Category: Nutrition
CDC renews HPDP’s center grant to study chronic disease prevention
May 13, 2019The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a five-year renewal grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent … Read more
N.C. Child Hunger Leaders Conference connects nutrition, health, and education
February 20, 2019Nearly 350 people gathered in Chapel Hill on February 13, 2019 for the North Carolina Child Hunger Leaders Conference, where the theme this year was “Use Your Voice: Stories and Strategies to Feed Mor … Read more
Eight states join Go NAPSACC, UNC-Chapel Hill’s web-based health promotion tool for child care programs
January 11, 2019Chapel Hill, NC – In 2019, Go NAPSACC will be in 20 states working to improve the health of young children. Developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Go NAPSACC is an online … Read more
UNC at Chapel Hill researchers partner with Kentucky to address early childhood obesity with $3 million grant
September 25, 2018Chapel Hill, NC – The Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is partnering with the University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Department for Public H … Read more
Good Bowls: A recipe for health equity
May 29, 2018Short-term and long-term health can be dictated by a paycheck, a home address, or another social determinant, but Good Bowls is a new initiative seeking to change that. Alice Ammerman, director of UNC … Read more
Children’s Healthy Weight Research Group hosts visit from Australian research fellow
March 29, 2018The Children’s Healthy Weight Research (CHWR) group was fortunate to host a visit from Dr. Serene Yoong, a post-doctoral research fellow from the School of Medicine and Public Health at The University … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill receives grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to help child care bring fresh and local foods to children
March 16, 2018Chapel Hill, NC – New resources for child care programs from the nationally recognized Go NAPSACC platform will incorporate the elements of farm-to-table eating starting in March 2018. Researchers wi … Read more
New collaborative research project to provide a prescription for fruits and veggies
January 19, 2018A new study led by researchers at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University will provide a weekly allotment of locally grown vegetables to low-income, high-ri … 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
Ammerman named first Mildred Kaufman Professor of nutrition
April 28, 2017Alice Ammerman, DrPH, professor of nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and director of the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, has been named the inaugural … Read more