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The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention is dedicated to reducing health disparities through community-based research and initiatives. Created in 1985 by the deans of the health affairs schools at UNC-Chapel Hill, we are part of a network of CDC Prevention Research Centers.

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HPDP researchers receive Department of Veteran Affairs award to conduct a qualitative study on moral injury and related care services

The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) awarded Drs. Falon Smith, PhD and Maihan Vu, DrPH, MPH a one-year grant to conduct a qualitative study to better understand moral injury, how it affects Veterans’ health, and inform research and treatment. The study … Read more

Powering Public Health: HPDP researchers Receive CDC Special Interest Project Grants for Arthritis, Immunization, and Cancer Control

(from left to right) Drs. Leigh Callahan, Melissa Gilkey, Stephanie Wheeler, Alison Brenner, and Rachel Hirschey The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Special Interest Project (SIP) grants to three projects led by HPDP researchers. The SIP-funded … Read more

HPDP researchers receive NCCIH-NIH award to test remote delivery of a workplace resilience intervention in child care settings

Drs. Derek Hales (left) and Deborah Jones (right) The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) awarded primary investigators Drs. Derek P. Hales, PhD, and Deborah J. Jones, PhD, a 5-year grant to conduct … Read more

HPDP awards $5,000 planning grant to researchers studying emotional well-being of caregivers supporting family members with cognitive impairment

Dr. Kristen Hassmiller Lich (left) and PhD candidate Doyoung Kim (right) The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention has awarded a planning grant of $5,000 to Dr. Kristen Hassmiller Lich and Doyoung Kim to study relational dynamics of … Read more

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