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

October 4, 2024

(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 Proje … Read more


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

October 2, 2024

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. … Read more


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

September 24, 2024

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 Lic … Read more


The Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group announces name change to the Community Health & Wellness Resource Team and launches new website

August 5, 2024

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 Commun … Read more


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Murray receives $4 million to promote college readiness among high schoolers using mindfulness

December 18, 2023

Dr. Desiree W. Murray, PhD, has received a grant from the US Department of Education1 to test the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based social-emotional learning (SEL) program, called Be CALM (Cool, At … Read more


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HPDP awards $5,000 planning grant to UNC faculty studying sports bra access and fit among high school students

August 2, 2023

Dr. Nailah Adams Morancie The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention has awarded to Dr. Nailah Adams Morancie, MD, MS, CAQSM, a planning grant of $5,000 to conduct a research project o … Read more


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HPDP researchers Taillie and Ammerman receive EPA grant to rrevent household food waste

April 5, 2023

HPDP Research Fellow Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD, and HPDP Director Alice Ammerman, DrPH, have received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help households, especially low-income … Read more


HPDP researchers celebrate birth of environmental justice movement in Warren County

October 18, 2012

HPDP researchers joined with community partners to celebrate the birth of the environmental justice movement in Warren County on September 16th. In 1978, toxic waste including polychlorinated biphenyl … Read more


Eugenia Eng Receives Pfizer Faculty Award for Excellence in Academic Public Health Practice

September 19, 2011

Eugenia Eng, DrPH, MPH Eugenia Eng, DrPH, has received the 2011 Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)/Pfizer Faculty Award for Excellence in Academic Public Health Practice. The award recogni … Read more


Landfill air pollution may be as unhealthy as it is unpleasant, study finds

July 7, 2011

Despite increased regulations on municipal solid waste since 1990, many people who live near landfills continue to report health problems associated with foul odors, pests, polluted water and traffic. … Read more