Category: Children’s Health
HPDP Research Fellow honored by Obesity Society
November 15, 2016“The impact of their work will be felt for many years to come.” Dianne Stanton Ward, EdD, a fellow at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP), was recently awarded the the 20 … Read more
Go NAPSACC program revamps their website
August 1, 2016The Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care program, currently known as Go NAPSACC, recently revamped their website. Besides the updated look, the new renovations to the website … Read more
Partnership Spotlight: Exploring Six Years of Community Engagement
May 2, 2016How can you see the impact of engaged research? Sometimes all you need to do is look at what’s being served to drink at the church potluck dinners. Linda Riggins began working with researchers … Read more
Students in Orange County Schools rate new healthy menu options at Try-Day Friday
December 22, 2015Click here to see a news story on this project from WRAL.com HILLSBOROUGH- The childhood obesity epidemic has brought many different ideas and approaches to helping children learn to eat more healthy … Read more
No Kid Hungry receives Friend of School Nutrition Award from NC Department of Public Instruction
November 4, 2015The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction awarded No Kid Hungry North Carolina the Friend of School Nutrition Award at the annual School Nutrition Conference on November 2nd. The award is gi … Read more
Five states selected to pilot GO NAPSACC and improve health habits in young children
October 1, 2015CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Go NAPSACC is a North Carolina child care initiative that is expanding into five new states. Go NAP SACC is an online tool that helps child care programs foster healthy eating and … Read more
HPDP researchers partner with Cornell to prevent childhood obesity and boost bottom line for NC farmers
August 20, 2015Researchers at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention are working as part of a national project to study whether making fresh produce easily accessible to low-income families will … Read more
No Kid Hungry NC on My Carolina Today
August 5, 2015Tamara Baker, of No Kid Hungry NC, appeared on WNCN-NBC 17’s My Carolina Today yesterday to speak about how the organization is working to ensure kids across the state have enough to eat. Watch … Read more
UNC-CH Kenan-Flagler Business School students sponsor BBQ fundraiser to fight childhood hunger
April 21, 2015The first “Q for the Kids” fundraiser benefiting No Kid Hungry NC is scheduled for May 6 from 5-8 p.m. in the McColl Courtyard of the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, located at 300 Kenan Drive, in … Read more
Health behavior doctoral student Jayne Jeffries receives GEAB Impact Award for her work with Food Explorers
April 16, 2015Each year, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s graduate school recognizes graduate students for the contributions they are making in North Carolina with the Graduate Education Advancemen … Read more