Category: Physical Activity
Proud parents cheer for their daughter on US Olympic Volleyball Team
August 3, 2012Two UNC staff will be in the stands cheering for their daughter and the rest of the USA Olympic volleyball team today as Team USA takes on China. Megan Hodge is the daughter of Carmen Samuel-Hodge, a … Read more
HPDP researchers team with Duke to improve family child care homes
June 22, 2012A new $3.3 million project to simultaneously combat childhood obesity and help home-based child care owners adopt healthy practices will be undertaken by a partnership between researchers at the Unive … Read more
UNC researchers find child-care facilities can do more to promote healthy eating and physical activity among preschoolers
September 2, 2011Eating and physical activity habits for a lifetime can develop at an early age, and many children spend most of their days in child-care settings. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at … Read more
UNC experts contribute to new recommendations, tools to combat early childhood obesity
June 7, 2011A new national report offers policy recommendations to curb the high rates of obesity among America’s youngest children. The report, issued by the Institute of Medicine, includes guidelines such as li … Read more
HPDP recognized for CBPR expertise by national committee
May 20, 2011The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention has been recognized for its dedication to community-based participatory research by a national committee of community experts. The Prevention … Read more
HPDP community partner chosen as Food Justice Fellow
April 4, 2011Rev. William Kearney has been selected as a Food Justice Fellow by the Presbyterian Hunger Program. The program selected 15 fellows in its first national search for people of faith to connect with the … Read more
New HPDP partnership grant to guide workplace wellness
March 1, 2011CHAPEL HILL, NC–NC Prevention Partners (NCPP), in partnership with the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, has received a one-year grant from the national Centers for Disease Cont … Read more
UNC-CH team needs votes to create new program to fight childhood obesity
January 31, 2011A team of students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hoping to ride their Little Red Wagon to victory in a competition for the best new ideas in tackling public health problems. … Read more
HOPE accounts offers help to make New Year’s resolutions a reality
January 4, 2011The most popular New Year’s resolutions include losing weight, paying off debt, getting an education and saving money. However, most people who make resolutions give them within a few months. A progra … Read more
HPDP welcomes CDC Prevention Specialist
November 23, 2010The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) is pleased to welcome its first Public Health Prevention Specialist from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Melissa … Read more