Category: Nutrition
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
HPDP researchers partner with Cornell to prevent childhood obesity and boost bottom line for NC farmers
August 20, 2015Researchers at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention are working as part of a national project to study whether making fresh produce easily accessible to low-income families will … Read more
No Kid Hungry NC on My Carolina Today
August 5, 2015Tamara Baker, of No Kid Hungry NC, appeared on WNCN-NBC 17’s My Carolina Today yesterday to speak about how the organization is working to ensure kids across the state have enough to eat. Watch … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill explores “Food for All” with 2015-2017 campus theme
May 10, 2015The 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 for All: Local and Gl … Read more
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
Health behavior doctoral student Jayne Jeffries receives GEAB Impact Award for her work with Food Explorers
April 16, 2015Each year, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s graduate school recognizes graduate students for the contributions they are making in North Carolina with the Graduate Education Advancemen … Read more
Dr. Samuel-Hodge Honored For Mentoring Women of Color
March 26, 2015Written by Jennie Saia Public Communications Specialist, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Carmen Samuel-Hodge, PhD, research assistant professor of nutrition at The University of North Caro … 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
New research center will explore ways to encourage healthy food choices
October 29, 2014A new center will combine the expertise of researchers at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University to develop strategies to promote healthy food choices, particularly among … Read more