Category: Healthy Food Access
UNC-Chapel Hill explores “Food for All” with 2015-2017 campus theme
May 10, 2015Dr. Alice Ammerman The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will come together at a common table when it examines food and food studies as its 2015-2017 university-wide academic theme. “Food fo … Read more
UNC-CH Kenan-Flagler Business School students sponsor BBQ fundraiser to fight childhood hunger
April 21, 2015Kenan-Flagler student Holden Sasser The 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 Sch … Read more
Alice Ammerman to discuss link between sustainable local food systems and health April 16
April 15, 2015Dr. Alice Ammerman HPDP 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 … 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, 2013In Omaha Uslan met with Dr. David Hibler, Sr., who collects unsellable produce from Whole Foods and gives it to organizations that serve the wider Omaha community. Train tracks and food waste reductio … Read more
Local restaurants working with Heart Healthy Lenoir to help their customers make healthy choices when eating out
November 8, 2013Queen Street Deli Making 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 option … Read more
Food Explorers program kicks off healthy eating in Rockingham County Schools
August 28, 2013Lizzy Eychner samples Apple Dunkers as part of the Food Explorers program As parents and students crowded the halls of Rockingham County Schools for Open House, they were greeted by a host of healthy … 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