Q&A: Growing concern over the prevalence of ultra-processed foods in American diets
The accessibility, affordability and convenience of ultra-processed foods have made them a common staple in stores and pantries. But these foods, which are high in added sugars, oils, fats and other substances that normally wouldn’t be used in cooking, are … Read more
Concern grows over the prevalence of ultra-processed foods in American diets
The accessibility, affordability and convenience of ultra-processed foods have made them a common staple in stores and pantries. But these foods, which are high in added sugars, oils, fats and other substances that normally wouldn’t be used in cooking, are … Read more
Crisis pregnancy centers come up short in providing access to information on pregnancy options
Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), also called pregnancy resource centers, are non-profit and often religiously affiliated organizations that operate with the goal of convincing people considering abortion to continue their pregnancies. With more than 2,500 locations across the U.S., they are … Read more
Boyce Awarded Doris Duke Funding for Malaria Study in Uganda
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has selected Ross Boyce, MD, as a recipient of a 2021 Clinical Scientist Development Award for his research proposal titled, “Getting malaria off the back of women and children in western Uganda.” Ross Boyce, MD … Read more
Poteat, Colleagues Publish Breast Cancer Care Research
Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, a core member of the Center for Health Equity Research and Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center, and colleagues published research on delays in breast cancer care by race and sexual orientation. Tonia Poteat Tonia … Read more
Paul Delamater on COVID-19 in NC
Paul Delamater appeared on CBS17 to talk about county transmission in NC.
Drinking among first-year college students decreases during pandemic
First-year college students are reporting drinking less alcohol and having fewer episodes of binge drinking four months into the coronavirus pandemic than they were before the pandemic started, according to a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel … Read more
Improving maternal and child nutrition is a family endeavor
Although most public health initiatives to improve maternal and child nutrition are aimed specifically at moms and their children, experts are gaining a clearer picture of the role that fathers, grandparents and other family members play in feeding practices and … Read more
Audrey Pettifor interviewed in Higher Ed Dive
Faculty Fellow Audrey Pettifor was interviewed in a piece about college students and COVID.
Whitney Robinson featured in The Atlantic
Faculty Fellow Whitney Robinson talks about the delta variant in The Atlantic.