Carrboro Community Health Center, the location of SHAC's Wednesday night clinic
Abbreviation
SHAC
Formation
1968
Type
Interdisciplinary health clinic
Purpose
To serve the health needs of individuals who are unable to access the health care system
Location
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Directors
Elizabeth Freeman RJ Nemeyer
Website
med.unc.edu/shac
The Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) is the oldest student-run free clinic in the United States.[1] It is run entirely by student volunteers from the Schools of Social Work, Public Health, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medicine, and Dentistry.[2] The students, under the supervision of UNC doctors and professors, combine their skills to hold weekly dental and health clinics, provide rapid HIV testing services, and create sustainable community health promotion programs.
^"Medical Clinic". Student Health Action Coalition. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-04-11. SHAC's Wednesday Night Clinic is the nation's oldest student run health clinic. Since its inception in 1968, the clinic has evolved considerably while still retaining its original mission.
^"SHAC: Student Health Action Coalition". Student Health Action Coalition. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-04-11. The Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) is a student-led organization whose mission is to: Provide free health services to local underserved individuals and communities, partner with communities to develop and implement sustainable programs, and create an interdisciplinary service learning environments for students in the health science programs at UNC.
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