Category: Children’s Health
Innovative study seeks to reconnect youth with farming
November 3, 2010Rural African-American teens face a future with high rates of chronic disease. Combined with limited opportunities for job growth and health care, these factors lead youth to grasp the first opportuni … Read more
Former HPDP student continues prevention research in hometown
September 15, 2010Rachel Tabak received her doctorate in nutrition from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health in May and recently began her new career as a post-doctoral research scientist. However, her new w … Read more
International scholar leaves HPDP with more than souvenirs
August 3, 2010The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) has bid farewell to Palma Chillón an international scholar who has participated in a cultural exchange for the past year. After a year … Read more
Former HPDP student works for earthquake relief with UNICEF
July 7, 2010Former HPDP graduate research assistant Amber Canto has used her experiences at HPDP to help her with her new position treating acute malnutrition among Haitian earthquake victims. A former HPDP gradu … Read more
HPDP study finds maternal and infant anti-retrovirals effective in preventing HIV transmission through breast milk
June 17, 2010Researchers from the Breastfeeding, Antiretroviral and Nutrition (BAN) study have found that both infant and maternal antiretroviral therapies reduce the chances that HIV-positive mothers will pass th … Read more
UNC study throws a lifeline to parents of young children
June 8, 2010Parents of young children face days filled with demands and challenges, often on little sleep and frayed patience. A study at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) aims to … Read more
Early childhood nutrition program recommended by First Lady’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity
May 24, 2010A 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
Childhood obesity task force issues recommendations
April 21, 2010A state legislative task force seeking to reduce childhood obesity in North Carolina sought advice from a number of experts, including Alice Ammerman, director of the UNC Center for Health Promotion a … Read more
Studies show preschoolers not getting enough active playtime
December 4, 2009Many young children in child care centers do not have the opportunity to get the recommended length of active playtime and little research has been done to find ways to improve physical activity in pr … Read more
HPDP research makes strides in AIDS prevention
December 2, 2009World AIDS day on December 1 offers a time to reflect on the AIDS epidemic and the progress made toward preventing the transmission of the HIV virus. This year, research from the UNC Center for Health … Read more