Category: Children’s Health
Food Explorers program kicks off healthy eating in Rockingham County Schools
August 28, 2013As parents and students crowded the halls of Rockingham County Schools for Open House, they were greeted by a host of healthy new lunch menu items. “That’s so good!” said Lizzy Eychner, a Rockingham C … Read more
Former CBPR trainee’s research seeks to reduce sexual health disparities in young African American women
July 7, 2013Former UNC WK Kellogg Health Scholar Briana Woods-Jaeger is making strides to reduce sexual health disparities among African American female youth. Woods-Jaeger is the principal investigator on a teen … Read more
HPDP intern’s research honored at UNCG
May 30, 2013Deandra Ingram’s research as an intern at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention was honored by her professors and peers when she graduated with a Masters of Public Health this spr … Read more
Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group presents at national conference
May 22, 2013The Children’s Healthy Weight research group from the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) shared their research with the 2013 National Smart Start Conference in Greensboro on … Read more
Internet Cigarette Vendor study featured on PRC website
May 20, 2013The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention’s Internet Cigarette Vendor (ICV) study was featured on the CDC website in April as part of National Cancer Control month. The CDC cited the … Read more
UNC partners with dining services provider to help high school students ‘text’ their orders for lunch at school
April 26, 2013The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention has partnered with Chartwells School Dining Services to study how new technologies could affect school lunch participation rates and healthy … Read more
Minors able to buy alcohol on eBay, new study finds
April 25, 2013EBay.com, the world’s most visited website that sells alcohol, has allowed minors to successfully purchase alcohol on their website, according to research from the University of North Carolina at Chap … Read more
Early childhood nutrition program recommended by First Lady’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity
October 18, 2012A program designed by researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention to reduce obesity in preschool children was recommended by the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity l … Read more
Study aims at improving health of American Indians
October 11, 2012American Indian children have a far greater risk of developing childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes than any other ethnic group in the United States. But little attention has been focused on the oppo … Read more
HPDP researchers team with Duke to improve family child care homes
June 22, 2012A new $3.3 million project to simultaneously combat childhood obesity and help home-based child care owners adopt healthy practices will be undertaken by a partnership between researchers at the Unive … Read more