Category: Children’s Health
Online retailers, shipping companies give minors access to alcohol, study finds
May 7, 2012Minors can easily purchase alcohol online as a result of poor age verification by Internet alcohol vendors and shipping companies such as FedEx and UPS, according to a new study from University of Nor … Read more
Dr. Alan Cross, former director of HPDP, remembered as a giant in social medicine and prevention research
January 8, 2012Alan Cross, MD, died peacefully on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at his home with family. Dr. Cross was a member of the faculty of the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine for more than … Read more
UNC researchers find child-care facilities can do more to promote healthy eating and physical activity among preschoolers
September 2, 2011Eating and physical activity habits for a lifetime can develop at an early age, and many children spend most of their days in child-care settings. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at … Read more
Fleming’s retirement means time to pursue new challenges
August 8, 2011Phyllis Fleming has lots of experience in finding creative solutions to research problems, but her retirement from the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) on June 30 means sh … Read more
BAN study impacts global policy and saves lives
July 26, 2011A research partnership between investigators at UNC Chapel Hill and in Malawi has led to an effective method to reduce the transmission of HIV through breast milk, a change in global health policy and … Read more
Farmer Foodshare and Table Bring Year Round Fresh Local Food to Children at Risk of Hunger
July 19, 2011Farmer Foodshare and TABLE announced the expansion of their new pilot program, Farm to TABLE to include over sixty food insecure children in Carrboro and Chapel Hill on July 14. The Farm to TABLE prog … Read more
BAN researchers receive prestigious Charles C. Shepard Science Award
June 15, 2011UNC researchers have been awarded the prestigious Charles C. Shepard Science Award in the category of Prevention and Control by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for their paper titled, “ … Read more
UNC experts contribute to new recommendations, tools to combat early childhood obesity
June 7, 2011A new national report offers policy recommendations to curb the high rates of obesity among America’s youngest children. The report, issued by the Institute of Medicine, includes guidelines such as li … Read more
UNC-CH team needs votes to create new program to fight childhood obesity
January 31, 2011A team of students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hoping to ride their Little Red Wagon to victory in a competition for the best new ideas in tackling public health problems. … Read more
HPDP celebrates Hunter’s retirement
December 1, 2010A beloved laugh will be missing from the halls of the UNC Center of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP). Wanda Hunter, HPDP’s deputy director for research and operations, retired November … Read more