‘She has a star in Chapel Hill’: Ethel Jean Jackson leaves indelible mark on public health educationUNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, July 13, 2020
Ethel Jean Jackson, MPH, clinical assistant professor emerita of health behavior and health education, passed away peacefully at home on July 5. She leaves behind a legacy as a beloved wife to her husband of 57 years, Curtis Jackson Jr., and also as a mother, grandmother, teacher, mentor, advisor, practitioner and friend. Jackson demonstrated a passionate commitment to community outreach and health advocacy, particularly in communities of color.