Marci Campbell, PhD, professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, died Dec. 14 after living with cancer with grace and caring for almost two years. A member of UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer … Read more

HPDP researchers, community partners and even two youth participants will be presenting at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC next week. The topics will include healthy food access, obesity prevention, community partnerships, American Indian food … Read more

HPDP Director Alice Ammerman will collaborate with researchers at the NC TraCS Institute to connect the new UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Health Disparities (CTDR) with communities where health disparities exist. The mission of the CTDR is … Read more

Eugenia Eng, DrPH, has received the 2011 Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)/Pfizer Faculty Award for Excellence in Academic Public Health Practice. The award recognizes faculty members from accredited ASPH-member schools whose careers have advanced and integrated scholarly public … Read more

Eating and physical activity habits for a lifetime can develop at an early age, and many children spend most of their days in child-care settings. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently contributed to research that … Read more

Researchers from around the country gathered in Chapel Hill last week to learn about ways to shrink the gap between health research findings and what is practiced in health care settings. The Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in … Read more

Phyllis Fleming has lots of experience in finding creative solutions to research problems, but her retirement from the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) on June 30 means she will be able to expand those skills in … Read more

A research partnership between investigators at UNC Chapel Hill and in Malawi has led to an effective method to reduce the transmission of HIV through breast milk, a change in global health policy and national recognition for the study team. … Read more

Lori Carter-Edwards has joined the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention as the new Deputy Director for Research and Operations. Carter-Edwards’ career as an academic researcher has spanned more than 15 years.  Most recently, she was a Research … Read more

Farmer Foodshare and TABLE announced the expansion of their new pilot program, Farm to TABLE to include over sixty food insecure children in Carrboro and Chapel Hill on July 14. The Farm to TABLE program provides fresh, delicious and healthy … Read more