Households in Mexico decreased unhealthy drink purchases following tax, study finds
December 14, 2018
Households in Mexico that regularly purchased high quantities of sugar-sweetened beverages purchased significantly fewer of those beverages after a 2014 excise tax was implemented. Drs. Shu Wen Ng and Barry Popkin are study co-authors. Photo by Francesco Gallarotti.
Rozier named NC Oral Health Equity Champion
December 13, 2018
Presented by the North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative, Rozier's award was established to recognize individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to oral health equity in North Carolina.
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust funds collaborative UNC project to address substance misuse in NC’s McDowell County
December 12, 2018
The Gillings School's North Carolina Institute for Public Health has been awarded funding from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust to help reduce substance misuse in McDowell County, North Carolina.
Study finds higher risk of breast cancer for women after childbirth
December 11, 2018
Dr. Hazel Nichols co-led a large, international study which found that younger women who recently have delivered a child may have a higher risk of breast cancer than do their peers of the same age who have not delivered children.
Richard Besser, MD, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President and CEO, will speak at the Gillings School’s May commencement
December 10, 2018
"We are proud of our association with the UNC Gillings School and its work to make public health a top priority in America," Dr. Besser said.
Reflecting on 70 years of human rights in public health
December 10, 2018
Today, an annual global celebration recognizes Human Rights Day, commemorating the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. UNC Gillings adjunct faculty member Dr. Benjamin Mason Meier discusses this anniversary in the context of human rights in public health.
Genetics may determine different clinical outcomes for individuals with atherosclerosis
December 7, 2018
New research suggests that the genetic origins of certain preclinical markers of atherosclerosis, such as accumulation of plaque, may play a role in which clinical outcomes individuals may experience as a result of the disease.
Study shows prenatal education increases adherence to breastfeeding best practices
December 5, 2018
Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute's Kathy Parry and Dr. Kristin Tully led the study, which was published in the journal Birth. Photo by Julie Johnson.
Doctoral student considers how schools of public health communicate commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion
December 5, 2018
Doctoral student Yesenia Merino analyzed content on the websites of the 59 schools that were CEPH-accredited in 2016. Her aim was to understand the schools’ efforts in diversity, inclusion and equity. The study was published Nov. 8 in the journal Pedagogy in Health Promotion.
ESE and RTI researchers awarded IMPACT funding to collaborate on improving environmental health
December 5, 2018
More than a dozen Gillings School researchers will collaborate with others from RTI on three projects to improve environmental health in North Carolina and around the world.
