Category: Events
UNC HPDP research associate to lead national committee
November 11, 2009UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention research associate Katie Barnes was elected last month to be the vice-chair of the National Community Committee that advises the Centers for Dise … Read more
National committee meeting showcases local connections
October 20, 2009More than 30 community representatives from around the country are visiting North Carolina this week to advise a national program focused on promoting good health through partnerships with communities … Read more
HOPE shines through clouds at project celebration
October 8, 2009CLINTON, NC – A high chance of rain, an outdoor walkathon and an early Saturday morning. In normal circumstances, this combination might make for a dismal day. Yet it was nothing but energy and excite … Read more
Six new awards for the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
September 11, 2009The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention was awarded six projects totaling $10,103,777 from the CDC Prevention Research Center program this week. These projects include the Breastfee … Read more
HPDP helping to combat Weight of the Nation
July 29, 2009HPDP researchers helped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention develop real strategies for obesity prevention and control at the first-ever Weight of the Nation conference July 27-29. Eric Fin … Read more
HPDP Research Fellow’s book featured in The New Yorker
July 28, 2009A July 20 article in The New Yorker discussing obesity in America featured Eric Finkelstein’s 2008 book, The Fattening of America. The book examines how the decrease in cost of fattening foods relates … Read more
Ammerman keynote speaker at Australian conferences
July 13, 2009HPDP Director Alice Ammerman traveled to Australia in early July to be a part of two conferences addressing sustainable agriculture and health. She was a keynote speaker at the Home Economics Institut … Read more
HPDP co-sponsors videoconference addressing education and health disparities
June 9, 2009The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention is co-sponsoring the 15th Annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health on June 9. This year’s conference theme is … Read more
HPDP celebrates research partnerships with students
May 21, 2009On April 29, as UNC’s academic year drew to a close, the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) celebrated its student research assistants with an ice cream social. Organized by HPD … Read more
HPDP students lead Minority Health Conference
February 27, 2009On February 27, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host the largest and oldest student-run conference addressing minority health issues in the nation. Two students working with the U … Read more