HPDP Research Fellow Laura Linnan, associate professor of health behavior and health education at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, will collaborate with David Jolley, associate professor and chair of health education at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), … Read more

International cancer experts got a taste of North Carolina and the strides UNC cancer researchers have made in recent years during the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) meeting in Chapel Hill last week. The CPCRN is a national … Read more

More than 1 million Americans have been diagnosed with colon cancer, and colon cancer survivors are the third largest group of cancer survivors in the country. Cancer patients often receive an abundance of care and support during their treatment, but … Read more

Local food has become very trendy.  There are plenty of good arguments in favor of the local food movement, many regarding protecting the environment and a way of life for small farmers.  But does eating locally grown foods benefit our … Read more

HPDP Research Fellow Debra Barksdale, an associate professor in the School of Nursing, was appointed on September 23rd to Board of Governors for the new Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).  Barksdale is one of 19 members appointed to the board … Read more

Rachel Tabak received her doctorate in nutrition from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health in May and recently began her new career as a post-doctoral research scientist. However, her new work should seem familiar, as she is leaving … Read more

The Heart Healthy Lenoir project seeks to improve cardiovascular health in Lenoir County using input from the community. Stephanie Jilcott offers a unique perspective on the research team, as she has been an eastern NC community member, UNC-CH student and … Read more

Mary Bobbitt-Cooke, retired director of the NC Office of Healthy Carolinians and Health Education and former member of the HPDP Scientific Advisory Council, died on Thursday, August 19 at her home in Hillsborough.

A member of the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) Community Action Council (CAC) has moved from guiding research to influencing state policy recommendations through her work with the CAC. Pastor Patricia Peterson served as the House … Read more

The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) has bid farewell to Palma Chillón an international scholar who has participated in a cultural exchange for the past year. After a year of work for HPDP, Palma Chillón is … Read more