Category: Nutrition
New Mediterranean-style diet pattern leads to weight loss and improved blood pressure
August 25, 2016A UNC research study recently published in BMC Public Health shows that incorporating a Mediterranean-style diet is likely to facilitate weight loss and reduce risk of cardiovascular disease. The Hear … Read more
HPDP employee establishes community garden project
August 25, 2016A recently established garden project at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) and other surrounding areas acts as a haven for staff and community members to relax and medi … Read more
Go NAPSACC program revamps their website
August 1, 2016The Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care program, currently known as Go NAPSACC, recently revamped their website. Besides the updated look, the new renovations to the website … Read more
Partnership Spotlight: Exploring Six Years of Community Engagement
May 2, 2016How can you see the impact of engaged research? Sometimes all you need to do is look at what’s being served to drink at the church potluck dinners. Linda Riggins began working with researchers … Read more
De Marco receives Provost Engaged Scholarship Award for research
March 31, 2016Molly De Marco, PhD, Research Fellow and project director in the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) and research assistant professor of nutrition at the UNC Gillings School … 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
Students in Orange County Schools rate new healthy menu options at Try-Day Friday
December 22, 2015Click here to see a news story on this project from WRAL.com HILLSBOROUGH- The childhood obesity epidemic has brought many different ideas and approaches to helping children learn to eat more healthy … Read more
No Kid Hungry receives Friend of School Nutrition Award from NC Department of Public Instruction
November 4, 2015The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction awarded No Kid Hungry North Carolina the Friend of School Nutrition Award at the annual School Nutrition Conference on November 2nd. The award is gi … Read more
Five states selected to pilot GO NAPSACC and improve health habits in young children
October 1, 2015CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Go NAPSACC is a North Carolina child care initiative that is expanding into five new states. Go NAP SACC is an online tool that helps child care programs foster healthy eating and … Read more
SNAP-Ed/EFNEP Southern Regional Center of Excellence in Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention hosts webinar training series
August 25, 2015Last week, the SNAP-Ed/EFNEP Southern Regional Center of Excellence in Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention (RNECE-South) hosted the first of an ongoing series of training opportunities addressi … Read more