Category: Health Equity
“Taking the Bull by the Horns”: Four Principles to Align Public Health, Primary Care, and Community Efforts to Improve Rural Cancer Control
November 20, 2017To urban city dwellers, rural life can seem idyllic—a slower pace, easy-to-access outdoor recreation, and close ties to family, friends, and the community. What may not be as obvious is the extent to … Read more
To Alice Ammerman, public health is public service
October 4, 2017To her many talents, nutrition professor Alice Ammerman can now add hip-hop artist. The Thomas Jefferson Award winner accepted her award at the Sept. 8 Faculty Council meeting by performing a Hamilton … Read more
UNC study shows need for increased support to North Carolina childcare workers
October 3, 2017CHAPEL HILL- Teaching in child care is a rewarding and important job, yet 42% of the North Carolina adults who provide child care live below the national poverty threshold, 66% fight obesity, and 36% … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill’s 2016 Harvey Award funds projects focused on hunger and educational success for children in foster care
April 24, 2017(Chapel Hill, N.C.— April 20, 2017) – Faculty members from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and schools of medicine, education and soc … Read more
Help from a family member can help adults with type 2 diabetes lose weight and manage their health
February 1, 2017CHAPEL HILL, NC – Working with a family member can help adults with type 2 diabetes lose weight and improve their health, according to a UNC study published in the January 2017 issue of Obesity. Famil … Read more
Women’s Health Month Highlight: CARE (Caring and Reaching for Health)
March 23, 2016This story is the second in our series celebrating research by and for women in celebration of Women’s History Month. Read the first story in the series. By Merve Sherifi, 2016 Communications Intern C … Read more
Women’s Health Month Highlight: COMPARE-UF seeks to understand treatment options for uterine fibroids
March 2, 2016By Jake Ford, 2016 Communications Intern In recognition of Women’s History Month, we at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention will be posting a weekly tribute to the work done by … Read more
Lightfoot honored by APHA for community-based public health research
November 25, 2015Alexandra Lightfoot, EdD, received the 2015 Tom Bruce Award at a Nov. 3 meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Lightfoot is a research assistant professor in the Department of Healt … Read more
HPDP researchers partner with Cornell to prevent childhood obesity and boost bottom line for NC farmers
August 20, 2015Researchers at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention are working as part of a national project to study whether making fresh produce easily accessible to low-income families will … Read more
HPDP to feature APHA’s summer webinar series about racism’s impact on health and disparities
July 24, 2015HPDP will join the leadership of the American Public Health Association (APHA) in a summer webinar series discussing the impact of racism on public health and disparities. During the first webinar, he … Read more