Samuel Cykert, MD is a research fellow at HPDP and Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at UNC-Chapel Hill.  What questions are you trying to answer with your research? How do we build … Read more

Cancer screening saves lives. But many people don’t receive screening that could save their lives or don’t receive the right screening at the right time. A team of cancer prevention researchers at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease … Read more

Staying active is one of the most important ways to maintain good health. Among active Americans, walking and biking are some of the most popular recreations because they are easiest to adapt to the hectic routines of daily life. According … Read more

Carmen Samuel-Hodge, PhD, RD has been selected as the recipient of the inaugural Gillings Faculty Award for Excellence in Health Equity Research. Samuel-Hodge is an associate professor of nutrition at the Gillings School of Global Public Health. She is also the … Read more

The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and UNC Health worked with Chatham County and N.C. State Extension partners to create a one-stop food hub at Bray Park in Siler City, which includes free meals and non-perishable foods for … Read more

Nationwide, families who rely on school meals for breakfast and lunch are worried about feeding their children. In North Carolina, an organization at UNC-Chapel Hill is reducing that stress. No Kid Hungry North Carolina was formed in 2011 in partnership with state … Read more

In a May 12 commentary for The Progressive Pulse, Juliana de Groot contends that the recent expansion of SNAP benefits, enacted in response to COVID-19, should become a permanent change. She argues that while the pandemic highlights the disparities faced … Read more

by Rev. William Kearney, Warrenton, N.C. Food, Fitness & Opportunity Research Collaborative What’s race got to do with it? As communities across the state struggle to adapt to the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many African Americans living in … Read more

by Tiki Windley Project Manager, Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative As a mom, you develop a bond with your baby that is unlike any other you will ever have. There is a love that transcends time and space. It … Read more

HPDP Team Members Contribute to a New Blog Addressing Systemic/Structural Racism, Police Violence, and COVID-19 Our mission at the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) is to promote health and prevent disease by addressing pressing health issues that … Read more