UNC and Shanghai collaborate on promising models for the global challenge of diabetes
February 3, 2020 Dr. Edwin Fisher and Peers for Progress have collaborated with colleagues in Shanghai on a paper showing the contributions of peer support to diabetes management as part of a special section of Translational Behavioral Medicine devoted to prevention and management of diabetes in varied international settings.
Linnan honored with paper of the year award for research on workplace health in America
January 23, 2020 Dr. Laura Linnan is first author on a paper about workplace health in the United States that has been chosen by the American Journal of Health Promotion as the Editor-in-Chief Paper of the Year for 2019 and one of nine on the “Best of 2019 List.”
Alcohol ads visible outside Baltimore's liquor stores linked to increased violent crime
January 21, 2020 A new study found that Baltimore liquor outlets with alcohol ads visible from the street had higher levels of homicide, aggravated assault, rape and robbery within 1,000 feet of the premises.
Gillings School's Dean Rimer honored for service
January 21, 2020 Dr. Barbara K. Rimer, Alumni Distinguished Professor and dean of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, was honored with the General Alumni Association's Faculty Service Award.
Correcting vaccine misinformation is a difficult process, UNC study shows
January 14, 2020 UNC-Chapel Hill researchers examined how negative media coverage of the HPV vaccine impacted vaccination rates in Denmark to better understand the damage misinformation causes.
10 Gillings faculty members named Highly Cited Researchers by Web of Science
December 10, 2019 Ten academics from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health were recently named Highly Cited Researchers, according to the Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list from the Web of Science Group.
Anderson named Education Diversity Intern
November 26, 2019 Rakiah Anderson, a second-year Master of Public Health student at the Gillings School, has been awarded the American Evaluation Association’s Graduate Education Diversity Internship.
How would warnings on sugar-sweetened beverages reduce the U.S. obesity rate?
October 17, 2019 “Our study suggests that showing warning labels on sugary drinks is a promising strategy for addressing the obesity epidemic in the U.S.,” Dr. Grummon says. “We found that warnings would reduce obesity prevalence by more than three percentage points. While that number might sound modest, on a national scale it equates to more than five million fewer people with obesity.”
Can a screening for social determinants of health effectively inform children's health care?
October 7, 2019 A study by students and faculty at the UNC Gillings School explored whether screening tools that examine social determinants of health in children can accurately identify early indicators of risk. Based on the researchers' comprehensive review of existing literature, it remains unclear whether such screenings — which aim to consider risk factors outside traditional medical information — inform better care for children.
Health warning labels reduce purchases of sugary beverages
October 2, 2019 A randomized controlled trial from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health finds that even brief exposure to health warnings on sugar-sweetened beverages reduced purchases of those beverages, providing evidence that such warnings promote healthier drink choices.