UNC Center for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Together We
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What We Do
The Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative, FFORC (pronounced ‘fork’), is a research team housed at the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and led by Dr. Molly De Marco. At FFORC, we conduct research and evaluation to build equitable access to healthy foods and opportunities to be physically active. We work to employ participatory community engagement strategies in all our work.
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SNAP-Ed Is at Risk—Your Voice Matters
Congress is considering eliminating SNAP-Ed, a critical program that helps low-income families eat healthy and stay active—and supports our work at UNC.
We need your help to protect it.
Read About Our Success​
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We compiled several success stories and quotes in this short document demonstrating the positive impact SNAP-Ed has had in rural communities across North Carolina.
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Download it here.
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FFORC and its partner research team, Carolina Hunger Initiative (CHI), are dedicated to reducing health disparities through education, community-based participatory research methods. These initiatives are part of a network of CDC Prevention Research Centers and are funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) SNAP-Ed Program through a partnership with the NC Division of Child and Family Well-being. Our community-driven work has also been generously supported over the years by a diverse range of funders including the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Farm to School Network, and the Aetna Foundation. Their investments have enabled us to advance impactful, collaborative initiatives that address the root causes of health disparities and promote thriving communities.
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