Led 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

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

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 (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

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

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 appeared on CBS17 to talk about county transmission in NC.

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

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

Faculty Fellow Audrey Pettifor was interviewed in a piece about college students and COVID.