Category: Health Equity
HPDP researchers receive Department of Veteran Affairs award to conduct a qualitative study on moral injury and related care services
November 21, 2024The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) awarded Drs. Falon Smith, PhD and Maihan Vu, DrPH, MPH a one-year grant to conduct a qualitative study to better understand moral injury, how it affects Veterans … Read more
Powering Public Health: HPDP researchers Receive CDC Special Interest Project Grants for Arthritis, Immunization, and Cancer Control
October 4, 2024(from left to right) Drs. Leigh Callahan, Melissa Gilkey, Stephanie Wheeler, Alison Brenner, and Rachel Hirschey The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Special Interest Proje … Read more
HPDP researchers receive NCCIH-NIH award to test remote delivery of a workplace resilience intervention in child care settings
October 2, 2024Drs. Derek Hales (left) and Deborah Jones (right) The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) awarded primary investigators Drs. Derek P. … Read more
38 years and counting: UNC HPDP awarded CDC funding as a Prevention Research Center
August 21, 2024The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a five-year competitive renewal grant from the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
HPDP planning grant recipients awarded R01 grant to continue cannabis warning label research
July 11, 2024The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, and Leah Ranney, PhD, MA a five-year, R01 grant to continue their research on best practices for cannabis warning labels. Their res … Read more
NHLBI-NIH awards grant to a group of researchers led by Samuel-Hodge to optimize a family-based weight loss intervention for Black adults
June 12, 2024Drs. Carmen Samuel-Hodge, Candice L. Alick (UNC), and Shiriki Kumanyika (UPenn) will continue their work promoting healthy lifestyles among Black families. This study will optimize a behavioral weigh … Read more
NC high school students co-publish research with HPDP Director Ammerman, community partner, and UNC doctoral student on food waste in NC food pantries
April 11, 2024Siddharth Maruvada, Arnav Meduri, and Abhinav Meduri, the high school students who created Pantry Patrol, sort through potatoes at the Food Bank of Eastern and Central North Carolina in Raleigh. While … Read more
HPDP researchers receive a $3 million grant to study community pharmacy distribution model for colorectal cancer preventative testing
March 7, 2024A team of HPDP researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, has received a five-year, $3 million R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the impact of … Read more
HPDP planning grant awardees propose more effective cannabis warning labels
February 29, 2024Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, and Leah Ranney, PhD, MA have found that U.S. cannabis warning labels are largely ineffective in educating consumers about health risks. Through a content analysis and focus gr … Read more
Haynes-Maslow and Ammerman receive grant from Humana Foundation to study social isolation among senior residents and home meal delivery
February 18, 2024Drs. Lindsey Haynes-Maslow (left) and Alice Ammerman (right) The Humana Foundation awarded Drs. Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, PhD, MHA, and Alice Ammerman, DrPH, MPH, a $250,000 health equity research grant. … Read more