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

Comprehensive Center

First funded: 1986

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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)
Addressing the Seeds of HOPE: Health, Opportunities, Partnerships, Empowerment

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

Special Interest Projects (SIPs)

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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