Children’s Health

Current Projects

• Carolina Hunger Initiative (CHI)
• Farm Fresh Foods for Healthy Kids: Innovative Community Supported Agriculture Cost-Offset Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Strengthen Local Agricultural Economies
• No Kid Hungry NC
• SPROUTS: Development of Eating Behaviors in Young Children
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-Ed)
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-Ed) Toolkit
• Understanding Reach and Implementation of School Nutrition Safety Net Programs for NC Families During COVID-19: Implications for Policy and Practice

Completed Projects

• Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals and Nutrition Study (BAN)
• Development of a Self-Report Instrument to Assess Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments of Child Care Settings
• Healthy Child Weight Through Improved Parent Practices and Environmental Change
• Home Self-Administered Tool for Environmental Assessment of Activity and Diet (HomeSTEAD)
• The North Carolina Cleft Outcomes Study
• Nutrition and physical activity practices and policies of childcare centers in the south
• The Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC)