The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a five-year competitive renewal grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant will strengthen HPDP’s infrastructure … Read more
The Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group is excited to launch their new website and introduce their new team name and logo. After a thoughtful process, they are proud to call themselves the Community Health & Wellness Resource Team – a … Read more
The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, and Leah Ranney, PhD, MA a five-year, R01 grant to continue their research on best practices for cannabis warning labels. Their research was previously supported by a 2022 planning … Read more
Drs. Carmen Samuel-Hodge, Candice L. Alick (UNC), and Shiriki Kumanyika (UPenn) will continue their work promoting healthy lifestyles among Black families. This study will optimize a behavioral weight loss intervention for Black adult family pairs or dyads. Black adults, especially … Read more
Three local high school students—Abhinav Meduri, Arnav Meduri, and Siddharth Maruvada—collaborated with Dr. Alice Ammerman, one of her students, and a Food Bank partner to publish research about food waste practices in food pantries in central and eastern North Carolina. … Read more
A team of HPDP researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, has received a five-year, $3 million R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the impact of colorectal cancer screening delivered through community pharmacies in … Read more
Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, and Leah Ranney, PhD, MA have found that U.S. cannabis warning labels are largely ineffective in educating consumers about health risks. Through a content analysis and focus groups, Drs. Kowitt and Ranney developed mock designs for … Read more
The Humana Foundation awarded Drs. Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, PhD, MHA, and Alice Ammerman, DrPH, MPH, a $250,000 health equity research grant. This grant will support a meal delivery program for low-income senior residents that focuses on social connection and mental health. … Read more
An international group of researchers has collaborated to create the updated 2024 Compendium of Physical Activities. The Compendium of Physical Activities is a fundamental physical activity and health resource that offers standardized measurements and classifications of specific physical activities, so … Read more
Dr. Erik Willis, PhD, has been promoted to Director of the Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group at the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Dr. Willis received his Doctorate in Exercise Physiology from the University of Kansas and a … Read more
