Projects
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Add Health (The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health)
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of over 20,000 adolescents who were in grades 7-12 during the 1994-95 school year, and have been followed for five waves to date, most recently…
Add Health Epigenome Resource: Life course stressors and epigenomic modifications in adulthood
The overall goals of this project are to investigate the influence of life course psychosocial stressors on DNA methylation and gene expression that may influence cardiometabolic health and depression in a US representative study of young adults. The findings from this study will have significant…
Add Health Parent Study: Phase I
The Add Health Parent Study (2015-2017), gathered social, behavioral, and health survey data in 2015-2017 on a probability sample of the Add Health parents who were originally interviewed in 1995. Data for 2,013 Wave I parents, ranging in age from 50-80 years and representing 2,244…
Add Health Wave VI Cognition and Early Risk Factors for Dementia Project
The overall goal of this project is to collect and disseminate critical data on cognitive, physical, and sensory functioning and risk for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) in Wave VI of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), when participants…
Agricultural intervention for food security and HIV health outcomes in Kenya
Despite major advances in care and treatment for those living with HIV, morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) remain unacceptably high in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), largely due to the parallel challenges of poverty and food insecurity. Food insecurity and poverty contribute to…
Assessing and Adapting to Climate-Related vulnerabilities in Nunoa, Peru
Temperature in the Andean region has increased by approximately 0.1°C per decade for nearly 70 years 5. Global climate model projections6 and regional climate model studies7 project continued increase in surface temperatures for the Central Andean region and possible future shifts in seasonality. Pastoralists in…
Brief digital intervention to increase COVID-19 vaccination among individuals with anxiety or depression
Despite increased risk of COVID-19 infection, severe complications, hospitalizations, and death, people with mental health disorders report greater vaccine hesitancy and have lower COVID vaccination levels than the general population. Individuals with mental health disorders are much more likely to endorse COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, which…
Cardiovascular Health of Sexual and Gender Minorities in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
The cardiovascular health of Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender minorities has been understudied. The goal of this study is to examine relationships between sexual/gender minority stress, coping, social support, and heart disease - a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among Hispanic/Latinos in the U.S. Findings…
Carolina Center for Population Aging and Health
The Carolina Center for Population Aging and Health will support a productive group of scholars as they increase the pace and focus of their research on topics related to the demography and economics of aging. Faculty will conduct research and primary data collection in support…
Carolina Demography
Located within the Carolina Population Center at UNC-Chapel Hill, we use population-level data and other available research to provide context and perspective to people working to shape North Carolina’s future. Our clients include local and state governments, foundations, businesses, schools, and not-for profit organizations who…
