Category: Healthy Food Access
UNC-CH Kenan-Flagler Business School students sponsor BBQ fundraiser to fight childhood hunger
April 21, 2015The first “Q for the Kids” fundraiser benefiting No Kid Hungry NC is scheduled for May 6 from 5-8 p.m. in the McColl Courtyard of the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, located at 300 Kenan Drive, in … Read more
Alice Ammerman to discuss link between sustainable local food systems and health April 16
April 15, 2015HPDP Director Alice Ammerman will be the second speaker in the What’s the Big Idea? Spring 2015 Food for Thought series at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education on Thursday, April … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill Receives Funding to Improve Obesity Prevention for Families Receiving Government Assistance
November 6, 2014A new partnership with NC State aims to bring more strategic obesity prevention services to those with a limited budget in underserved communities. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has … Read more
HALF of NC Schools Commit to Expand Breakfast with Help from No Kid Hungry NC
September 11, 2014No Kid Hungry North Carolina, under leadership of the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and in partnership with the NC Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) and the Southeast … Read more
No Kid Hungry NC joins HPDP
May 8, 2014The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) is excited to announce a new initiative with No Kid Hungry North Carolina to help expand access to federal nutrition programs includin … Read more
Travel, trains and food policy change
November 8, 2013Train tracks and food waste reduction may seem like an unusual pair, but to Daniella Uslan, the two make perfect sense together. In August, Uslan boarded the Millennial Train and set out to explore fo … Read more
Local restaurants working with Heart Healthy Lenoir to help their customers make healthy choices when eating out
November 8, 2013Making healthy choices while eating out in Lenoir County just got easier. Three Lenoir County restaurants are working with the Heart Healthy Lenoir Project to promote healthy options on their menus. … Read more
Food Explorers program kicks off healthy eating in Rockingham County Schools
August 28, 2013As parents and students crowded the halls of Rockingham County Schools for Open House, they were greeted by a host of healthy new lunch menu items. “That’s so good!” said Lizzy Eychner, a Rockingham C … Read more
Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group presents at national conference
May 22, 2013The Children’s Healthy Weight research group from the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) shared their research with the 2013 National Smart Start Conference in Greensboro on … 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