelines for adapting IPV, SVA, and HT services in response to COVID-19 and other public health emergencies. To address these aims, we will: (1) conduct a quantitative survey of North Carolina (NC) violence agencies, (2) conduct focus groups and interviews with practice experts in NC and nationally, and (3) conduct feedback sessions with service providers and practice experts.

Using a national survey of emergency departments, this study examines the impact of the current Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortage amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. By understanding how emergency departments are coping with and adapting to PPE shortages, we hope to discern best practices and contribute to keeping our communities, clinical or otherwise, safe.

We will conduct key-informant interviews with low-income individuals, food service workers, restaurateurs, farmers, and agricultural workers to learn about COVID-19's adverse public health effects on food access among vulnerable populations in western Chatham County. Information from the key-informant interviews will eventually be used to inform the design and implementation of a food hub to stimulate and coordinate food system purchasing and donations, help food supply and distribution systems adapt to COVID-19, and subsidize meals for low-income and food-insecure individuals.

Our overall goal is to understand the pandemic's impact on the clinical attitudes of sickle cell providers and operational practices at sickle cell centers.

The purpose of this research study is to understand if convalescent plasma is a potential therapy and to understand the immune response to COVID-19 infection. Understanding the immune system's response after infection will help to inform vaccine design and the potential role of antibodies as therapeutics in the setting of COVID-19 infection and disease.

Our study is evaluating the development of a course created by 3rd and 4th year medical students to teach 1st year medical students about COVID-19 and pandemics. The study aims to survey course instructors and students to determine if the course was created in a way that is efficient and if the course was useful to students.