On October 30, the New York City Council passed new legislation raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21. HPDP Research Fellow Kurt Ribisl and project manager Ashley Leighton submitted testimony to the city council in favor … Read more

Train tracks and food waste reduction may seem like an unusual pair, but to Daniella Uslan, the two make perfect sense together. In August, Uslan boarded the Millennial Train and set out to explore food waste across the United States. … Read more

Making healthy choices while eating out in Lenoir County just got easier.  Three Lenoir County restaurants are working with the Heart Healthy Lenoir Project to promote healthy options on their menus. Chick-fil-A, Our Picnic Basket, and Queen Street Deli began offering … Read more

RALEIGH – With obesity rates at an all time high and health costs increasing, researchers from the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) recently participated in a task force convened by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine … Read more

As heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the US, researchers at the UNC Office of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention are working to evaluate and develop effective prevention programs. HPDP’s Heart to Health team published an article … Read more

As parents and students crowded the halls of Rockingham County Schools for Open House, they were greeted by a host of healthy new lunch menu items. “That’s so good!” said Lizzy Eychner, a Rockingham County student, as she tried the … Read more

HPDP Research Fellow Mary Altpeter was awarded fellow status with the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) in July. Altpeter has been an active member of the organization since early 2000 and has served on several national level GSA committees. Fellow … Read more

Every year, one in three adults fall and suffer tremendous negative impacts on their quality of life. While the risk of falls remain high among older adults, there has been a significant gap in fall prevention literature and its translation … Read more

The Body & Soul nutrition program from the UNC Office of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention is featured on the CDC’s Prevention Research Center website. The program has been proven to promote proper nutrition in African American faith based communities. … Read more

The rise in obesity rates in the United States has led to many interventions designed to combat obesity, but these programs are not always evaluated to determine whether or not they are working. Researchers for the Center of Excellence in … Read more