Simple Steps with Lasting Impact for Newborn Survival
Jan 16, 2018 Every child born should have the optimum chance of survival. This story is cross-posted from here. Although that goal might seem obvious, the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 (SDGs) have placed new emphasis on newborn survival as … Read more
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health releases data from Wave V Sample 1
Dec 19, 2017 The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) recently released the data file for Wave V Sample 1. The file contains data from 3,872 of the Wave V Sample 1 respondents. The respondents … Read more
UNC Study: Minorities Do Not Receive Same Physical Health Benefits of College Completion as White Peers
Dec 18, 2017 (Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dec. 18, 2017) – A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds that black and Hispanic young adults from disadvantaged childhoods do not enjoy the same health-promoting benefits … Read more
Former CPC Director Thomas Hall, 1931-2017
Dec 4, 2017 This remembrance of Thomas Hall was published by Research!America and was distributed by APHA’s International Health Section. Hall was Acting Director of the Carolina Population Center from 1974-1975 and was CPC Director from 1975-1977. He was a … Read more
Speizer to lead $4M grant for evaluation of expanded contraceptive method choice for youth in Africa and Asia
Nov 30, 2017 The Carolina Population Center today announced a new program to generate and synthesize evidence to inform programs and policies to expand contraceptive method choice for youth aged 15-24 at the global and country levels. This work is … Read more
CPC’s Transfer Project awarded new grant by Hewlett Foundation to study national cash transfer projects in sub-Saharan Africa
Nov 22, 2017 The Hewlett Foundation has awarded a grant for $690,000 to CPC Fellows Gustavo Angeles and Sudhanshu Handa to improve evidence based decision-making in sub-Saharan Africa. The three year grant will support the Transfer Project, a regional research initiative led … Read more
Visualizing geographic challenges to health services is the first step to finding solutions
Nov 13, 2017 Geography matters in public health. It’s necessary to understand where things happen. Are health facilities near the people who need them? Do diseases cluster in a specific place? Where should we direct resources after crises such as … Read more
CPC Moves to Carolina Square in November
Oct 30, 2017 In November, UNC’s Carolina Population Center moves to its new home at Carolina Square, the former location of University Square. For the first time since its earliest years, CPC will be housed under a single roof, uniting … Read more
Tom Heath, Carolina Population Center’s Deputy Director for Finance and Administration, retires after 28 years at CPC
How many of you know that Tom Heath has completed two marathons during his career at CPC? One was a 26.2-mile race in 2000 and the other, as he approaches retirement from UNC, is a 26(+2)-year run at the Carolina … Read more
CPC Fellow Halpern appears on WUNC’s The State of Things: NC Teen Pregnancies at Decades Low, Thanks in Part to Contraception
Oct 12, 2017 Carolyn Tucker Halpern was interviewed by Frank Stasio, host of WUNC’s The State of Things about the historic low teen birth rate in North Carolina. Halpern is a Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellow and is a UNC … Read more