A group of North Carolina high school students are making strides in public health and youth advocacy, thanks to a partnership with the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Strengthening the Black Family, a community-based organization in … Read more
Web-based and live counseling programs can effectively reduce the risk of heart disease for patients at high risk for the disease, and web-based programs are particularly cost effective, according to research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. … Read more
Each year HPDP welcomes students as part of our research teams. We hire undergraduate and graduate students to give real-word experience in implementing public health research. This year, eleven HPDP student researchers graduated on May 11. They are: Elizabeth Alexy, … Read more
The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) works to bring public health research findings to the daily lives of individuals and communities with a special focus on North Carolina and populations vulnerable to disease. We are seeking … Read more
HPDP researchers Eugenia Eng and Alexandra Lightfoot and community partner Florence Siman are working with an interdisciplinary team at UNC on the Envisioning Health project. Envisioning Health is led by Mimi Chapman (UNC School of Social Work) and is focused … Read more
The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) is excited to announce a new initiative with No Kid Hungry North Carolina to help expand access to federal nutrition programs including School Breakfast and Summer Meals to reduce hunger … Read more
The health and wellness of NC child care workers will will be getting a boost thanks to a new intervention program at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Care2BWell, which is directed by UNC HPDP Research Fellows … Read more
After a two year partnership with the UNC Office of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, five area hospitals in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania have ratified the Community Health Needs Assessment and as well as a NHNA-based Action Plan. The CHNA platform … Read more
HPDP Researcher Lori Carter-Edwards, Ph.D., recently published a chapter in Lead the way: principles and practices in community and civic engagement, a book that will act as a public health guide for engaging faith-based communities. The chapter explains the history … Read more
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
