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New study shows reduction of unhealthy food purchases from package of healthy food policies in Chile
August 12, 2021A recently published study in The Lancet Planetary Health shows that Chile’s package of healthy food policies successfully reduced purchases of unhealthy food and drinks during the first phase of the law’s implementation. Researchers from the University of Chile, University … Read more
SuperSNAP Helps Food Insecure Households Afford Healthy Foods
August 11, 2021Led by UNC-Chapel Hill researchers, a new JAMA study showed that an additional $40 per month for SNAP beneficiaries substantially increased the purchase of healthier food options for people who struggle with food insecurity. CHAPEL HILL, NC – Food insecurity … Read more
Q&A: Growing concern over the prevalence of ultra-processed foods in American diets
August 10, 2021The 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
August 10, 2021The 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
August 9, 2021Crisis 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
August 8, 2021The 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
August 8, 2021Tonia 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
August 8, 2021Paul Delamater appeared on CBS17 to talk about county transmission in NC.
Drinking among first-year college students decreases during pandemic
August 3, 2021First-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
August 2, 2021Although 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