University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Comprehensive Center

First funded: 1986

Center’s Web site

Core Research Focus

Reducing the risk for obesity among rural, low-income, minority women by empowering them to make life changes

 

Core Research Projects

Current (2010–2014)
Project description to be posted.

Past (1990-2009)
HOPE Works: Health, Opportunities, Partnerships, Empowerment
Health Works for Women

 

Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area

Aging & Elderly Health
SIP# 13-2004	Healthy Aging Research Network
SIP# 08-2006	Prevention Research to Promote and Protect Brain Health

Arthritis
SIP# 04-2000	Complementary and Alterative Medicine Use by People with Arthritis or Other Rheumatic Conditions

Asthma
SIP# 23-2001	School and Work Absences Due to Asthma

Cancer
SIP# 16-2000	Differences in Treatment, Health Status, and Quality of Life Among Men with Prostate Cancer
SIP# 16-2004	Cancer Prevention and Control Network
SIP# 04-2005	Using Barbers as Peer Educators to Convey Information on Early Detection of Cancer
SIP# 05-2005	Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in African-American Urban Communities

Cardiovascular Health
SIP# 05-1999	Identifying Factors That Promote Physical Activity Among Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Women
SIP# 09-2000	Effect of Fitness and Overweight on Risk for Death
SIP# 16-2001	Reducing the Risks of Heart Disease for People with Low-Income
SIP# 16-2002	Selecting Indicators to Measure Decreases in Heart Disease
SIP# 09-2005	Cardiovascular Health Intervention Research and Translation Network

Community Health
SIP# 09-1999	Assessing and Improving Children’s Oral Health

HIV/AIDS & STD Prevention
SIP# 07-1999	Recommendations for Screening and Counseling for HIV at Dentist Offices
SIP# 13-2001	Study to Help Reduce Death and Transmission Rates Among HIV-Infected Mothers
SIP# 26-2004	Assessing HIV Infection and Breastfeeding: Intervention for Maternal and Infant Health

Nutrition & Physical Activity for Adults
SIP# 05-1999	Identifying Factors That Promote Physical Activity Among Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Women
SIP# 15-2001	Nutrition Training Course for Public Health Practitioners
SIP# 21-2001	Barriers to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption for Certain Ethnic Groups
SIP# 05-2004	Physical Activity Policy Research Network
SIP# 10-2007	Physical Activity Policy Research Network — Exploring How Local Policies Promote and Increase Physical Activity

Nutrition & Physical Activity for Youth
SIP# 05-2000	Relation Between Environment and Activity
SIP# 16-2005	Evaluating the Effectiveness of NAP SACC in Preventing Overweight Among Preschoolers
SIP# 10-2007	Physical Activity Policy Research Network — Exploring How Local Policies Promote and Increase Physical Activity

Obesity & Overweight
SIP# 07-2000	Preventing Obesity in the United States
SIP# 10-2004	Creating a Center of Excellence in Public Health Training and Intervention Research Translation for WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention Programs

Oral Health
SIP# 07-1999	Recommendations for Screening and Counseling for HIV at Dentist Offices
SIP# 09-1999	Assessing and Improving Children’s Oral Health
SIP# 02-2001	Oral Health Network Supports Oral Health Research

School Health
SIP# 14-1999	Educating School Administrators About Coordinated School Health Programs
SIP# 09-2002	Evaluation of a Community-Based Walk-to-School Program

Tobacco Prevention & Control
SIP# 16-1999	Network to Enhance Tobacco Control Activities
SIP# 18-1999	National Training Center Established to Teach Tobacco Prevention Strategies

 

Contact Information

Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
1700 Airport Road, Room 217
Campus Box 7426
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7426

Director
Alice S. Ammerman, DrPH, RD
Phone: (919) 966-6082
Fax: (919) 966-6264
E-mail: Alice_Ammerman@unc.edu

Deputy Director for Research and Operations
Wanda Hunter, MPH
Phone: (919) 966-6034
Fax: (919) 966-6264
E-mail: Wanda_Hunter@unc.edu

Deputy Director for Research Development and Administration
Amanda Briggs, MPH
Phone: (919) 966-6037
E-mail: Amanda_Briggs@unc.edu