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Carolina Public Health Magazine

Carolina Public Health magazine - Healthy from Head to Heels (Fall, 2010)

In This section
  • News and Events Home
  • Carolina Public Health Magazine
  • UNC Gillings is leading mHealth innovation (Fall, 2015)
  • Public health innovation —local, global, galactic (Spring, 2015)
  • From the Well to the World (Fall, 2014)
  • Solving North Carolina’s Public Health Challenges (Fall, 2013)
  • Research in Progress (Spring, 2013)
  • Putting Science into Practice (Fall, 2012)
  • The Power of Prevention (Spring, 2012)
  • Spotlight on Our Students (Fall, 2011)
  • We’re Racing Ahead (Spring, 2011)
  • Healthy from Head to Heels (Fall, 2010)
  • Thinking Big (Spring, 2010)
  • Carolina Combats Cancer (Fall, 2009)
  • Public Service and Engaged Scholarship (Spring, 2009)
  • Accelerate (Fall, 2008)
  • Building and Inspiring Leaders (Spring, 2008)
  • From the Neuse to the Nile (Fall, 2007)
  • Conquering Health Disparities (Winter, 2006-07)
  • Fighting Malaria in Malawi (Spring, 2006)
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From the Dean’s desk



Fit and healthy for a lifetime
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A healthy start to life
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NAP SACC: Helping child care centers improve preschoolers’ health
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Adolescence: A time to grow up fit for life
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“Eat your fruits and vegetables”: Manga comics get the message across to kids
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Fat genes
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Living healthy: How adults can maintain or lose weight
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Is perceived racism a risk factor for obesity?
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For weight loss, working together is often the best approach
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The world is fat
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PDF 2



Active Living By Design
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School news
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Awards and recognitions
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Michael Kafrissen: Giving back to support a cause I believe in
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Mathile Institute: Partnering for global health
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Bill Small: A lifetime of commitment to UNC public health
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We’re glad we had a chance to say THANK YOU
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UNC-ChildFund Commissioned Innovation Lab to improve lives of vulnerable infants
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Annual Fund provides support for 16 rising stars
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Coca-Cola and UNC: A history of partnership
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