Category: Health Equity
HPDP intern’s research honored at UNCG
May 30, 2013Deandra Ingram’s research as an intern at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention was honored by her professors and peers when she graduated with a Masters of Public Health this spr … Read more
Partnership with NC American Indian communities leads to healthy changes
May 30, 2013After more than five years community collaboration, researchers at the UNC Office of the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention are continuing to fight health disparities in North Carolina American I … Read more
Study validates weight loss program, brings weight loss research into the real world
March 1, 2013Weight management programs that focus on behavior change can be effective in leading to weight loss, but most are done in controlled settings. As a result, it is often difficult to know whether the in … Read more
Leadership award unites two HPDP community research partners
January 8, 2013Researchers at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention partner with community leaders to address urgent health issues in communities across the state and nation. Last fall, one of H … Read more
Study aims at improving health of American Indians
October 11, 2012American Indian children have a far greater risk of developing childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes than any other ethnic group in the United States. But little attention has been focused on the oppo … Read more
New study will evaluate if technology, system protocols, and training can reduce differences in cancer care between African American and white patients
September 24, 2012A five-year national study now underway in Greensboro, N.C., and Pittsburgh attempts to determine whether technology and other tools can ensure that African-Americans being treated for breast and lung … Read more
Remembering longtime partner and friend Nettie Coad
April 14, 2012Nettie Coad, a longtime community partner and friend of the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) and a leader in the Greensboro community for more than 30 years, died April 10 … Read more
New research study examines behavioral economics of colorectal cancer screening in underserved populations
January 26, 2012A new study at UNC Chapel Hill will examine behavioral factors influence low-income people to pursue colorectal cancer screening and what strategies could increase screening rates in disadvantaged com … 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
Marci Campbell, HOPE projects leader, dies
December 14, 2011Marci Campbell, PhD, professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, died Dec. 14 after living with cancer with grace and caring for almost two year … Read more